# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第九条の二 (Article 9-2) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-9-2. 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: 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: 第九条の二 (Article 9-2)（被害者等の申出による意見の聴取） — address `art-9-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-9-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-9-2 - 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. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第九条の二（被害者等の申出による意見の聴取） — (Hearing of Opinions by Victims upon Request) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-9-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-9-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-9-2 **第一項** 家庭裁判所は、最高裁判所規則の定めるところにより第三条第一項第一号又は第二号に掲げる少年に係る事件の被害者等から、被害に関する心情その他の事件に関する意見の陳述の申出があるときは、自らこれを聴取し、又は家庭裁判所調査官に命じてこれを聴取させるものとする。ただし、事件の性質、調査又は審判の状況その他の事情を考慮して、相当でないと認めるときは、この限りでない。 art-9-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-9-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-9-2/par-1 The family court is to hear by itself, or order a family court investigating officer to hear from the victim, etc. of a juvenile case, as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), item (i) or (ii) about their feelings and other opinions on the case upon their request pursuant to the Rules of the Supreme Court; provided, however, that this does not apply if it is found inappropriate considering the nature of the case, the state of investigation or trial and decision of the family court, or other circumstances. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-9-2/par-1: 第三条第一項第一号 → 少年法 第三条第一項第一号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-3/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-3/par-1/item-1 - art-9-2/par-1: 第二号 → 少年法 第三条第一項第二号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-3/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-3/par-1/item-2 --- ## 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