第八編 罰則
Part VIII Penal Provisions
Article 960Crime of an Aggravated Breach of Trust by a Director
次に掲げる者が、自己若しくは第三者の利益を図り又は株式会社に損害を加える目的で、その任務に背く行為をし、当該株式会社に財産上の損害を加えたときは、十年以下の拘禁刑若しくは千万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
When any one of the following persons, for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a stock company, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to relevant stock company, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years or a fine of not more than ten million yen, or both:
発起人
an incorporator;
取締役、会計参与、監査役又は執行役
a director, accounting advisor, company auditor or executive officer;
民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された取締役、監査役又は執行役の職務を代行する者
a person to perform duties on behalf of a director, company auditor or executive officer who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of Article 56 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act;
第三百四十六条第二項、第三百五十一条第二項又は第四百一条第三項（第四百三条第三項及び第四百二十条第三項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により選任された一時取締役（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役）、会計参与、監査役、代表取締役、委員（指名委員会、監査委員会又は報酬委員会の委員をいう。）、執行役又は代表執行役の職務を行うべき者
a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, a director who is an audit and supervisory committee member or other director), accounting advisor, company auditor, representative director, committee member (meaning a member of a nominating committee, audit committee, or remuneration committee), executive officer or representative executive officer appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2), Article 351, paragraph (2) or Article 401, paragraph (3) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 403, paragraph (3) and Article 420, paragraph (3));
支配人
a manager;
事業に関するある種類又は特定の事項の委任を受けた使用人
an employee to whom the authority of a certain kind of matter or a specific matter concerning business has been delegated; or
検査役
an inspector.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when any one of the following persons, for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a liquidating stock company, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to relevant liquidating stock company:
清算株式会社の清算人
a liquidator of the liquidating stock company;
民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された清算株式会社の清算人の職務を代行する者
a person to perform duties on behalf of a liquidator of the liquidating stock company who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of Article 56 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act;
第四百七十九条第四項において準用する第三百四十六条第二項又は第四百八十三条第六項において準用する第三百五十一条第二項の規定により選任された一時清算人又は代表清算人の職務を行うべき者
a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479, paragraph (4) or Article 351, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 483, paragraph (6);
清算人代理
a liquidator's agent;
監督委員
a supervisor; or
調査委員
an investigator.
Article 961Crime of an Aggravated Breach of Trust by a Representative Bondholder
代表社債権者又は決議執行者（第七百三十七条第二項に規定する決議執行者をいう。以下同じ。）が、自己若しくは第三者の利益を図り又は社債権者に損害を加える目的で、その任務に背く行為をし、社債権者に財産上の損害を加えたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
When a representative bondholder or a resolution administrator (meaning the resolution administrator prescribed in Article 737, paragraph (2); the same applies hereinafter), for the purpose of promoting the person's own interest or the interest of a third party or inflicting damage on a bondholder, commits an act in breach of the person's duties and causes financial damages to the bondholder, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both.
Article 962Attempted Crime
前二条の罪の未遂は、罰する。
Attempts of the crimes referred to in the preceding two Articles are punished.
Article 963Crimes That Put Company Property at Risk
第九百六十条第一項第一号又は第二号に掲げる者が、第三十四条第一項若しくは第六十三条第一項の規定による払込み若しくは給付について、又は第二十八条各号に掲げる事項について、裁判所又は創立総会若しくは種類創立総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
When the person set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court, an organizational meeting or an organizational meeting of class shareholders with regard to payment or delivery under the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) or Article 63, paragraph (1) or the matters set forth in the items of Article 28, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both.
第九百六十条第一項第三号から第五号までに掲げる者が、第百九十九条第一項第三号又は第二百三十六条第一項第三号に掲げる事項について、裁判所又は株主総会若しくは種類株主総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、前項と同様とする。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (v) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court, a shareholders meeting or a general meeting of class shareholders with regard to the matters set forth in Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii) or Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii).
検査役が、第二十八条各号、第百九十九条第一項第三号又は第二百三十六条第一項第三号に掲げる事項について、裁判所に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、第一項と同様とする。
The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when an inspector makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court with regard to the matters set forth in the items of Article 28, Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii) or Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii).
第九十四条第一項の規定により選任された者が、第三十四条第一項若しくは第六十三条第一項の規定による払込み若しくは給付について、又は第二十八条各号に掲げる事項について、創立総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、第一項と同様とする。
The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when a person elected pursuant to the provisions of Article 94, paragraph (1) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from an organizational meeting with regard to payment or delivery under the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) or Article 63, paragraph (1) or the matters set forth in the items of Article 28.
第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号までに掲げる者が、次のいずれかに該当する場合にも、第一項と同様とする。
The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (vii) falls under any one of the following items:
何人の名義をもってするかを問わず、株式会社の計算において不正にその株式を取得したとき。
when the person, under any name, unlawfully acquires shares of a stock company on the account of the stock company;
法令又は定款の規定に違反して、剰余金の配当をしたとき。
when the person pays dividends of surplus in violation of the provisions of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation; or
株式会社の目的の範囲外において、投機取引のために株式会社の財産を処分したとき。
when the person disposes of a stock company's property for the purpose of speculative trading outside the scope of the purpose of the stock company.
Article 964Crime of Use of False Documents
次に掲げる者が、株式、新株予約権、社債又は新株予約権付社債を引き受ける者の募集をするに当たり、会社の事業その他の事項に関する説明を記載した資料若しくは当該募集の広告その他の当該募集に関する文書であって重要な事項について虚偽の記載のあるものを行使し、又はこれらの書類の作成に代えて電磁的記録の作成がされている場合における当該電磁的記録であって重要な事項について虚偽の記録のあるものをその募集の事務の用に供したときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
When any one of the following persons, in soliciting subscribers for shares, share options, bonds or bonds with share options, uses materials providing explanations about the business of the company or any other matters, advertisements for relevant solicitation or any other documents concerning relevant solicitation that contain false statements with regard to important matters or, if an electronic or magnetic record has been prepared in lieu of relevant documents, uses an electronic or magnetic record that contains a false records with regard to important matters for the administration of relevant solicitation, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both:
第九百六十条第一項第一号から第七号までに掲げる者
any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (i) through (vii);
持分会社の業務を執行する社員
a member who executes the business of a membership company;
民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された持分会社の業務を執行する社員の職務を代行する者
a person to perform duties on behalf of a member who executes the business of a membership company, who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of Article 56 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act; or
a person to whom solicitation of subscribers for shares, share options, bonds or bonds with share options has been entrusted.
株式、新株予約権、社債又は新株予約権付社債の売出しを行う者が、その売出しに関する文書であって重要な事項について虚偽の記載のあるものを行使し、又は当該文書の作成に代えて電磁的記録の作成がされている場合における当該電磁的記録であって重要な事項について虚偽の記録のあるものをその売出しの事務の用に供したときも、前項と同様とする。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when a person who carries out the secondary distribution of shares, share options, bonds or bonds with share options uses documents concerning the secondary distribution that contain false statements with regard to important matters or, if an electronic or magnetic record has been prepared in lieu of relevant documents, uses an electronic or magnetic record that contains a false record with regard to important matters for the administration of the secondary distribution.
Article 965Crime of Falsifying Payments in Collusion with Officers and Employees of Institutions That Handle Payments
第九百六十条第一項第一号から第七号までに掲げる者が、株式の発行に係る払込みを仮装するため預合いを行ったときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。預合いに応じた者も、同様とする。
When any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (i) through (vii) colludes with officers and employees of an institution that handles payments for the purpose of falsifying payments for a share issue, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both. The same applies to any institution that participates in the collusion.
Article 966Crime of Excessive Issue of Shares
次に掲げる者が、株式会社が発行することができる株式の総数を超えて株式を発行したときは、五年以下の拘禁刑又は五百万円以下の罰金に処する。
When any one of the following persons issues shares exceeding the total number of shares that may be issued by a stock company, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen:
発起人
an incorporator;
取締役、執行役又は清算株式会社の清算人
a director or executive officer or a liquidator of a liquidating stock company;
民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された取締役、執行役又は清算株式会社の清算人の職務を代行する者
a person to perform duties on behalf of a director or executive officer or a liquidator of a liquidating stock company who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of Article 56 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act; or
第三百四十六条第二項（第四百七十九条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第四百三条第三項において準用する第四百一条第三項の規定により選任された一時取締役（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役）、執行役又は清算株式会社の清算人の職務を行うべき者
a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, a director who is an audit and supervisory committee member or other director), an executive officer or a liquidator of a liquidating stock company appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 479, paragraph (4)) or Article 401, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 403, paragraph (3).
Article 967Crime of the Giving or Acceptance of a Bribe by a Director
次に掲げる者が、その職務に関し、不正の請託を受けて、財産上の利益を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑又は五百万円以下の罰金に処する。
When any one of the following persons accepts, solicits or promises to accept property benefits in connection with the person's duties, in response to a wrongful request, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen:
any one of the persons set forth in the items of Article 960, paragraph (1) or the items of Article 960, paragraph (2);
第九百六十一条に規定する者
the person prescribed in Article 961; or
会計監査人又は第三百四十六条第四項の規定により選任された一時会計監査人の職務を行うべき者
financial auditor or a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a financial auditor appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 346, paragraph (4).
前項の利益を供与し、又はその申込み若しくは約束をした者は、三年以下の拘禁刑又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。
A person who has given, offered or promised to give the benefits referred to in the preceding paragraph is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than three million yen.
Article 968Crime of the Giving or Acceptance of a Bribe in Relation to Exercise of a Right of a Shareholder
次に掲げる事項に関し、不正の請託を受けて、財産上の利益を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をした者は、五年以下の拘禁刑又は五百万円以下の罰金に処する。
A person who has accepted, solicited or promised to accept property benefits in relation to any one of the following matters, in response to a wrongful request, is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen:
statement of opinions or exercise of a voting right at a shareholders meeting, general meeting of class shareholders, organizational meeting or organizational meeting of class shareholders, bondholders meeting or creditors meeting;
第二百十条若しくは第二百四十七条、第二百九十七条第一項若しくは第四項、第三百三条第一項若しくは第二項、第三百四条、第三百五条第一項若しくは第三百六条第一項若しくは第二項（これらの規定を第三百二十五条において準用する場合を含む。）、第三百五十八条第一項、第三百六十条第一項若しくは第二項（これらの規定を第四百八十二条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）、第四百二十二条第一項若しくは第二項、第四百二十六条第七項、第四百三十三条第一項若しくは第四百七十九条第二項に規定する株主の権利の行使、第五百十一条第一項若しくは第五百二十二条第一項に規定する株主若しくは債権者の権利の行使又は第五百四十七条第一項若しくは第三項に規定する債権者の権利の行使
exercise of the right of a shareholder prescribed in Article 210 or Article 247, Article 297, paragraph (1) or (4), Article 303, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 304, Article 305, paragraph (1) or Article 306, paragraph (1) or (2) (including the cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325), Article 358, paragraph (1), Article 360, paragraph (1) or (2) (including the cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 482, paragraph (4)), Article 422, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 426, paragraph (7), Article 433, paragraph (1) or Article 479, paragraph (2), exercise of the right of a shareholder or creditor prescribed in Article 511, paragraph (1) or Article 522, paragraph (1) or exercise of the right of a creditor prescribed in Article 547, paragraph (1) or (3);
社債の総額（償還済みの額を除く。）の十分の一以上に当たる社債を有する社債権者の権利の行使
exercise of a right of a bondholder whose bonds are less than one-tenth of the total amount of bonds (excluding bonds that have been redeemed);
第八百二十八条第一項、第八百二十九条から第八百三十一条まで、第八百三十三条第一項、第八百四十七条第三項若しくは第五項、第八百四十七条の二第六項若しくは第八項、第八百四十七条の三第七項若しくは第九項、第八百五十三条、第八百五十四条又は第八百五十八条に規定する訴えの提起（株主等（第八百四十七条の四第二項に規定する株主等をいう。次号において同じ。）、株式会社の債権者又は新株予約権若しくは新株予約権付社債を有する者がするものに限る。）
filing of the action prescribed in Article 828, paragraph (1), Articles 829 through 831, Article 833, paragraph (1), Article 847, paragraph (3) or (5), Article 847-2, paragraph (6) or (8), Article 847-3, paragraph (7) or (9), Article 853, Article 854 or Article 858 (limited to one filed by a shareholder, etc. (meaning a shareholder, etc. as prescribed in Article 847-4, paragraph (2); the same applies in the following item), or creditor of a stock company or a person holding share options or bonds with share options of a stock company); or
第八百四十九条第一項の規定による株主等の訴訟参加
intervention of a shareholder, etc. in a suit under the provisions of Article 849, paragraph (1).
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who has given, offered or promised to give the benefits referred to in that paragraph.
Article 969Confiscation and Collection of Equivalent Value
第九百六十七条第一項又は前条第一項の場合において、犯人の収受した利益は、没収する。その全部又は一部を没収することができないときは、その価額を追徴する。
In the cases referred to in Article 967, paragraph (1) or paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the benefits accepted by the offender are confiscated. When it is not possible to confiscate all or part of the benefits, an equivalent value thereof is collected.
Article 970Crime of the Giving of Benefits in Relation to Exercise of a Right of a Shareholder
第九百六十条第一項第三号から第六号までに掲げる者又はその他の株式会社の使用人が、株主の権利、当該株式会社に係る適格旧株主（第八百四十七条の二第九項に規定する適格旧株主をいう。第三項において同じ。）の権利又は当該株式会社の最終完全親会社等（第八百四十七条の三第一項に規定する最終完全親会社等をいう。第三項において同じ。）の株主の権利の行使に関し、当該株式会社又はその子会社の計算において財産上の利益を供与したときは、三年以下の拘禁刑又は三百万円以下の罰金に処する。
When any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (vi) or any other employee of a stock company gives property benefits on the account of the stock company or its subsidiary company in relation to the exercise of a right of a shareholder, right of a qualified former shareholder of the stock company (meaning a qualified former shareholder as prescribed in Article 847-2, paragraph (9); the same applies in paragraph (3)), or right of a shareholder of an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. of the stock company (meaning an ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. prescribed in Article 847-3, paragraph (1); the same applies in paragraph (3)), the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than three million yen.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who has, knowingly, received the benefits referred to in that paragraph or caused the benefits to be given to a third party.
株主の権利、株式会社に係る適格旧株主の権利又は株式会社の最終完全親会社等の株主の権利の行使に関し、当該株式会社又はその子会社の計算において第一項の利益を自己又は第三者に供与することを同項に規定する者に要求した者も、同項と同様とする。
The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply to a person who has requested the person prescribed in that paragraph to give to the relevant person who has requested or a third party the benefits referred to in that paragraph on the account of a stock company or its subsidiary company in relation to the exercise of a right of a shareholder, right of a qualified former shareholder of the stock company, or right as a shareholder in the ultimate, wholly owning parent company, etc. of the stock company.
When a person who has committed either of the crimes referred to in the preceding two paragraphs intimidates the person prescribed in paragraph (1) with regard to committing the crime, the former person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen.
前三項の罪を犯した者には、情状により、拘禁刑及び罰金を併科することができる。
A person who has committed any one of the crimes referred to in the preceding three paragraphs may be punished by cumulative imposition of both imprisonment and a fine in light of the circumstances.
第一項の罪を犯した者が自首したときは、その刑を減軽し、又は免除することができる。
When a person who has committed the crime referred to in paragraph (1) surrenders, the punishment may be reduced or the person may be exempted from punishment.
Article 971Crime Committed Outside Japan
第九百六十条から第九百六十三条まで、第九百六十五条、第九百六十六条、第九百六十七条第一項、第九百六十八条第一項及び前条第一項の罪は、日本国外においてこれらの罪を犯した者にも適用する。
The crimes referred to in Articles 960 through 963, Article 965, Article 966, Article 967, paragraph (1), Article 968, paragraph (1) and paragraph (1) of the preceding Article also apply to persons who committed these crimes outside Japan.
第九百六十七条第二項、第九百六十八条第二項及び前条第二項から第四項までの罪は、刑法（明治四十年法律第四十五号）第二条の例に従う。
The crimes referred to in Article 967, paragraph (2), Article 968, paragraph (2) and paragraphs (2) through (4) of the preceding Article are governed by Article 2 of the Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1907).
Article 972Application of Penal Provisions to Corporations
第九百六十条、第九百六十一条、第九百六十三条から第九百六十六条まで、第九百六十七条第一項又は第九百七十条第一項に規定する者が法人であるときは、これらの規定及び第九百六十二条の規定は、その行為をした取締役、執行役その他業務を執行する役員又は支配人に対してそれぞれ適用する。
When the person prescribed in Article 960, Article 961, Articles 963 through 966, Article 967, paragraph (1) or Article 970, paragraph (1) is a corporation, these provisions and the provisions of Article 962 apply respectively to the director, executive officer or any other officer executing business, or the manager who has committed the act.
Article 973Crime of Violation of an Order to Suspend Business
第九百五十四条の規定による電子公告調査（第九百四十二条第一項に規定する電子公告調査をいう。以下同じ。）の業務の全部又は一部の停止の命令に違反した者は、一年以下の拘禁刑若しくは百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
A person who has violated an order to suspend all or part of the business of electronic public notice investigation (meaning the electronic public notice investigation prescribed in Article 942, paragraph (1); the same applies hereinafter) under the provisions of Article 954 is punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than one million yen, or both.
Article 974Crime of False Notification
次のいずれかに該当する者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
A person who falls under any one of the following items is punished by a fine of not more than three hundred thousand yen:
第九百五十条の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をした者
a person who has failed to give notification under the provisions of Article 950 or has given false notification;
第九百五十五条第一項の規定に違反して、調査記録簿等（同項に規定する調査記録簿等をいう。以下この号において同じ。）に同項に規定する電子公告調査に関し法務省令で定めるものを記載せず、若しくは記録せず、若しくは虚偽の記載若しくは記録をし、又は同項若しくは第九百五十六条第二項の規定に違反して調査記録簿等を保存しなかった者
a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 955, paragraph (1), has failed to state or record in an investigation record book, etc. (meaning the investigation record book, etc. prescribed in that paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this item) the matters prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order concerning electronic public notice investigations prescribed in that paragraph, or has stated or recorded false matters, or who, in violation of the provisions of that paragraph or Article 956, paragraph (2), has failed to preserve an investigation record book, etc.; or
第九百五十八条第一項の規定による報告をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をし、又は同項の規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避した者
a person who has failed to make a report under the provisions of Article 958, paragraph (1) or has made a false report, or who has refused, obstructed or avoided an inspection under the provisions of that paragraph.
Article 975Dual Liability
法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関し、前二条の違反行為をしたときは、行為者を罰するほか、その法人又は人に対しても、各本条の罰金刑を科する。
When the representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee or other worker of a corporation or individual commits any one of the violations referred to in the preceding two Articles with regard to the business of the corporation or individual, not only the offender is punished but also the corporation or individual is punished by the fine prescribed in the respective Articles.
Article 976Acts to Be Punished by a Civil Fine
発起人、設立時取締役、設立時監査役、設立時執行役、取締役、会計参与若しくはその職務を行うべき社員、監査役、執行役、会計監査人若しくはその職務を行うべき社員、清算人、清算人代理、持分会社の業務を執行する社員、民事保全法第五十六条に規定する仮処分命令により選任された取締役、監査役、執行役、清算人若しくは持分会社の業務を執行する社員の職務を代行する者、第九百六十条第一項第五号に規定する一時取締役、会計参与、監査役、代表取締役、委員、執行役若しくは代表執行役の職務を行うべき者、同条第二項第三号に規定する一時清算人若しくは代表清算人の職務を行うべき者、第九百六十七条第一項第三号に規定する一時会計監査人の職務を行うべき者、検査役、監督委員、調査委員、株主名簿管理人、社債原簿管理人、社債管理者、事務を承継する社債管理者、社債管理補助者、事務を承継する社債管理補助者、代表社債権者、決議執行者、外国会社の日本における代表者又は支配人は、次のいずれかに該当する場合には、百万円以下の過料に処する。ただし、その行為について刑を科すべきときは、この限りでない。
When an incorporator, director at incorporation, company auditor at incorporation, executive officer at incorporation, director, accounting advisor or member who is to perform the duties thereof, company auditor, executive officer, financial auditor or member who is to perform the duties thereof, liquidator, liquidator's agent, member who executes the business of a membership company, person to perform duties on behalf of a director, company auditor, executive officer, liquidator or member who executes the business of a membership company who has been appointed based on a provisional disposition order under the provisions of Article 56 of the Civil Provisional Remedies Act, person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a director, accounting advisor, company auditor, representative director, committee member, executive officer or representative executive officer prescribed in Article 960, paragraph (1), item (v), person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a liquidator or representative liquidator prescribed in paragraph (2), item (iii) of that Article, person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a financial auditor prescribed in Article 967, paragraph (1), item (iii), inspector, supervisor, investigator, shareholder register administrator, bond register administrator, bond administrator, bond administrator to succeed to the administration of the bonds, assistant bond administrator, assistant bond administrator to succeed to the administration of the bonds, representative bondholder, resolution administrator, foreign company's representative in Japan or manager falls under any one of the following items, the person is punished by a civil fine of not more than one million yen;provided, however, that this does not apply when the act should be made subject to a criminal punishment:
この法律の規定による登記をすることを怠ったとき。
when the person fails to complete a registration under the provisions of this Act;
この法律の規定による公告若しくは通知をすることを怠ったとき、又は不正の公告若しくは通知をしたとき。
when the person fails to give public notice or notice under the provisions of this Act or has given improper public notice or notice;
この法律の規定による開示をすることを怠ったとき。
when the person fails to disclose matters under the provisions of this Act;
この法律の規定に違反して、正当な理由がないのに、書類若しくは電磁的記録に記録された事項を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧若しくは謄写又は書類の謄本若しくは抄本の交付、電磁的記録に記録された事項を電磁的方法により提供すること若しくはその事項を記載した書面の交付を拒んだとき。
when, in violation of the provisions of this Act, the person refuses to allow a person to inspect or copy a document or something on which the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record is displayed in a manner prescribed by Ministry of Justice Order, refuses to issue a transcript or extract of documents, refuses to use an electronic or magnetic means to provide a person with the information recorded in an electronic or magnetic record, or refuses to issue a person a document showing that information, without justifiable grounds for the refusal;
この法律の規定による調査を妨げたとき。
when the person obstructs an inspection under the provisions of this Act;
when the person makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a government agency, shareholders meeting, general meeting of class shareholders, organizational meeting or organizational meeting of class shareholders, bondholders meeting or creditors meeting;
定款、株主名簿、株券喪失登録簿、新株予約権原簿、社債原簿、議事録、財産目録、会計帳簿、貸借対照表、損益計算書、事業報告、事務報告、第四百三十五条第二項若しくは第四百九十四条第一項の附属明細書、会計参与報告、監査報告、会計監査報告、決算報告又は第百二十二条第一項、第百四十九条第一項、第百七十一条の二第一項、第百七十三条の二第一項、第百七十九条の五第一項、第百七十九条の十第一項、第百八十二条の二第一項、第百八十二条の六第一項、第二百五十条第一項、第二百七十条第一項、第六百八十二条第一項、第六百九十五条第一項、第七百八十二条第一項、第七百九十一条第一項、第七百九十四条第一項、第八百一条第一項若しくは第二項、第八百三条第一項、第八百十一条第一項、第八百十五条第一項若しくは第二項、第八百十六条の二第一項若しくは第八百十六条の十第一項の書面若しくは電磁的記録に記載し、若しくは記録すべき事項を記載せず、若しくは記録せず、又は虚偽の記載若しくは記録をしたとき。
when the person fails to state or record matters to be stated or recorded in the articles of incorporation, shareholder register, lost share certificates register, share option register, bond register, minutes, inventory of property, accounting books, balance sheet, profit and loss statement, business report, administration report, annexed detailed statements referred to in Article 435, paragraph (2) or Article 494, paragraph (1), accounting advisor's report, audit report, financial audit report, settlement of accounts, or the documents or an electronic or magnetic record referred to in Article 122, paragraph (1), Article 149, paragraph (1), Article 171-2, paragraph (1), Article 173-2, paragraph (1), Article 179-5, paragraph (1), Article 179-10, paragraph (1), Article 182-2, paragraph (1), Article 182-6, paragraph (1), Article 250, paragraph (1), Article 270, paragraph (1), Article 682, paragraph (1), Article 695, paragraph (1), Article 782, paragraph (1), Article 791, paragraph (1), Article 794, paragraph (1), Article 801, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 803, paragraph (1), Article 811, paragraph (1), Article 815, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 816-2, paragraph (1) or Article 816-10, paragraph (1) or states or records false matters;
第三十一条第一項の規定、第七十四条第六項、第七十五条第三項、第七十六条第四項、第八十一条第二項若しくは第八十二条第二項（これらの規定を第八十六条において準用する場合を含む。）、第百二十五条第一項、第百七十一条の二第一項、第百七十三条の二第二項、第百七十九条の五第一項、第百七十九条の十第二項、第百八十二条の二第一項、第百八十二条の六第二項、第二百三十一条第一項若しくは第二百五十二条第一項、第三百十条第六項、第三百十一条第三項、第三百十二条第四項、第三百十八条第二項若しくは第三項若しくは第三百十九条第二項（これらの規定を第三百二十五条において準用する場合を含む。）、第三百七十一条第一項（第四百九十条第五項において準用する場合を含む。）、第三百七十八条第一項、第三百九十四条第一項、第三百九十九条の十一第一項、第四百十三条第一項、第四百四十二条第一項若しくは第二項、第四百九十六条第一項、第六百八十四条第一項、第七百三十一条第二項、第七百八十二条第一項、第七百九十一条第二項、第七百九十四条第一項、第八百一条第三項、第八百三条第一項、第八百十一条第二項、第八百十五条第三項、第八百十六条の二第一項又は第八百十六条の十第二項の規定に違反して、帳簿又は書類若しくは電磁的記録を備え置かなかったとき。
when the person fails to keep books, documents or electronic or magnetic records in violation of the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (1) or the provisions of Article 74, paragraph (6), Article 75, paragraph (3), Article 76, paragraph (4), Article 81, paragraph (2) or Article 82, paragraph (2) (including the cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 86), Article 125, paragraph (1), Article 171-2, paragraph (1), Article 173-2, paragraph (2), Article 179-5, paragraph (1), Article 179-10, paragraph (2), Article 182-2, paragraph (1), Article 182-6, paragraph (2), Article 231, paragraph (1) or Article 252, paragraph (1), Article 310, paragraph (6), Article 311, paragraph (3), Article 312, paragraph (4), Article 318, paragraph (2) or (3) or Article 319, paragraph (2) (including the cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325), Article 371, paragraph (1) (including the cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 490, paragraph (5)), Article 378, paragraph (1), Article 394, paragraph (1), Article 399-11, paragraph (1), Article 413, paragraph (1), Article 442, paragraph (1) or (2), Article 496, paragraph (1), Article 684, paragraph (1), Article 731, paragraph (2), Article 782, paragraph (1), Article 791, paragraph (2), Article 794, paragraph (1), Article 801, paragraph (3), Article 803, paragraph (1), Article 811, paragraph (2) Article 815, paragraph (3), Article 816-2, paragraph (1) or Article 816-10, paragraph (2);
when the person fails to provide an explanation about the matters for which an explanation was sought by shareholders or shareholders at incorporation at a shareholders meeting, general meeting of class shareholders, organizational meeting or organizational meeting of class shareholders, without justifiable grounds;
when the person acquires shares in violation of the provisions of Article 135, paragraph (1) or fails to dispose of shares in violation of the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article;
when the person cancels shares in violation of the provisions of Article 178, paragraph (1) or (2);
when the person sells shares by auction or by any other method in violation of the provisions of Article 197, paragraph (1) or (2);
when the person issues share certificates, share option certificates or bond certificates prior to the day of issue of the shares, share options or bonds;
第二百十五条第一項、第二百八十八条第一項又は第六百九十六条の規定に違反して、遅滞なく、株券、新株予約権証券又は社債券を発行しなかったとき。
when the person fails to issue share certificates, share option certificates or bond certificates without delay in violation of the provisions of Article 215, paragraph (1), Article 288, paragraph (1) or Article 696;
株券、新株予約権証券又は社債券に記載すべき事項を記載せず、又は虚偽の記載をしたとき。
when the person fails to state matters to be stated in share certificates, share option certificates or bond certificates or states false matters;
第二百二十五条第四項、第二百二十六条第二項、第二百二十七条又は第二百二十九条第二項の規定に違反して、株券喪失登録を抹消しなかったとき。
when the person fails to cancel a registration of lost share certificate in violation of the provisions of Article 225, paragraph (4), Article 226, paragraph (2), Article 227 or Article 229, paragraph (2);
第二百三十条第一項の規定に違反して、株主名簿に記載し、又は記録したとき。
when the person states or records matters in a shareholder register in violation of the provisions of Article 230, paragraph (1);
第二百九十六条第一項の規定又は第三百七条第一項第一号（第三百二十五条において準用する場合を含む。）若しくは第三百五十九条第一項第一号の規定による裁判所の命令に違反して、株主総会を招集しなかったとき。
when the person fails to call a shareholders meeting in violation of the provisions of Article 296, paragraph (1) or a court order under the provisions of Article 307, paragraph (1), item (i) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325) or Article 359, paragraph (1), item (i);
when, if a demand under the provisions of Article 303, paragraph (1) or (2) (including the cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325) has been filed, the person fails to include the matter related to that demand in the purpose of the shareholders meeting or general meeting of class shareholders;
第三百二十五条の三第一項（第三百二十五条の七において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して、電子提供措置をとらなかったとき。
when measures for electronic provision are not taken in violation of the provisions of Article 325-3, paragraph (1) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 325-7);
when outside directors are not appointed in violation of the provisions of Article 327-2;
第三百三十一条第六項の規定に違反して、社外取締役を監査等委員である取締役の過半数に選任しなかったとき。
in violation of the provisions of Article 331, paragraph (6), when outside directors are not elected to fulfill the majority of directors who are audit and supervisory committee members;
第三百三十五条第三項の規定に違反して、社外監査役を監査役の半数以上に選任しなかったとき。
when the person fails to elect enough outside company auditors to constitute half or more of the company auditors in violation of the provisions of Article 335, paragraph (3);
第三百四十三条第二項（第三百四十七条第二項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）又は第三百四十四条の二第二項（第三百四十七条第一項の規定により読み替えて適用する場合を含む。）の規定による請求があった場合において、その請求に係る事項を株主総会若しくは種類株主総会の目的とせず、又はその請求に係る議案を株主総会若しくは種類株主総会に提出しなかったとき。
when, if a request under the provisions of Article 343, paragraph (2) (including as applied following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 347, paragraph (2)) or Article 344-2, paragraph (2) (including as applied following the deemed replacement of terms pursuant to the provisions of Article 347, paragraph (1)) has been filed, the person fails to include the matter related to the request in the purpose of a shareholders meeting or general meeting of class shareholders or fails to submit the proposal related to relevant request to a shareholders meeting or general meeting of class shareholders;
取締役（監査等委員会設置会社にあっては、監査等委員である取締役又はそれ以外の取締役）、会計参与、監査役、執行役又は会計監査人がこの法律又は定款で定めたその員数を欠くこととなった場合において、その選任（一時会計監査人の職務を行うべき者の選任を含む。）の手続をすることを怠ったとき。
when, if there is a shortfall in the number of directors (in cases of a company with audit and supervisory committee, directors who are audit and supervisory committee members or other directors), accounting advisors, company auditors, executive officers or financial auditors prescribed in this Act or the articles of incorporation, the person fails to carry out the procedures for electing a person to assume the position (including the appointment of a person who is temporarily to perform the duties of a financial auditor);
第三百六十五条第二項（第四百十九条第二項及び第四百八十九条第八項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第四百三十条の二第四項（同条第五項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して、取締役会又は清算人会に報告せず、又は虚偽の報告をしたとき。
when the person fails to make a report to a board of directors or board of liquidators or makes a false report in violation of the provisions of Article 365, paragraph (2) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 419, paragraph (2) and Article 489, paragraph (8)) or Article 430-2, paragraph (4) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of the Article);
第三百九十条第三項の規定に違反して、常勤の監査役を選定しなかったとき。
when the person fails to select a full-time company auditor in violation of the provisions of Article 390, paragraph (3);
第四百四十五条第三項若しくは第四項の規定に違反して資本準備金若しくは準備金を計上せず、又は第四百四十八条の規定に違反して準備金の額の減少をしたとき。
when the person fails to record capital reserves or reserves in violation of the provisions of Article 445, paragraph (3) or (4) or reduces the amount of reserves in violation of the provisions of Article 448;
第四百四十九条第二項若しくは第五項、第六百二十七条第二項若しくは第五項、第六百三十五条第二項若しくは第五項、第六百七十条第二項若しくは第五項、第七百七十九条第二項若しくは第五項（これらの規定を第七百八十一条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第七百八十九条第二項若しくは第五項（これらの規定を第七百九十三条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第七百九十九条第二項若しくは第五項（これらの規定を第八百二条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第八百十条第二項若しくは第五項（これらの規定を第八百十三条第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第八百十六条の八第二項若しくは第五項又は第八百二十条第一項若しくは第二項の規定に違反して、資本金若しくは準備金の額の減少、持分の払戻し、持分会社の財産の処分、組織変更、吸収合併、新設合併、吸収分割、新設分割、株式交換、株式移転、株式交付又は外国会社の日本における代表者の全員の退任をしたとき。
when the person reduces the amount of stated capital or reserves, refunds equity interest, disposes of property of a membership company, effects an entity conversion, absorption-type merger, consolidation-type merger, absorption-type company split, incorporation-type company split, share exchange share transfer, or partial share exchange or effects the resignation of all of a foreign company's representatives in Japan in violation of the provisions of Article 449, paragraph (2) or (5), Article 627, paragraph (2) or (5), Article 635, paragraph (2) or (5), Article 670, paragraph (2) or (5), Article 779, paragraph (2) or (5) (including the cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 781, paragraph (2)), Article 789, paragraph (2) or (5) (including the cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 793, paragraph (2)), Article 799, paragraph (2) or (5) (including the cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 802, paragraph (2)), Article 810, paragraph (2) or (5) (including the cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 813, paragraph (2)), Article 816-8, paragraph (2) or paragraph (5), or Article 820, paragraph (1) or (2);
第四百八十四条第一項若しくは第六百五十六条第一項の規定に違反して破産手続開始の申立てを怠ったとき、又は第五百十一条第二項の規定に違反して特別清算開始の申立てをすることを怠ったとき。
when the person fails to file a petition for the commencement of bankruptcy proceedings in violation of the provisions of Article 484, paragraph (1) or Article 656, paragraph (1) or fails to file a petition for the commencement of special liquidation in violation of the provisions of Article 511, paragraph (2);
清算の結了を遅延させる目的で、第四百九十九条第一項、第六百六十条第一項又は第六百七十条第二項の期間を不当に定めたとき。
when the person inappropriately prescribes the period referred to in Article 499, paragraph (1), Article 660, paragraph (1) or Article 670, paragraph (2) for the purpose of delaying the completion of liquidation;
第五百条第一項、第五百三十七条第一項又は第六百六十一条第一項の規定に違反して、債務の弁済をしたとき。
when the person performs obligations in violation of the provisions of Article 500, paragraph (1), Article 537, paragraph (1) or Article 661, paragraph (1);
when the person distributes property of a liquidating stock company or liquidating membership company in violation of the provisions of Article 502 or Article 664;
第五百三十五条第一項又は第五百三十六条第一項の規定に違反したとき。
when the person violates the provisions of Article 535, paragraph (1) or Article 536, paragraph (1);
第五百四十条第一項若しくは第二項又は第五百四十二条第一項若しくは第二項の規定による保全処分に違反したとき。
when the person violates a provisional order under the provisions of Article 540, paragraph (1) or (2) or Article 542, paragraph (1) or (2);
when the person issues bonds in violation of the provisions of Article 702 or fails to specify a bond administrator or assistant bond administrator to succeed to the administration of the bonds in violation of the provisions of Article 714, paragraph (1) (including the cases where it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 714-7);
第八百二十七条第一項の規定による裁判所の命令に違反したとき。
when the person violates a court order under the provisions of Article 827, paragraph (1); or
when the person fails to request an electronic public notice investigation in violation of the provisions of Article 941.
Article 977
次のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の過料に処する。
A person who falls under any one of the following items is punished by a civil fine of not more than one million yen:
第九百四十六条第三項の規定に違反して、報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をした者
a person who fails to make a report or makes a false report in violation of the provisions of Article 946, paragraph (3);
第九百五十一条第一項の規定に違反して、財務諸表等（同項に規定する財務諸表等をいう。以下同じ。）を備え置かず、又は財務諸表等に記載し、若しくは記録すべき事項を記載せず、若しくは記録せず、若しくは虚偽の記載若しくは記録をした者
a person who, in violation of the provisions of Article 951, paragraph (1), fails to keep financial statements, etc. (meaning the financial statements, etc. prescribed in that paragraph; the same applies hereinafter) or fails to state or record matters to be stated or recorded in financial statements, etc. or states or records false matters; or
正当な理由がないのに、第九百五十一条第二項各号又は第九百五十五条第二項各号に掲げる請求を拒んだ者
a person who refuses any one of the requests set forth in the items of Article 951, paragraph (2) or the items of Article 955, paragraph (2) without justifiable grounds.
Article 978
次のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の過料に処する。
A person who falls under any one of the following items is punished by a civil fine of not more than one million yen:
a company that uses in its trade name any word which makes it likely that the company may be mistaken for a different form of company in violation of the provisions of Article 6, paragraph (3);
a person who uses any name or trade name which makes it likely that the person may be mistaken for another company (including a foreign company).
Article 979
会社の成立前に当該会社の名義を使用して事業をした者は、会社の設立の登録免許税の額に相当する過料に処する。
A person who engages in business by using the name of a company prior to the formation of relevant company is punished by a civil fine of an amount equivalent to the registration and license tax for the incorporation of the company.
第八百十八条第一項又は第八百二十一条第一項の規定に違反して取引をした者も、前項と同様とする。
The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who carries out a transaction in violation of the provisions of Article 818, paragraph (1) or Article 821, paragraph (1).