In any of the following cases, a person who has committed said violation is subject to a fine of not more than five hundred thousand yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、五十万円以下の罰金に処する。
when false information was included in a written application as provided for in Article 14, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (6), Article 19, paragraph (6), and Article 20, paragraph (6)), or a document set forth in the items under Article 14, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 17, paragraph (6), Article 19, paragraph (6), and Article 20, paragraph (6)) and the written application or the document was submitted;
when letters or characters were used in a person's name that are likely to cause it to be mistaken for a qualified consumer organization, or giving an indication in connection with its operations that is likely to cause it to be mistaken for a qualified consumer organization, in violation of Article 16, paragraph (3);
when a person fails to prepare or retain books and documents or prepares false books and documents, in violation of Article 30;
第三十条の規定に違反して、帳簿書類の作成若しくは保存をせず、又は虚偽の帳簿書類の作成をしたとき。
when a person fails to report or falsely makes a report under Article 32, paragraph (1); when a person refuses, hinders, or evades an inspection under that paragraph; or when a person fails to give a statement or gives a false statement in response to questions asked under that paragraph;