# 会社法 / Companies Act — 第九百六十三条 (Article 963) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 会社法 (Companies Act), 平成十七年法律第八十六号 - English title "Companies Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第九百六十三条 (Article 963)（会社財産を危うくする罪） — address `art-963` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第九百六十三条（会社財産を危うくする罪） — (Crimes That Put Company Property at Risk) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-963 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963 **第一項** 第九百六十条第一項第一号又は第二号に掲げる者が、第三十四条第一項若しくは第六十三条第一項の規定による払込み若しくは給付について、又は第二十八条各号に掲げる事項について、裁判所又は創立総会若しくは種類創立総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときは、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。 art-963/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-1 When the person set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court, an organizational meeting or an organizational meeting of class shareholders with regard to payment or delivery under the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) or Article 63, paragraph (1) or the matters set forth in the items of Article 28, the person is punished by imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than five million yen, or both. machine translation, not official **第二項** 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第五号までに掲げる者が、第百九十九条第一項第三号又は第二百三十六条第一項第三号に掲げる事項について、裁判所又は株主総会若しくは種類株主総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、前項と同様とする。 art-963/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (v) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court, a shareholders meeting or a general meeting of class shareholders with regard to the matters set forth in Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii) or Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 検査役が、第二十八条各号、第百九十九条第一項第三号又は第二百三十六条第一項第三号に掲げる事項について、裁判所に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、第一項と同様とする。 art-963/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-3 The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when an inspector makes a false statement to or conceals facts from a court with regard to the matters set forth in the items of Article 28, Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii) or Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 第九十四条第一項の規定により選任された者が、第三十四条第一項若しくは第六十三条第一項の規定による払込み若しくは給付について、又は第二十八条各号に掲げる事項について、創立総会に対し、虚偽の申述を行い、又は事実を隠蔽したときも、第一項と同様とする。 art-963/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-4 The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when a person elected pursuant to the provisions of Article 94, paragraph (1) makes a false statement to or conceals facts from an organizational meeting with regard to payment or delivery under the provisions of Article 34, paragraph (1) or Article 63, paragraph (1) or the matters set forth in the items of Article 28. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号までに掲げる者が、次のいずれかに該当する場合にも、第一項と同様とする。 art-963/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-5 The provisions of paragraph (1) also apply when any one of the persons set forth in Article 960, paragraph (1), items (iii) through (vii) falls under any one of the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 何人の名義をもってするかを問わず、株式会社の計算において不正にその株式を取得したとき。 art-963/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-5/item-1 when the person, under any name, unlawfully acquires shares of a stock company on the account of the stock company; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 法令又は定款の規定に違反して、剰余金の配当をしたとき。 art-963/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-5/item-2 when the person pays dividends of surplus in violation of the provisions of laws and regulations or the articles of incorporation; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 株式会社の目的の範囲外において、投機取引のために株式会社の財産を処分したとき。 art-963/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-5/item-3 when the person disposes of a stock company's property for the purpose of speculative trading outside the scope of the purpose of the stock company. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-963/par-1: 第九百六十条第一項第一号 → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第一号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-960/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-1 - art-963/par-1: 第二号 → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第二号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-960/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-2 - art-963/par-1: 第三十四条第一項 → 会社法 第三十四条第一項 (Article 34, paragraph (1)), art-34/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-34/par-1 - art-963/par-1: 第六十三条第一項 → 会社法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-63/par-1 - art-963/par-1: 第二十八条 → 会社法 第二十八条 (Article 28), art-28 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-28 - art-963/par-2: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第五号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第三号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-960/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-3 - art-963/par-2: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第五号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第四号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-960/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-4 - art-963/par-2: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第五号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第五号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-960/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-5 - art-963/par-2: 第百九十九条第一項第三号 → 会社法 第百九十九条第一項第三号 (Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-199/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-199/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-199/par-1/item-3 - art-963/par-2: 第二百三十六条第一項第三号 → 会社法 第二百三十六条第一項第三号 (Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-236/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-236/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-236/par-1/item-3 - art-963/par-2: 前項 → 会社法 第九百六十三条第一項 (Article 963, paragraph (1)), art-963/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-1 - art-963/par-3: 第二十八条 → 会社法 第二十八条 (Article 28), art-28 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-28 - art-963/par-3: 第百九十九条第一項第三号 → 会社法 第百九十九条第一項第三号 (Article 199, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-199/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-199/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-199/par-1/item-3 - art-963/par-3: 第二百三十六条第一項第三号 → 会社法 第二百三十六条第一項第三号 (Article 236, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-236/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-236/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-236/par-1/item-3 - art-963/par-3: 第一項 → 会社法 第九百六十三条第一項 (Article 963, paragraph (1)), art-963/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-1 - art-963/par-4: 第九十四条第一項 → 会社法 第九十四条第一項 (Article 94, paragraph (1)), art-94/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-94/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-94/par-1 - art-963/par-4: 第三十四条第一項 → 会社法 第三十四条第一項 (Article 34, paragraph (1)), art-34/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-34/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-34/par-1 - art-963/par-4: 第六十三条第一項 → 会社法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-63/par-1 - art-963/par-4: 第二十八条 → 会社法 第二十八条 (Article 28), art-28 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-28 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-28 - art-963/par-4: 第一項 → 会社法 第九百六十三条第一項 (Article 963, paragraph (1)), art-963/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-1 - art-963/par-5: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第三号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-960/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-3 - art-963/par-5: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第四号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-960/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-4 - art-963/par-5: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第五号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-960/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-5 - art-963/par-5: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第六号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-960/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-6 - art-963/par-5: 第九百六十条第一項第三号から第七号まで → 会社法 第九百六十条第一項第七号 (Article 960, paragraph (1), item (vii)), art-960/par-1/item-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-960/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-960/par-1/item-7 - art-963/par-5: 第一項 → 会社法 第九百六十三条第一項 (Article 963, paragraph (1)), art-963/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/companies-act/art-963/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-963/par-1 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. 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