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Article 18Detention in a Workhouse in lieu of Payment of Fines

第十八条(労役場留置)

A person who defaults in payment of a fine in full is detained in a workhouse for a term of not less than one day but not more than two years.

罰金を完納することができない者は、一日以上二年以下の期間、労役場に留置する。

A person who defaults in payment of a petty fine in full is detained in a workhouse for a term of not less than one day but not more than 30 days.

科料を完納することができない者は、一日以上三十日以下の期間、労役場に留置する。

When fines are imposed cumulatively or when a fine and a petty fine are imposed cumulatively, the term of detention may not exceed three years. When petty fines are imposed cumulatively, the term of detention may not exceed 60 days.

罰金を併科した場合又は罰金と科料とを併科した場合における留置の期間は、三年を超えることができない。科料を併科した場合における留置の期間は、六十日を超えることができない。

When rendering a sentence of a fine or petty fine the court is to simultaneously determine and render a term of detention in the case of a default in the full payment thereof.

罰金又は科料の言渡しをするときは、その言渡しとともに、罰金又は科料を完納することができない場合における留置の期間を定めて言い渡さなければならない。

Without the consent of the sentenced person, confinement for default of a fine may not be executed within 30 days from the time when the decision has become final and binding, and confinement for default of a petty fine may not be executed within 10 days from the time when the decision has become final and binding.

罰金については裁判が確定した後三十日以内、科料については裁判が確定した後十日以内は、本人の承諾がなければ留置の執行をすることができない。

When a person sentenced to a fine or petty fine has made a payment of part of the fine, the term of detention is calculated by dividing the amount of the unpaid payments by the amount corresponding to the ratio of one day of detention (a remainder less than one day is deemed as one whole day) reduced by a period of days in proportion to the amount of payments made for the fine or petty fine imposed.

罰金又は科料の一部を納付した者についての留置の日数は、その残額を留置一日の割合に相当する金額で除して得た日数(その日数に一日未満の端数を生じるときは、これを一日とする。)とする。

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