発起人は、設立時発行株式の引受け後遅滞なく、その引き受けた設立時発行株式につき、その出資に係る金銭の全額を払い込み、又はその出資に係る金銭以外の財産の全部を給付しなければならない。ただし、発起人全員の同意があるときは、登記、登録その他権利の設定又は移転を第三者に対抗するために必要な行為は、株式会社の成立後にすることを妨げない。
An incorporator must, without delay after subscription for shares issued at incorporation, pay in the entire sum of monies relating to the incorporator's contribution, or deliver all properties other than monies relating to the incorporator's contribution fully in money or in kind, with respect to the shares issued at incorporation for which the incorporator has subscribed;provided, however, that, if the consent of all incorporators is obtained, the foregoing provisions do not preclude an incorporator from performing registration, recording or other acts necessary to assert the creation or transfer of rights against third parties after the formation of the stock company.
前項の規定による払込みは、発起人が定めた銀行等（銀行（銀行法（昭和五十六年法律第五十九号）第二条第一項に規定する銀行をいう。第七百三条第一号において同じ。）、信託会社（信託業法（平成十六年法律第百五十四号）第二条第二項に規定する信託会社をいう。以下同じ。）その他これに準ずるものとして法務省令で定めるものをいう。以下同じ。）の払込みの取扱いの場所においてしなければならない。
The contribution in money pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must be paid at the bank, etc. (meaning a bank (meaning a bank as defined in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Bank Act (Act No. 59 of 1981); the same applies in Article 703, item (i)), a trust company (meaning a trust company as defined in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Trust Business Act (Act No. 154 of 2004); the same applies hereinafter) and other entities prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order as entities equivalent to the same; the same applies hereinafter) designated for payment by the incorporator.