# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)
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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
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- Provision: 第八条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 8)（検討） — address `suppl-5031-47/art-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第八条（検討） — Review
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suppl-5031-47/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/suppl-5031-47/art-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/suppl-5031-47/art-8
**第一項** 政府は、この法律の施行後五年を経過した場合において、この法律による改正後の規定及び民法の一部を改正する法律（平成三十年法律第五十九号）による改正後の規定の施行の状況並びにこれらの規定の施行後の社会情勢及び国民の意識の変化等を踏まえ、罪を犯した十八歳以上二十歳未満の者に係る事件の手続及び処分並びにその者に対する処遇に関する制度の在り方等について検討を加え、必要があると認めるときは、その結果に基づいて所要の措置を講ずるものとする。
suppl-5031-47/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/suppl-5031-47/art-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/suppl-5031-47/art-8/par-1
If five years have elapsed after this Act comes into effect, the Government is to review the desirable form of the system for the procedure in cases concerning persons aged 18 or older and under 20 who have committed an offense, dispositions, and the treatment of such persons, etc., taking into account the status of enforcement of the provisions as amended by this Act and the provisions as amended by the Act Partially Amending the Civil Code (Act No. 59 of 2018), and changes in social conditions and public awareness after the enforcement of those provisions, and, if it finds it necessary, take the necessary measures based on the results.
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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch juvenile-act-20261102T172711-004, translated 2026-11-03
- claude-sonnet-5-5, corrected on review by claude-opus-5-5 — Machine translation corrected on review, batch juvenile-act-20261102T172711-006, translated 2026-11-03
- This site's parser, version 223 — 少年法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02