# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第百十七条の四 (Article 117-4) - 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: 第百十七条の四 (Article 117-4) — address `art-117-4` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-117-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-4 - 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. --- ### 第百十七条の四 art-117-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-117-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-4 **第一項** 次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は三十万円以下の罰金に処する。 art-117-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-117-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-4/par-1 A person as referred to in one of the following items is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen: machine translation, not official **一** 第五十一条の三（車両移動保管関係事務の委託）第二項、第五十一条の十二（放置車両確認機関）第六項、第五十一条の十五（放置違反金関係事務の委託）第二項又は第百八条（免許関係事務の委託）第二項の規定に違反した者 art-117-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-117-4/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-4/par-1/item-1 a person violating Article 51-3 (Asking Others to Handle Administrative Functions Involved in Moving and Storing Vehicles), paragraph (2), Article 51-12 (Agency in Charge of Checking for Abandoned Vehicles), paragraph (6), Article 51-15 (Asking Others to Handle Administrative Processes Related to Abandonment Penalties), paragraph (2), or Article 108 (Asking Others to Handle Administrative Processes Involved in Licensing), paragraph (2); machine translation, not official **二** 第七十一条（運転者の遵守事項）第五号の五の規定に違反し、よつて道路における交通の危険を生じさせた者 art-117-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-117-4/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-4/par-1/item-2 a person violating Article 71 (Rules to Be Observed by Drivers), item (v)-5 and thereby causing a road traffic hazard; or machine translation, not official **三** 第八十九条（免許の申請等）第一項、第百一条（免許証等の更新の申請及び定期検査）第一項若しくは第百一条の二（更新期間前における免許証等の更新の申請及び適性検査）第一項の質問票に虚偽の記載をして提出し、又は第百一条の五（免許を受けた者に対する報告徴収）若しくは第百七条の三の二（国際運転免許証等を所持する者に対する報告徴収）の規定による公安委員会の求めがあつた場合において虚偽の報告をした者 art-117-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-117-4/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-4/par-1/item-3 a person giving false information in a questionnaire as referred to in Article 89 (Applying for a license; Related Considerations), paragraph (1), Article 101 (Application for License Renewal and Periodic Screening), paragraph (1), or Article 101-2 (Application for License Renewal and Fitness Screening before the Renewal Period), paragraph (1); or falsely reporting when asked to report by the public safety commission under Article 101-5 (Requesting Licensees to Report) or Article 107-3-2 (Requesting Persons with International Driving Permits and Licenses to Report). machine translation, not official **第二項** 第七十五条の十八（特定自動運行計画等の遵守）の規定に違反したときは、当該違反行為をした者は、一年以下の拘禁刑又は三十万円以下の罰金に処する。 art-117-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-117-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-117-4/par-2 If there is a violation of Article 75-18 (Compliance with Specified Automated Operation Plans, etc.), the person who committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than 300,000 yen. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第五十一条の三 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の三 (Article 51-3), art-51-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-3 - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の三第二項 (Article 51-3, paragraph (2)), art-51-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-3/par-2 - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第五十一条の十二 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の十二 (Article 51-12), art-51-12 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-12 - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第六項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の十二第六項 (Article 51-12, paragraph (6)), art-51-12/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51-12/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-12/par-6 - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第五十一条の十五 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の十五 (Article 51-15), art-51-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-15 - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の十五第二項 (Article 51-15, paragraph (2)), art-51-15/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-51-15/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-15/par-2 - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第百八条 → 道路交通法 第百八条 (Article 108), art-108 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-108 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108 - art-117-4/par-1/item-1: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第百八条第二項 (Article 108, paragraph (2)), art-108/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-108/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108/par-2 - art-117-4/par-1/item-2: 第七十一条 → 道路交通法 第七十一条 (Article 71), art-71 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-71 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-71 - art-117-4/par-1/item-2: 第五号の五 → 道路交通法 第七十一条第一項第五号の五 (Article 71, paragraph (1), item (v-5)), art-71/par-1/item-5-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-71/par-1/item-5-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-71/par-1/item-5-5 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第八十九条 → 道路交通法 第八十九条 (Article 89), art-89 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-89 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-89 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第一項 → 道路交通法 第八十九条第一項 (Article 89, paragraph (1)), art-89/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-89/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-89/par-1 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第百一条 → 道路交通法 第百一条 (Article 101), art-101 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第一項 → 道路交通法 第百一条第一項 (Article 101, paragraph (1)), art-101/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101/par-1 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第百一条の二 → 道路交通法 第百一条の二 (Article 101-2), art-101-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-2 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第一項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の二第一項 (Article 101-2, paragraph (1)), art-101-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-2/par-1 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第百一条の五 → 道路交通法 第百一条の五 (Article 101-5), art-101-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-101-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-5 - art-117-4/par-1/item-3: 第百七条の三の二 → 道路交通法 第百七条の三の二 (Article 107-3-2), art-107-3-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-107-3-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-3-2 - art-117-4/par-2: 第七十五条の十八 → 道路交通法 第七十五条の十八 (Article 75-18), art-75-18 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-75-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75-18 ## Cited by 5 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 第九十七条の二第一項第五号（運転免許試験の免除） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-97-2/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-97-2/par-1/item-5 - 道路交通法 第百三条の二第一項第二号（免許の効力の仮停止） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-103-2/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103-2/par-1/item-2 - 道路交通法 第百十八条第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-4 - 道路交通法 第百二十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-123/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-123/par-1 --- ## 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-20261013T074321-015, 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