# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第十三条 (Article 13)

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- Law: 少年法 (Juveniles Act), 昭和二十三年法律第百六十八号
- English title "Juveniles 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: 第十三条 (Article 13)（同行状の執行） — address `art-13`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-13
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-13
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### 第十三条（同行状の執行） — (Execution of an Escort Warrant)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-13</sup>

  **第一項**  同行状は、家庭裁判所調査官がこれを執行する。
  <sup>art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-13/par-1</sup>
  An escort warrant is executed by a family court investigating officer.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  家庭裁判所は、警察官、保護観察官又は裁判所書記官をして、同行状を執行させることができる。
  <sup>art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-13/par-2</sup>
  The family court may have a police officer, a probation officer, or a court clerk execute an escort warrant.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  裁判長は、急速を要する場合には、前項の処分をし、又は合議体の構成員にこれをさせることができる。
  <sup>art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-13/par-3</sup>
  In urgent cases, the presiding judge may take the measures stated in the preceding paragraph or have a member of the panel of judges do this.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-13/par-3: 前項 → 少年法 第十三条第二項 (Article 13, paragraph (2)), art-13/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-13/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-13/par-2

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 少年法 第十三条第三項（同行状の執行） — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-13/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-13/par-3
- 少年法 第二十六条第五項（決定の執行） — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-26/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-26/par-5

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 少年法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000168/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Juveniles Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4827/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- This site's parser, version 220 — 少年法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02
