Chapter VIII Penal Provisions
第八章 罰則
第七十九条
A person falling under any of the following items is to be punished with imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine not exceeding 3 million yen, or is to be subject to the cumulative imposition of imprisonment and a fine:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三年以下の拘禁刑若しくは三百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
a person who obtains a license as provided for in Article 3, paragraph (1), by unlawful means;
不正の手段によつて第三条第一項の免許を受けた者
a person who contravenes a provision of Article 12, paragraph (1);
第十二条第一項の規定に違反した者
a person who has another person engages in the Real Estate Brokerage in contravention of the provisions of Article 13, paragraph (1);
a person who engages in operations in contravention of an order for the suspension of operations made under Article 65, paragraph (2) or (4).
第七十九条の二
A person who engages in conduct as listed in item (i) of Article 47 in contravention of the provisions of the same article is liable to imprisonment of two years or less or a fine of three million yen or less, or both.
第八十条
A person who engages in conduct as listed in item (ii) of Article 47 in contravention of the provisions of the same article is liable to imprisonment of one year or less or a fine of one million yen or less, or both.
第八十条の二
A person who contravenes the provisions of Article 16-8 paragraph (1) is liable to imprisonment of one year or less or a fine of one million yen or less.
第十六条の八第一項の規定に違反した者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は百万円以下の罰金に処する。
第八十条の三
If an order for the suspension of Examination Processes or Training Course Operations made under Article 16-15, paragraph (2), or Article 17-14 is contravened, an officer or employee of the Designated Examination Body that engaged in said contravening conduct or the Registered Training Agency that engaged in said contravening conduct (or, if said Registered Training Agency is a corporation, an officer thereof) or an employee thereof (referred to in Article 83-2 as "Officer, etc., of a Designated Examination Body, etc.") is liable to imprisonment of one year or less, or a fine of one million yen or less.
第八十一条
A person falling under one of the following items is subject to imprisonment for not more than six months, a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen, or both:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、六月以下の拘禁刑若しくは百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。
a person who contravenes the provisions of Article 25, paragraph (5) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 26, paragraph (2)), Article 32, or Article 44;
a person who engages in conduct as listed in item (iii) of Article 47 in contravention of the provisions of the same article.
第八十二条
A person falling under any of the following items is liable to a fine of one million yen or less:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、百万円以下の罰金に処する。
a person who submits a license application form as provided for in Article 4, paragraph (1), or a document as provided for in paragraph (2) of the same article after making a false statement therein;
a person who contravenes a provision of Article 12, paragraph (2); Article 13, paragraph (2); Article 31-3, paragraph (3); or Article 46 paragraph (2);
第十二条第二項、第十三条第二項、第三十一条の三第三項又は第四十六条第二項の規定に違反した者
a person who obtains a designation as provided for in Article 41, paragraph (1), item (i), or Article 41-2, paragraph (1), item (i), by unlawful means;
不正の手段によつて第四十一条第一項第一号又は第四十一条の二第一項第一号の指定を受けた者
a person who engages in business other than an Earnest Money Guarantee Business in contravention of the provisions of Article 56, paragraph (1);
a person who concludes an Indemnity Agreement in contravention of the provisions of Article 60 (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 64-17, paragraph (3));
第六十条（第六十四条の十七第三項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して保証委託契約を締結した者
a person who contravenes an order under Article 61 (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2)) or Article 64-20;
第六十一条（第六十三条の三第二項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第六十四条の二十の規定による命令に違反した者
a person who engages in business other than an Earnest Money Safekeeping Business in contravention of the provisions of Article 56, paragraph (1), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2);
第六十三条の三第二項において準用する第五十六条第一項の規定に違反して手付金等保管事業以外の事業を営んだ者
a person who engages in an Earnest Money Safekeeping Business without complying with a statement of business procedures as provided for in Article 51, paragraph (3), item (i), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2).
第六十三条の三第二項において準用する第五十一条第三項第一号の事業方法書によらないで手付金等保管事業を営んだ者
第八十三条
A person falling under any of the following items is liable to a fine of five hundred thousand yen or less:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
a person who fails to provide a notification under Article 9; Article 50, paragraph (2); Article 53 (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2)); Article 63, paragraph (2) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2)); or Article 77, paragraph (3), or provides a false notification;
第九条、第五十条第二項、第五十三条（第六十三条の三第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第六十三条第二項（第六十三条の三第二項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第七十七条第三項の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をした者
a person who contravenes a provision of Article 37; Article 46, paragraph (4); Article 48, paragraph (1); or Article 50, paragraph (1);
a person who contravenes a provision of Article 45 or Article 75-3;
a person who fails to prepare a roster of employees in contravention of the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (3), fails to state therein matters as prescribed in the same paragraph, or makes a false statement therein;
a person who fails to maintain a book under Article 49, fails to state therein matters as prescribed in the same article, or makes a false statement therein;
a person who fails to submit a report under Article 50-12, paragraph (1); Article 63, paragraph (1) or (3) (including cases where these provisions are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2)); Article 63-2, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2), and Article 64-18); or any of Article 72, paragraphs (1) through (3); fails to submit a business plan, business report, or materials; submits a false report; or submits a business plan or business report in which false statements have been made or false materials;
第五十条の十二第一項、第六十三条第一項若しくは第三項（これらの規定を第六十三条の三第二項において準用する場合を含む。）、第六十三条の二第一項（第六十三条の三第二項及び第六十四条の十八において準用する場合を含む。）又は第七十二条第一項から第三項までの規定による報告をせず、若しくは事業計画書、事業報告書若しくは資料の提出をせず、又は虚偽の報告をし、若しくは虚偽の記載をした事業計画書、事業報告書若しくは虚偽の資料を提出した者
a person who refuses, impedes, or evades an inspection under Article 50-12, paragraph (1); Article 63-2, paragraph (1) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 63-3, paragraph (2), and Article 64-18), or Article 72, paragraph (1) or (2);
第五十条の十二第一項、第六十三条の二第一項（第六十三条の三第二項及び第六十四条の十八において準用する場合を含む。）又は第七十二条第一項若しくは第二項の規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、又は忌避した者
a person who fails to prepare a trust money safekeeping book in contravention of the provisions of Article 63-5, fails to state therein matters as prescribed in the same paragraph, makes a false statement therein, or fails to retain a trust money safekeeping book.
No prosecution can be brought forth for an offense as provided for in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph unless a complaint has been filed.
前項第三号の罪は、告訴がなければ公訴を提起することができない。
第八十三条の二
An Officer, etc., of a Designated Examination Body, etc., who has engaged in contravening conduct to fall under any of the following items, is liable to a fine of five hundred thousand yen, or less:
次の各号のいずれかに該当するときは、その違反行為をした指定試験機関等の役員等は、五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
when the Officer, etc., of a Designated Examination Body, etc., in contravention of the provisions of Article 16-11 or Article 17-15, fails to prepare a book, fails to state matters therein, makes a false statement therein, or fails to retain said book;
when the Officer, etc., of a Designated Examination Body, etc., having been requested to submit a report under Article 16-13, paragraph (1) or (2) or Article 17-16, fails to submit a report, submits a false report, or refuses, impedes, or evades an inspection under said provisions;
第十六条の十三第一項若しくは第二項又は第十七条の十六の規定による報告を求められて、報告をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告をし、又はこれらの規定による検査を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避したとき。
when the Officer, etc., of a Designated Examination Body, etc., discontinues Examination Processes in whole without obtaining permission under Article 16-14, paragraph (1), or discontinues Training Course Operations in whole without providing a notification under Article 17-10.
第十六条の十四第一項の規定による許可を受けないで試験事務の全部を廃止し、又は第十七条の十の規定による届出をしないで講習業務の全部を廃止したとき。
第八十四条
In addition to the imposition of punishment on the offender, if a representative of a corporation or an agent, employee, or other worker of a corporation or individual engages in contravening conduct as provided for in provisions as listed in the following items in connection with the operations of said corporation or individual, said corporation is liable to a fine as prescribed in the relevant item and said individual is liable to a fine as provided for in the relevant article:
法人の代表者又は法人若しくは人の代理人、使用人その他の従業者が、その法人又は人の業務に関し、次の各号に掲げる規定の違反行為をしたときは、その行為者を罰するほか、その法人に対して当該各号に定める罰金刑を、その人に対して各本条の罰金刑を科する。
Article 79 or Article 79-2:fine of one hundred million yen or less;
Article 80 or Articles 81 through 83 (excluding paragraph (1), item (iii) of the same article):fine as provided for in the relevant article.
第八十条又は第八十一条から第八十三条まで（同条第一項第三号を除く。） 各本条の罰金刑
第八十五条
A person contravening an order under Article 50-11 is liable to a non-penal fine of three hundred thousand yen or less.
第五十条の十一の規定による命令に違反した者は、三十万円以下の過料に処する。
第八十五条の二
A person who fails to prepare Financial Statements in contravention of the provisions of Article 17-11, paragraph (1), fails to state matters that should be stated in Financial Statements, makes false statements therein, or refuses a request under any of the items of paragraph (2) of the same article without a valid reason is liable to a non-penal fine of two hundred thousand yen or less.
第十七条の十一第一項の規定に違反して財務諸表等を備えて置かず、財務諸表等に記載すべき事項を記載せず、若しくは虚偽の記載をし、又は正当な理由がないのに同条第二項各号の規定による請求を拒んだ者は、二十万円以下の過料に処する。
第八十六条
A person who contravenes the provisions of Article 22-2, paragraph (6) or (7), Article 35, paragraph (4), or Article 75 is liable to a non-penal fine of one hundred thousand yen or less.
第二十二条の二第六項若しくは第七項、第三十五条第四項又は第七十五条の規定に違反した者は、十万円以下の過料に処する。