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Article 126Notice to Appear

第百二十六条(告知)

Except in one of the following cases, when finding a person to be a violator, a police officer must promptly notify that person in writing via a document, of the essential facts constituting the violation, the category of violation, and the date and place for the person to appear in order to be issued a notice of findings as under the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the following Article; provided, however, this does not apply to notifying the person of the date and place to appear if the police officer finds it unnecessary for the person to appear:

警察官は、反則者があると認めるときは、次に掲げる場合を除き、その者に対し、速やかに、反則行為となるべき事実の要旨及び当該反則行為が属する反則行為の種別並びにその者が次条第一項前段の規定による通告を受けるための出頭の期日及び場所を書面で告知するものとする。ただし、出頭の期日及び場所の告知は、その必要がないと認めるときは、この限りでない。

if the person's residence or name is unclear; or

その者の居所又は氏名が明らかでないとき。

if the person is likely to flee.

その者が逃亡するおそれがあるとき。

The document referred to in the preceding paragraph must include the necessary information to allow the person to understand the procedures provided for in this Chapter.

前項の書面には、この章に定める手続を理解させるため必要な事項を記載するものとする。

Having notified a person as under paragraph (1), a police officer must report this to the chief of the prefectural police having jurisdiction over the place where the violation of which the officer has notified the person was committed; provided, however, that, having notified a person found to have committed a violation in an area outside the jurisdiction of the prefectural police to which the police officer belongs based on or , the police officer must report having so notified the person to the chief of the prefectural police to which the officer belongs.

警察官は、第一項の規定による告知をしたときは、当該告知に係る反則行為が行われた地を管轄する都道府県警察の警察本部長に速やかにその旨を報告しなければならない。ただし、又はの規定に基づいて、当該警察官の所属する都道府県警察の管轄区域以外の区域において反則行為をしたと認めた者に対し告知をしたときは、当該警察官の所属する都道府県警察の警察本部長に報告しなければならない。

On finding a person to be a violator who has committed an offense as prescribed in Article 119-2-4, paragraph (1) or (3), or Article 119-3, paragraph (1), items (i) through (iv) or paragraph (3), a traffic patrol officer as prescribed in Article 114-4, paragraph (1) is to notify the person in accordance with paragraph (1) and after doing so, to report in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

第百十四条の四第一項に規定する交通巡視員は、第百十九条の二の四第一項若しくは第三項又は第百十九条の三第一項第一号から第四号まで若しくは第三項の罪に当たる行為をした反則者があると認めるときは、第一項の例により告知するものとし、当該告知をしたときは、前項の例により報告しなければならない。

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