# 遺失物法 / Lost Property Act — 第四十二条 (Article 42)

- Law: 遺失物法 (Lost Property Act), 平成十八年法律第七十三号
- English title "Lost Property Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- 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: 第四十二条 (Article 42) — address `art-42`
- Text in force since: 2025-06-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42
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### 第四十二条
<sup>art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1</sup>
A person falling under one of the following items is subject to a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  第十四条の規定に違反して、書面を交付せず、又は虚偽の記載をした書面を交付した者
  <sup>art-42/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person who, in violation of Article 14, fails to deliver a document or delivers a document containing a false statement;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  第二十条第三項又は第二十一条第二項の規定による届出をせず、又は虚偽の届出をして売却又は処分をした者
  <sup>art-42/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person who has made a sale or disposal without giving the notification under Article 20, paragraph (3) or Article 21, paragraph (2), or after giving a false notification;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  第二十三条の規定に違反して、帳簿を備えず、帳簿に記載せず、若しくは虚偽の記載をし、又は帳簿を保存しなかった者
  <sup>art-42/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person who, in violation of Article 23, fails to keep a book, fails to make entries in the book or makes false entries, or fails to preserve the book;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **四**  第二十四条第一項の規定に違反して保管物件を提出しなかった者
  <sup>art-42/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a person who fails to submit property in custody in violation of Article 24, paragraph (1);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **五**  第二十五条第一項の規定に違反して、報告若しくは資料の提出をせず、又は虚偽の報告若しくは虚偽の資料の提出をした者
  <sup>art-42/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1/item-5</sup>
  a person who, in violation of Article 25, paragraph (1), fails to make a report or submit materials, or makes a false report or submits false materials;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **六**  第二十五条第二項の規定に違反して、報告若しくは資料の提出をせず、若しくは虚偽の報告若しくは虚偽の資料の提出をし、又は保管物件の提示を拒み、妨げ、若しくは忌避した者
  <sup>art-42/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1/item-6</sup>
  a person who, in violation of Article 25, paragraph (2), fails to make a report or submit materials, makes a false report or submits false materials, or refuses, obstructs or evades the presentation of property in custody;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **七**  第三十七条第三項の規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-42/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-42/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-42/par-1/item-7</sup>
  a person who violates Article 37, paragraph (3).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-42/par-1/item-1: 第十四条 → 遺失物法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-14
- art-42/par-1/item-2: 第二十条第三項 → 遺失物法 第二十条第三項 (Article 20, paragraph (3)), art-20/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-20/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-20/par-3
- art-42/par-1/item-2: 第二十一条第二項 → 遺失物法 第二十一条第二項 (Article 21, paragraph (2)), art-21/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-21/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-21/par-2
- art-42/par-1/item-3: 第二十三条 → 遺失物法 第二十三条 (Article 23), art-23 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-23 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-23
- art-42/par-1/item-4: 第二十四条第一項 → 遺失物法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-24/par-1
- art-42/par-1/item-5: 第二十五条第一項 → 遺失物法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-25/par-1
- art-42/par-1/item-6: 第二十五条第二項 → 遺失物法 第二十五条第二項 (Article 25, paragraph (2)), art-25/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-25/par-2
- art-42/par-1/item-7: 第三十七条第三項 → 遺失物法 第三十七条第三項 (Article 37, paragraph (3)), art-37/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-37/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-37/par-3

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 遺失物法 第四十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/lost-property-act/art-43/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/418AC0000000073/art-43/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 遺失物法 — the text in force from 2025-06-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/418AC0000000073/20250601_504AC0000000068), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 遺失物法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/1640), retrieved 2026-10-11
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch lost-property-act-20261011T093710-006, translated 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 186 — 遺失物法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11