# Act No. 52 of 2026: Act Partially Amending the Act on Punishment of Acts Inflicting Death or Injury on Others by Driving a Motor Vehicle, etc. and the Road Traffic Act

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 52 of 2026 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 1 July 2026.

- Number: 令和八年法律第五十二号 (令和8年法律第52号), Act No. 52 of 2026
- Title: Act Partially Amending the Act on Punishment of Acts Inflicting Death or Injury on Others by Driving a Motor Vehicle, etc. and the Road Traffic Act (自動車の運転により人を死傷させる行為等の処罰に関する法律及び道路交通法の一部を改正する法律)
- Promulgated: 1 July 2026
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/508AC0000000052
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Act on Punishment of Acts Inflicting Death or Injury on Others by Driving a Motor Vehicle, etc. (自動車の運転により人を死傷させる行為等の処罰に関する法律)

https://japanlaw.org/en/dangerous-driving-act

- 21 July 2026: In force. The law in force: https://japanlaw.org/en/dangerous-driving-act; in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/dangerous-driving-act

## Road Traffic Act (道路交通法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act

- 21 July 2026: In force. The law in force: https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act; in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/road-traffic-act

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (2 records)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (2 records)