To the extent necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of the preceding Article, the Director of a District Transport Bureau may have a person who has carried out modification of a motor vehicle or a part thereof, installation or removal of equipment, or any other act similar thereto, make a report concerning that person's business, or have the Director's staff members enter the offices or other places of business of that person and inspect books and documents and other articles, or question persons concerned.
A staff member who conducts an on-site inspection pursuant to the preceding paragraph must carry an identification card showing his or her status and must present it when requested by a person concerned.
前項の規定により立入検査をする職員は、その身分を示す証票を携帯し、かつ、関係者の請求があるときは、これを提示しなければならない。
The authority to conduct on-site inspections under paragraph (1) must not be construed as being vested for criminal investigation.
第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。