Chapter IX Penal Provisions
第九章 罰則
第百三十二条
A person who has divulged or misappropriated any secret in violation of the provisions of Article 121-2 is subject to imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than one million yen.
第百二十一条の二の規定に違反して秘密を漏らし、又は盗用した者は、二年以下の拘禁刑又は百万円以下の罰金に処する。
第百三十三条
An official or former official of a municipality engaged in processes for family registers or a person engaged or formerly engaged in performing processes for family registers under entrustment (including further entrustment at the second or higher degree of separation from the original entrustment) from a mayor of a municipality has provided or misappropriated information that they have come to know in relation to their processes, in order to receive unjust gains by themselves or a third party, is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.
戸籍に関する事務に従事する市町村の職員若しくは職員であつた者又は市町村長の委託（二以上の段階にわたる委託を含む。）を受けて行う戸籍に関する事務の処理に従事している者若しくは従事していた者が、その事務に関して知り得た事項を自己若しくは第三者の不正な利益を図る目的で提供し、又は盗用したときは、一年以下の拘禁刑又は五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
第百三十四条
A person who has submitted a false notification with regard to particulars which are not required to be entered or recorded in a family register, is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 200,000 yen. The same applies to a person who has submitted a false notification with regard to particulars that involve a foreign national.
戸籍の記載又は記録を要しない事項について虚偽の届出をした者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は二十万円以下の罰金に処する。外国人に関する事項について虚偽の届出をした者も、同様とする。
第百三十五条
A person who has been issued a family register transcript, extract or certificate prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1) or Article 10-2, paragraph (1) through (5), a transcript, extract, or certificate of a removed family register prescribed in Article 12-2, or a family register certificate or a removed family register certificate prescribed in Article 120, paragraph (1), the identification code for provision of the family register electronic certificate or the identification code for the provision of the electronic certificate of a removed family register prescribed in Article 120-3, paragraph (2), or the family register electronic certificate or the electronic certificate of a removed family register prescribed in paragraph (3) of that Article, by deception or other wrongful means, is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen.
偽りその他不正の手段により、第十条第一項若しくは第十条の二第一項から第五項までの規定による戸籍謄本等の交付、第十二条の二の規定による除籍謄本等の交付若しくは第百二十条第一項の規定による戸籍証明書若しくは除籍証明書の交付を受けた者、第百二十条の三第二項の規定による戸籍電子証明書提供用識別符号若しくは除籍電子証明書提供用識別符号の発行を受けた者又は同条第三項の規定による戸籍電子証明書若しくは除籍電子証明書の提供を受けた者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
第百三十六条
A person who has conducted an inspection under Article 48, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 117) or who has been issued a certificate under that paragraph, or who has conducted an inspection under Article 120-6, paragraph (1) or has been issued a certificate under that Article, by deception or other wrongful means is subject to a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen.
偽りその他不正の手段により、第四十八条第二項（第百十七条において準用する場合を含む。以下この条において同じ。）の規定による閲覧をし、若しくは同項の規定による証明書の交付を受けた者又は第百二十条の六第一項の規定による閲覧をし、若しくは同条の規定による証明書の交付を受けた者は、十万円以下の過料に処する。
第百三十七条
A person who has not submitted a notification or application that they are required to submit during the prescribed period without just cause is subject to a civil fine of not more than 50,000 yen.
正当な理由がなくて期間内にすべき届出又は申請をしない者は、五万円以下の過料に処する。
第百三十八条
If the mayor of a municipality has specified a period and given notice regarding a notification or application pursuant to the provisions of Article 44, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 117), the person who has not submitted the notification or application within that period without just cause, is subject to a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen.
第百三十九条
In the following cases, the mayor of a municipality is subject to a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen:
次の場合には、市町村長を十万円以下の過料に処する。
if they do not accept a notification or application without just cause;
正当な理由がなくて届出又は申請を受理しないとき。
if they have failed to make an entry or record in a family register;
戸籍の記載又は記録をすることを怠つたとき。
if they have refused to make a written notification or any other document they received for inspection, or have refused a request under Article 120-6, paragraph (1), without just cause;
正当な理由がなくて、届書その他受理した書類の閲覧を拒んだとき、又は第百二十条の六第一項の規定による請求を拒んだとき。
if the mayor of a municipality does not issue a family register transcript, extract or certificate, a transcript, extract, or certificate of a removed family register, a certificate referred to in Article 48, paragraph (1) or (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 117), or the identification code for provision of the family register electronic certificate or the identification code for the provision of the electronic certificate of a removed family register, or the family register electronic certificate or the electronic certificate of a removed family register without just cause; and
if they have otherwise neglected their duties with regard to an event involving a family register.
その他戸籍事件について職務を怠つたとき。
第百四十条
Judicial decisions on civil fines are made by the summary court.
過料についての裁判は、簡易裁判所がする。