# 住民基本台帳法 / Residential Basic Book Act — 第一章 (Chapter 1) - Law: 住民基本台帳法 (Residential Basic Book Act), 昭和四十二年法律第八十一号 - English title "Residential Basic Book 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: 第一章 (Chapter 1) — address `ch-1` - Text in force since: 2026-10-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/ch-1 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/ch-1 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第一章　総則 — Chapter I General Provisions heading: machine translation, not official ch-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/ch-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/ch-1 ### 第一条（目的） — Purpose caption: machine translation, not official art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、市町村（特別区を含む。以下同じ。）において、住民の居住関係の公証、選挙人名簿の登録その他の住民に関する事務の処理の基礎とするとともに住民の住所に関する届出等の簡素化を図り、あわせて住民に関する記録の適正な管理を図るため、住民に関する記録を正確かつ統一的に行う住民基本台帳の制度を定め、もつて住民の利便を増進するとともに、国及び地方公共団体の行政の合理化に資することを目的とする。 art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-1/par-1 This Act has the purpose of establishing the system of the basic resident register, under which records concerning residents are kept accurately and in a unified manner, in order to serve, in a municipality (including a special ward; the same applies hereinafter), as the basis for the certification of the relationship of residence of residents, the registration of the pollbook, and other processing of affairs concerning residents, and to simplify notifications, etc. concerning the addresses of residents, while also ensuring the proper management of records concerning residents, thereby increasing the convenience of residents and contributing to the rationalization of the administration of the State and local governments. machine translation, not official ### 第二条（国及び都道府県の責務） — Responsibilities of the State and Prefectures caption: machine translation, not official art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-2 **第一項** 国及び都道府県は、市町村の住民の住所又は世帯若しくは世帯主の変更及びこれらに伴う住民の権利又は義務の異動その他の住民としての地位の変更に関する市町村長（特別区の区長を含む。以下同じ。）その他の市町村の執行機関に対する届出その他の行為（次条第三項及び第二十一条の四において「住民としての地位の変更に関する届出」と総称する。）が全て一の行為により行われ、かつ、住民に関する事務の処理が全て住民基本台帳に基づいて行われるように、法制上その他必要な措置を講じなければならない。 art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-2/par-1 The State and prefectures must take legislative and other measures necessary to ensure that notifications and other acts made to the mayor of the municipality (including the head of a special ward; the same applies hereinafter) or another executive body of the municipality, concerning a change in the address, household, or householder of a resident of the municipality, and any resulting change in the rights or obligations of the resident, or any other change in status as a resident (referred to collectively in paragraph (3) of the following Article and Article 21-4 as a "notification of a change in status as a resident"), are all carried out by a single act, and that the processing of affairs concerning residents is all carried out based on the basic resident register. machine translation, not official ### 第三条（市町村長等の責務） — Responsibilities of the Mayor of the Municipality, etc. caption: machine translation, not official art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-3 **第一項** 市町村長は、常に、住民基本台帳を整備し、住民に関する正確な記録が行われるように努めるとともに、住民に関する記録の管理が適正に行われるように必要な措置を講ずるよう努めなければならない。 art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-3/par-1 The mayor of the municipality must always endeavor to maintain the basic resident register and ensure that accurate records concerning residents are made, and must endeavor to take the measures necessary to ensure that the management of records concerning residents is properly carried out. machine translation, not official **第二項** 市町村長その他の市町村の執行機関は、住民基本台帳に基づいて住民に関する事務を管理し、又は執行するとともに、住民からの届出その他の行為に関する事務の処理の合理化に努めなければならない。 art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-3/par-2 The mayor of the municipality and other executive bodies of the municipality must manage or execute affairs concerning residents based on the basic resident register, and must endeavor to rationalize the processing of affairs concerning notifications and other acts by residents. machine translation, not official **第三項** 住民は、常に、住民としての地位の変更に関する届出を正確に行うように努めなければならず、虚偽の届出その他住民基本台帳の正確性を阻害するような行為をしてはならない。 art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-3/par-3 A resident must always endeavor to accurately make a notification of a change in status as a resident, and must not make a false notification or engage in any other act that would impair the accuracy of the basic resident register. machine translation, not official **第四項** 何人も、第十一条第一項に規定する住民基本台帳の一部の写しの閲覧又は第十二条第一項に規定する住民票の写し若しくは住民票記載事項証明書、第十五条の四第一項に規定する除票の写し若しくは除票記載事項証明書、第二十条第一項に規定する戸籍の附票の写し、第二十一条の三第一項に規定する戸籍の附票の除票の写しその他のこの法律の規定により交付される書類の交付により知り得た事項を使用するに当たつて、個人の基本的人権を尊重するよう努めなければならない。 art-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-3/par-4 Any person must endeavor to respect the fundamental human rights of the individual, when using matters learned through the inspection of the partial copy of the Basic Resident Register prescribed in Article 11, paragraph (1), or the issuance of a copy of a certificate of residence or a certificate of items stated in resident register prescribed in Article 12, paragraph (1), a copy of a removed certificate of residence or a certificate of items stated in removed certificate of residence prescribed in Article 15-4, paragraph (1), a copy of the family register supplement prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (1), a copy of the removed family register supplement prescribed in Article 21-3, paragraph (1), or any other document issued under the provisions of this Act. machine translation, not official ### 第四条（住民の住所に関する法令の規定の解釈） — Interpretation of Laws and Regulations Concerning the Addresses of Residents caption: machine translation, not official art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-4 **第一項** 住民の住所に関する法令の規定は、地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第十条第一項に規定する住民の住所と異なる意義の住所を定めるものと解釈してはならない。 art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-4/par-1 The provisions of laws and regulations concerning the address of a resident must not be interpreted as establishing an address with a meaning different from the address of a resident prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947). machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-2/par-1: 次条第三項 → 住民基本台帳法 第三条第三項 (Article 3, paragraph (3)), art-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-3/par-3 - art-2/par-1: 第二十一条の四 → 住民基本台帳法 第二十一条の四 (Article 21-4), art-21-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-21-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-21-4 - art-3/par-4: 第十一条第一項 → 住民基本台帳法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-11/par-1 - art-3/par-4: 第十二条第一項 → 住民基本台帳法 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-12/par-1 - art-3/par-4: 第十五条の四第一項 → 住民基本台帳法 第十五条の四第一項 (Article 15-4, paragraph (1)), art-15-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-15-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-15-4/par-1 - art-3/par-4: 第二十条第一項 → 住民基本台帳法 第二十条第一項 (Article 20, paragraph (1)), art-20/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-20/par-1 - art-3/par-4: 第二十一条の三第一項 → 住民基本台帳法 第二十一条の三第一項 (Article 21-3, paragraph (1)), art-21-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/residential-basic-book-act/art-21-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-21-3/par-1 - art-4/par-1: 地方自治法（昭和二十二年法律第六十七号）第十条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000067, 第十条第一項 (Article 10, paragraph (1)), art-10/par-1 — not held in this collection --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 住民基本台帳法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-05 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 住民基本台帳法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/883), retrieved 2026-09-18 - claude-sonnet-5 — Machine translation, batch residential-basic-book-act-20260923T191243-001, translated 2026-09-24 - This site's parser, version 209 — 住民基本台帳法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05