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Article 273Crime of Acceptance of Bribes

第二百七十三条(収賄罪)

When a bankruptcy trustee, temporary administrator, bankruptcy trustee representative, or temporary administrator representative (referred to as a "bankruptcy trustee, etc." in the following paragraph) has accepted, solicited, or promised to accept a bribe in connection with their duties, the person is punishable by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than three million yen, or both.

破産管財人、保全管理人、破産管財人代理又は保全管理人代理(次項において「破産管財人等」という。)が、その職務に関し、賄賂を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、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。

In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, when the bankruptcy trustee, etc. has agreed to perform an act in response to an unlawful request, the person is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both.

前項の場合において、その破産管財人等が不正の請託を受けたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

If a bankruptcy trustee or temporary administrator is a corporation, when its officer or employee who performs the duties of a bankruptcy trustee or temporary administrator has accepted, solicited, or promised to accept a bribe in connection with the duties of a bankruptcy trustee or temporary administrator, the person is to be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more than three million yen, or both. The same applies if a bankruptcy trustee or temporary administrator is a corporation, and its officer or employee has had the bankruptcy trustee or temporary administrator accept or solicit or promise to accept a bribe in connection with the duties of the bankruptcy trustee or temporary administrator.

破産管財人又は保全管理人が法人である場合において、破産管財人又は保全管理人の職務を行うその役員又は職員が、その破産管財人又は保全管理人の職務に関し、賄賂を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、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。破産管財人又は保全管理人が法人である場合において、その役員又は職員が、その破産管財人又は保全管理人の職務に関し、破産管財人又は保全管理人に賄賂を収受させ、又はその供与の要求若しくは約束をしたときも、同様とする。

In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, when the officer or employee has agreed to perform an act in response to an unlawful request, the person is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both.

前項の場合において、その役員又は職員が不正の請託を受けたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

If a bankruptcy creditor or bankruptcy creditors' representative or their agent, officer or employee has accepted, solicited, or promised to accept a bribe while agreeing to perform an act in response to an unlawful request in connection with the exercise of a voting right on the date of a meeting of creditors or exercise of a voting right by voting by document, etc. prescribed in Article 139, paragraph (2), item (ii), the person is punishable by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both.

破産債権者若しくは代理委員又はこれらの者の代理人、役員若しくは職員が、債権者集会の期日における議決権の行使又は第百三十九条第二項第二号に規定する書面等投票による議決権の行使に関し、不正の請託を受けて、賄賂を収受し、又はその要求若しくは約束をしたときは、五年以下の拘禁刑若しくは五百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

In the cases referred to in the preceding paragraphs, a bribe accepted by the offender or by the bankruptcy trustee or temporary administrator that is a corporation is to be confiscated. If the whole or part of the bribe cannot be confiscated, an amount equivalent to its value is to be collected.

前各項の場合において、犯人又は法人である破産管財人若しくは保全管理人が収受した賄賂は、没収する。その全部又は一部を没収することができないときは、その価額を追徴する。

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