①A person who has obtained registration identification information for the purpose of using it in an application for registration that would cause a false record to be made in the motor vehicle registration file is punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen. The same applies to a person who, knowing the circumstances, has provided that information.

②A person who has kept, for the purpose referred to in the preceding paragraph, registration identification information that was wrongfully obtained is subject to the same punishment as under that paragraph.