第百五十八条の規定に違反して、風説を流布し、又は偽計を用い、当該風説の流布又は偽計(以下この条において「違反行為」という。)により有価証券等の価格に影響を与えた者(以下この条において「違反者」という。)があるときは、内閣総理大臣は、次節に定める手続に従い、当該違反者に対し、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める額(次の各号のうち二以上の号に掲げる場合に該当するときは、当該二以上の号に定める額の合計額)に相当する額の課徴金を国庫に納付することを命じなければならない。
If a person, in violation of the provisions of Article 158, spreads unfounded rumors or uses fraudulent means, or influences the prices of securities, etc. by spreading those unfounded rumors or using those fraudulent means (hereinafter such an act is referred to as a "violation" and the person is referred to as the "violator" in this Article), the Prime Minister, in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the following Section, must order the violator to pay an administrative monetary penalty to the national treasury in an amount that is equivalent to the amount specified in the following items in accordance with the category of cases set forth in each of those items (or, if the violation falls under two or more of the following items, the sum of the amounts specified in those items):