# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第百六条の三 (Article 106-3) - Law: 道路交通法 (Road Traffic Act), 昭和三十五年法律第百五号 - English title "Road Traffic 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: 第百六条の三 (Article 106-3)（免許証の返納等） — address `art-106-3` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3 - 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. --- ### 第百六条の三（免許証の返納等） — (Returning and Submitting Licenses) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-106-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3 **第一項** 免許証を有する者は、次の各号のいずれかに該当することとなつたときは、速やかに、免許証（第三号の場合にあつては、発見し、又は回復した免許証）をその者の住所地を管轄する公安委員会に返納しなければならない。 art-106-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1 Having come to fall under one of the following items, a person who holds a license must promptly return the license (or the license found or recovered, in a case as under item (iii)) to the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the person's domicile: machine translation, not official **一** 免許が取り消されたとき。 art-106-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1/item-1 the license is revoked; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 免許が失効したとき。 art-106-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1/item-2 the license ceases to be valid; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 免許証の再交付を受けた後において亡失した免許証を発見し、又は回復したとき。 art-106-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1/item-3 a lost license is found or recovered after a new license is reissued. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 免許証の有効期間が満了したとき（第二号に該当する場合を除く。）。 art-106-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1/item-4 when the valid period of the license expires (excluding a case that falls under item (ii)). machine translation, not official **第二項** 第百四条の二の二第一項、第二項若しくは第四項、第百四条の二の四第一項、第二項若しくは第四項又は第百四条の四第二項の規定により免許を取り消された者がなお他の種類の免許を受けている場合（同条第三項の規定により免許が与えられる場合を含む。次条第二項において同じ。）において、前項の規定により免許証を返納したときは、公安委員会は、当該他の種類の免許に係る免許証を交付するものとする。 art-106-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-2 In the case where a person whose license has been revoked pursuant to Article 104-2-2, paragraph (1), (2), or (4), Article 104-2-4, paragraph (1), (2), or (4), or Article 104-4, paragraph (2) still holds a license of another type (including the case where a license is granted pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article; the same applies in paragraph (2) of the following Article), if the person returns a license pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the public safety commission is to issue the license pertaining to the license of that other type. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第九十五条の二第五項及び第六項の規定は、前項の規定による免許証の交付について準用する。 art-106-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-3 The provisions of Article 95-2, paragraphs (5) and (6) apply mutatis mutandis to the issuance of a license under the preceding paragraph. machine translation, not official **第四項** 免許証を有する者は、第九十条第五項、第百三条第一項若しくは第四項、第百四条の二の三第一項若しくは第三項又は同条第五項において準用する第百三条第四項の規定により免許の効力が停止されたときは、速やかに、免許証をその者の住所地を管轄する公安委員会に提出しなければならない。 art-106-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-4 A person who holds a license must promptly submit the license thereof to the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the domicile thereof if that license is suspended pursuant to Article 90, paragraph (5), Article 103, paragraph (1) or (4), Article 104-2-3, paragraph (1) or (3), or Article 103, paragraph (4) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article. machine translation, not official **第五項** 前項の規定により免許証の提出を受けた公安委員会又は第百三条の二第五項若しくは第六項の規定により免許証の送付を受けた公安委員会は、当該免許証に係る免許の効力の停止の期間が満了した場合又は当該免許証に係る免許の効力の停止が解除された場合においてその提出者から返還の請求があつたときは、直ちに当該免許証を返還しなければならない。 art-106-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-5 A public safety commission to which a license is submitted pursuant to the preceding paragraph, or to which a license is sent pursuant to Article 103-2, paragraph (5) or (6), must immediately return the license when, in the case where the period of suspension of the license pertaining to that license has expired or the suspension of the license pertaining to that license has been lifted, a request for its return is made by the person who submitted it. machine translation, not official **第六項** 第三項において準用する第九十五条の二第六項の申出の手続について必要な事項は、内閣府令で定める。 art-106-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-6 Necessary particulars regarding the procedures for an application under Article 95-2, paragraph (6) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (3) are prescribed by Cabinet Office Order. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-106-3/par-1: 第三号 → 道路交通法 第百六条の三第一項第三号 (Article 106-3, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-106-3/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1/item-3 - art-106-3/par-1/item-4: 第二号 → 道路交通法 第百六条の三第一項第二号 (Article 106-3, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-106-3/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1/item-2 - art-106-3/par-2: 第百四条の二の二第一項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の二第一項 (Article 104-2-2, paragraph (1)), art-104-2-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-2/par-1 - art-106-3/par-2: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の二第二項 (Article 104-2-2, paragraph (2)), art-104-2-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-2/par-2 - art-106-3/par-2: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の二第四項 (Article 104-2-2, paragraph (4)), art-104-2-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-2/par-4 - art-106-3/par-2: 第百四条の二の四第一項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の四第一項 (Article 104-2-4, paragraph (1)), art-104-2-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-4/par-1 - art-106-3/par-2: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の四第二項 (Article 104-2-4, paragraph (2)), art-104-2-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-4/par-2 - art-106-3/par-2: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の四第四項 (Article 104-2-4, paragraph (4)), art-104-2-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-4/par-4 - art-106-3/par-2: 第百四条の四第二項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の四第二項 (Article 104-4, paragraph (2)), art-104-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-4/par-2 - art-106-3/par-2: 同条第三項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の四第三項 (Article 104-4, paragraph (3)), art-104-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-4/par-3 - art-106-3/par-2: 次条第二項 → 道路交通法 第百六条の四第二項 (Article 106-4, paragraph (2)), art-106-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-4/par-2 - art-106-3/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 第百六条の三第一項 (Article 106-3, paragraph (1)), art-106-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1 - art-106-3/par-3: 第九十五条の二第五項 → 道路交通法 第九十五条の二第五項 (Article 95-2, paragraph (5)), art-95-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-95-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-95-2/par-5 - art-106-3/par-3: 第六項 → 道路交通法 第九十五条の二第六項 (Article 95-2, paragraph (6)), art-95-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-95-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-95-2/par-6 - art-106-3/par-3: 前項 → 道路交通法 第百六条の三第二項 (Article 106-3, paragraph (2)), art-106-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-2 - art-106-3/par-4: 第九十条第五項 → 道路交通法 第九十条第五項 (Article 90, paragraph (5)), art-90/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-90/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-90/par-5 - art-106-3/par-4: 第百三条第一項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第一項 (Article 103, paragraph (1)), art-103/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-1 - art-106-3/par-4: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第四項 (Article 103, paragraph (4)), art-103/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-4 - art-106-3/par-4: 第百四条の二の三第一項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の三第一項 (Article 104-2-3, paragraph (1)), art-104-2-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-3/par-1 - art-106-3/par-4: 第三項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の三第三項 (Article 104-2-3, paragraph (3)), art-104-2-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-3/par-3 - art-106-3/par-4: 同条第五項 → 道路交通法 第百四条の二の三第五項 (Article 104-2-3, paragraph (5)), art-104-2-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-2-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-2-3/par-5 - art-106-3/par-5: 前項 → 道路交通法 第百六条の三第四項 (Article 106-3, paragraph (4)), art-106-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-4 - art-106-3/par-5: 第百三条の二第五項 → 道路交通法 第百三条の二第五項 (Article 103-2, paragraph (5)), art-103-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-103-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103-2/par-5 - art-106-3/par-5: 第六項 → 道路交通法 第百三条の二第六項 (Article 103-2, paragraph (6)), art-103-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-103-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103-2/par-6 - art-106-3/par-6: 第三項 → 道路交通法 第百六条の三第三項 (Article 106-3, paragraph (3)), art-106-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-3 - art-106-3/par-6: 第九十五条の二第六項 → 道路交通法 第九十五条の二第六項 (Article 95-2, paragraph (6)), art-95-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-95-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-95-2/par-6 ## Cited by 12 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 第九十五条の六第一項（免許証等の有効期間） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-95-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-95-6/par-1 - 道路交通法 第九十五条の六第二項（免許証等の有効期間） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-95-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-95-6/par-2 - 道路交通法 第百四条の四第三項（申請による取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-104-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-104-4/par-3 - 道路交通法 第百六条の三第一項（免許証の返納等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1 - 道路交通法 第百六条の三第一項第四号（免許証の返納等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-1/item-4 - 道路交通法 第百六条の三第二項（免許証の返納等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-2 - 道路交通法 第百六条の三第三項（免許証の返納等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-3 - 道路交通法 第百六条の三第五項（免許証の返納等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-5 - 道路交通法 第百六条の三第六項（免許証の返納等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-3/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-3/par-6 - 道路交通法 第百六条の四第一項第一号（免許情報記録の抹消等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-4/par-1/item-1 - 道路交通法 第百六条の五第一項（免許証及び免許情報記録個人番号カードを有する者の特則） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-106-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-106-5/par-1 - 道路交通法 第百二十一条第一項第十号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-121/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-121/par-1/item-10 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路交通法 — the text in force from 2026-07-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105/20260721_508AC0000000052), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Road Traffic Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2962/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-traffic-act-20261013T074321-012, translated 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 190 — 道路交通法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13