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Article 11Measures upon Return

第十一条(返還時の措置)

When returning the property received in a submission by the chief of a police station to the person who lost it, the chief must, as provided by National Public Safety Commission Rules, confirm that the person is the person who lost that property, and return it in exchange for a receipt.

警察署長は、提出を受けた物件を遺失者に返還するときは、国家公安委員会規則で定めるところにより、その者が当該物件の遺失者であることを確認し、かつ、受領書と引換えに返還しなければならない。

Only where the finder's consent has been given, the chief of a police station may, at the request of the person who lost the property, disclose the finder's name or title and address or location (referred to as "name, etc.").

警察署長は、拾得者の同意があるときに限り、遺失者の求めに応じ、拾得者の氏名又は名称及び住所又は所在地(以下「氏名等」という。)を告知することができる。

The chief of a police station may, at the request of a finder who has given the consent under the preceding paragraph, disclose the name, etc. of the person who lost the property.

警察署長は、前項の同意をした拾得者の求めに応じ、遺失者の氏名等を告知することができる。

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