Article 9Notification between Mayors of Municipalities for Entry, etc. in a Certificate of Residence
第九条（住民票の記載等のための市町村長間の通知）
When the mayor of a municipality has made an entry in a certificate of residence for a person who has changed his or her address from another municipality to within the area of the municipality, the mayor must, without delay, notify the mayor of that other municipality to that effect.
市町村長は、他の市町村から当該市町村の区域内に住所を変更した者につき住民票の記載をしたときは、遅滞なく、その旨を当該他の市町村の市町村長に通知しなければならない。
If the mayor of a municipality has accepted a notification form, application, or other document concerning the family register, or has made an entry or record in the family register ex officio, for a person other than a resident of that municipality, and an entry, etc. in a certificate of residence should be made at the address of that person, the mayor must, without delay, notify the mayor of the municipality of that address of the matters for which the entry, etc. in a certificate of residence should be made.
市町村長は、その市町村の住民以外の者について戸籍に関する届書、申請書その他の書類を受理し、又は職権で戸籍の記載若しくは記録をした場合において、その者の住所地で住民票の記載等をすべきときは、遅滞なく、当該住民票の記載等をすべき事項をその住所地の市町村長に通知しなければならない。
Notification under the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs is to be made, as specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order (or, for a notification under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order and Ministry of Justice Order; the same applies in this paragraph), by transmission from a computer (including an input/output device; the same applies hereinafter) used by the mayor of the municipality, through an electric telecommunications line, to a computer used by the mayor of the other municipality who is the counterparty; provided, however, that this does not apply in a case specified by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Order.