# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第三十二条の三 (Article 32-3)

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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: 第三十二条の三 (Article 32-3)（抗告裁判所の事実の取調べ） — address `art-32-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-32-3
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-3
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### 第三十二条の三（抗告裁判所の事実の取調べ） — (Examination of Facts by the Court in Charge of an Appeal)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-32-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-32-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-3</sup>

  **第一項**  抗告裁判所は、決定をするについて必要があるときは、事実の取調べをすることができる。
  <sup>art-32-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-32-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-3/par-1</sup>
  The court in charge of an appeal may examine the facts when it is necessary to give a ruling.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の取調べは、合議体の構成員にさせ、又は家庭裁判所の裁判官に嘱託することができる。
  <sup>art-32-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-32-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-3/par-2</sup>
  The court in charge of an appeal may have a member of the panel of judges perform the examination prescribed in the preceding paragraph, or delegate it to a judge of a family court.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-32-3/par-2: 前項 → 少年法 第三十二条の三第一項 (Article 32-3, paragraph (1)), art-32-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-32-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-3/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 少年法 第十七条の二第四項（異議の申立て） — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-17-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-17-2/par-4
- 少年法 第三十二条の三第二項（抗告裁判所の事実の取調べ） — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-32-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-3/par-2
- 少年法 第三十二条の六第一項（準用） — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-32-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-6/par-1
- 少年法 第三十五条第二項（再抗告） — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-35/par-2

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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
