入国警備官は、違反調査をするため必要があるときは、許可状の交付を受けて、容疑者から発し、又は容疑者に対して発した郵便物、信書便物又は電信についての書類で法令の規定に基づき通信事務を取り扱う者が保管し、又は所持するものを差し押さえることができる。
An immigration control officer may, if it is necessary for conducting an investigation into violations, upon receiving the issuance of a permit, seize postal items, correspondence delivery items or documents concerning telegrams that have been sent by or to the suspect and that are kept or possessed by a person handling communications services pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations.
入国警備官は、前項の規定に該当しない郵便物、信書便物又は電信についての書類で法令の規定に基づき通信事務を取り扱う者が保管し、又は所持するものについては、違反事件に関係があると認めるに足りる状況があるものに限り、許可状の交付を受けて、これを差し押さえることができる。
An immigration control officer may, upon receiving the issuance of a permit, seize postal items, correspondence delivery items or documents concerning telegrams that do not fall under the provisions of the preceding paragraph and that are kept or possessed by a person handling communications services pursuant to the provisions of laws and regulations, limited to those for which there are circumstances sufficient to find that they are related to the case of violation.
If an immigration control officer has carried out a disposition pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the officer must notify the sender or recipient to that effect; provided, however, that this does not apply if the notification is likely to obstruct the investigation into violations.