In a case that falls under any of the following items, the violating person is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than three years, a fine of not more than 3,000,000 yen, or both:

①If a business that handles credit card numbers or an entrusted business that handles credit card numbers, or the officer or employee of any of these or a person that has held one of these positions, provides another party with, or misappropriates, a credit card number learned in the course of business for the purpose of obtaining a wrongful benefit for themselves or a third party, such a person is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

②The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a first person that cons a second person into providing the first person with a credit card number. The same applies to a person that acquires another person's credit card number in a way that is stated in one of the following items:

③The provisions of paragraph (1) apply to a person that provides someone with another person's credit card number or receives another person's credit card number, for remuneration, without legitimate grounds. The same applies to a person that keeps another person's credit card number for the purpose of providing it to someone for remuneration, without legitimate grounds.

④The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs do not preclude the application of the Penal Code or any other penal provisions.

In a case that falls under any of the following items, the violating person is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than two years, a fine of not more than 3,000,000 yen, or both. The same applies to a person that knowingly receives specified credit information from a person committing the violation referred to in item (ii) or item (iii):

In a case that falls under any of the following items, the violating representative, agent, employee, or other worker of a licensed installment seller, registered comprehensive credit purchase intermediary, registered comprehensive small amount credit purchase intermediary, registered individual credit purchase intermediary, or person that has obtained the license referred to in Article 35-3-61, is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than two years, a fine of not more than 3,000,000 yen, or both:

The representative, agent, employee, or other worker of a designated entrusted institution that violates an order under the provisions of Article 35-14, paragraph (2) is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than one year, a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen, or both.

If a person, in the course of trade, accepts the assignment of a card, etc. or acquires a card, etc. in connection with the lending of funds, in violation of the provisions of Article 37, that violating person is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen.

If a person violates the provisions of Article 35-22, that violating person is subject to punishment by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

In a case that falls under any of the following items, the violating representative, administrator, agent, employee, or other worker of a Registered comprehensive credit purchase intermediary, registered comprehensive small amount credit purchase intermediary, registered individual credit purchase intermediary, designated credit bureau, designated entrusted institution, a business that has a contract for handling credit card numbers or certified installment sales association, is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen:

In a case that falls under any of the following items, the violating person is subject to punishment by a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen: