Article 22-20Restriction on the Execution of Inspection, Search, Seizure, etc. at Night
第二十二条の二十（臨検、捜索又は差押え等の夜間執行の制限）
Changes on (Act No. 2 of 2026)
The competent tax collection official must not carry out an inspection, search, seizure or seizure with a recording order between sunset and sunrise unless the warrant states that execution is permitted even at night. However, this does not apply where a disposition is made under Article 22-7, or where, with regard to light oil delivery tax or any other local tax specified by Cabinet Order, these dispositions are made at night at a place that the public may enter and leave even at night, during the hours it is open to the public.
Changes on (Act No. 2 of 2026)
When the competent tax collection official considers it necessary, the official may continue an inspection, search, seizure or seizure with a recording order commenced before sunset until after sunset.
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local taxmachine translation
「地方税」
A prefectural tax or a municipal tax, as Article 1(1)(iv) of the Local Tax Act defines local tax.
Defined inArticle 1, paragraph (1), item (iv)· applies throughout the law
the competent tax collection officialmachine translation
「当該徴税吏員」
In Section 16 of Chapter 1, on investigating and dealing with tax offence cases (犯則事件), a tax collection official (徴税吏員) whom the head of the local government (地方団体の長) designates, setting the official's duties.
Defined inArticle 22-3, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
seizure with a recording ordermachine translation
「記録命令付差押え」
A seizure in which a tax official (徴税吏員) investigating a tax offence (犯則事件) has a person who keeps electronic or magnetic records (電磁的記録), or anyone else with authority to use them, record the records needed onto a recording medium or print them out, and then seizes that medium.
Defined inArticle 22-4, paragraph (1)· applies only in this section
warrantmachine translation
「許可状」
A warrant (許可状) issued in advance by a judge of a district court or summary court under Article 22-4, paragraph 1 or 3, under which a tax official (徴税吏員) investigating a tax offence (犯則事件) may inspect, search or seize, or make a seizure with a recording order (記録命令付差押え); the word means this throughout the subsection except in Article 22-19, paragraphs 4 and 5.
Short name set inArticle 22-4, paragraph (4)· applies only in this subsection, except in Article 22-19, paragraphs (4) and (5)