市町村長は、当該市町村に居住する要配慮者のうち、災害が発生し、又は災害が発生するおそれがある場合に自ら避難することが困難な者であつて、その円滑かつ迅速な避難の確保を図るため特に支援を要するもの(以下「避難行動要支援者」という。)の把握に努めるとともに、地域防災計画の定めるところにより、避難行動要支援者について避難の支援、安否の確認その他の避難行動要支援者の生命又は身体を災害から保護するために必要な措置(以下「避難支援等」という。)を実施するための基礎とする名簿(以下この条及び次条第一項において「避難行動要支援者名簿」という。)を作成しておかなければならない。
The mayor of a municipality must endeavor to grasp the persons who will have difficulty evacuating by themselves and need support in particular to ensure a smooth and prompt evacuation when a disaster has occurred or is likely to occur (hereinafter referred to as "residents in need of assistance in evacuation") out of persons requiring special care who reside in the municipality, and must prepare lists of people (hereinafter referred to as "lists of residents in need of assistance in evacuation" in this Article and the following Article, paragraph (1)) which are the basis for implementing necessary measures (hereinafter referred to as "evacuation support, etc.") to support the evacuation of or confirm the safety of residents in need of assistance in evacuation or to protect from disasters the lives or bodies of residents in need of assistance in evacuation pursuant to the provisions of the area disaster management plan.