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Article 159Counterfeiting Private Documents

第百五十九条(私文書偽造等)

A person who, for the purpose of uttering, commits any of the following acts is punished by imprisonment for 3 months or more and 5 years or less:

行使の目的で、次の各号に掲げるいずれかの行為をした者は、三月以上五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。

the act of counterfeiting, with the use of a seal or signature of another person, a document or drawing relating to rights, duties or certification of facts, or counterfeiting a document or drawing relating to rights, duties or certification of facts with the use of a counterfeit seal or signature of another person;

他人の印章等を使用して権利、義務若しくは事実証明に関する文書等を偽造し、又は偽造した他人の印章等を使用して権利、義務若しくは事実証明に関する文書等を偽造する行為

the act of counterfeiting, with the use of an electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature of another person, an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing relating to rights, duties or certification of facts, or counterfeiting an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing relating to rights, duties or certification of facts with the use of a counterfeit electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature of another person.

他人の電磁的記録印章等を使用して権利、義務若しくは事実証明に関する電磁的記録文書等を偽造し、又は偽造した他人の電磁的記録印章等を使用して権利、義務若しくは事実証明に関する電磁的記録文書等を偽造する行為

The same applies to a person who alters a document or drawing bearing the seal or signature of another person and relating to rights, duties or certification of facts, or an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing prepared by another person with the use of an electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature and relating to rights, duties or certification of facts.

他人が押印し若しくは署名した権利、義務若しくは事実証明に関する文書等又は他人が電磁的記録印章等を使用して作成した権利、義務若しくは事実証明に関する電磁的記録文書等を変造した者も、前項と同様とする。

Beyond what are provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, a person who counterfeits or alters a document or drawing or an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing relating to rights, duties or certification of facts is punished by imprisonment for 1 year or less or a fine of 100,000 yen or less.

前二項に規定するもののほか、権利、義務又は事実証明に関する文書等又は電磁的記録文書等を偽造し、又は変造した者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は十万円以下の罰金に処する。

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