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Article 192Civil Fines for Non-Appearance

第百九十二条(不出頭に対する過料等)

If a witness, without a legitimate reason for doing so, fails to appear, the court issues a ruling ordering the witness to bear any court costs incurred due to the witness's failure to appear, and sentences that witness to a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen.

証人が正当な理由なく出頭しないときは、裁判所は、決定で、これによって生じた訴訟費用の負担を命じ、かつ、十万円以下の過料に処する。

An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling as referred to in the preceding paragraph.

前項の決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。

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