# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第百十八条 (Article 118)

- 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: 第百十八条 (Article 118) — address `art-118`
- Text in force since: 2026-07-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118
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### 第百十八条
<sup>art-118 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、六月以下の拘禁刑又は十万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-118/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1</sup>
A person as referred to in one of the following items is subject to imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than 100,000 yen:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  第二十二条（最高速度）の規定の違反となるような行為をした者
  <sup>art-118/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-1</sup>
  a person engaging in conduct that constitutes a violation of Article 22 (Maximum Speed Limits);
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  第六十四条の二（十六歳未満の者による特定小型原動機付自転車の運転等の禁止）第一項の規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-118/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-2</sup>
  a person violating Article 64-2 (Prohibition against Driving of Specified Small Motorized Bicycles by Persons under 16 Years of Age and Related Conduct), paragraph (1);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  第六十四条の二（十六歳未満の者による特定小型原動機付自転車の運転等の禁止）第二項の規定に違反した者（当該違反により当該特定小型原動機付自転車の提供を受けた者が同条第一項の規定に違反して当該特定小型原動機付自転車を運転した場合に限る。）
  <sup>art-118/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-3</sup>
  a person violating Article 64-2 (Prohibition against Driving of Specified Small Motorized Bicycles by Persons under 16 Years of Age and Related Conduct), paragraph (2) (but only if the person provided with the specified small motorized bicycle as a result of the violation drives that specified small motorized bicycle in violation of paragraph (1) of that Article);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **四**  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て無線通話装置を通話のために使用し、又は自動車、原動機付自転車若しくは自転車に持ち込まれた画像表示用装置を手で保持してこれに表示された画像を注視した者（第百十七条の四第一項第二号に該当する者を除く。）
  <sup>art-118/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-4</sup>
  a person using a wireless telephone to make a telephone call or focusing attention on the screen of a device carried into or onto a motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, or bicycle while holding the device in the hand, in violation of Article 71 (Rules to Be Observed by Drivers), item (v)-5 (other than a person falling under Article 117-4, paragraph (1), item (ii));
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **五**  第八十五条（第一種免許）第五項から第十項までの規定に違反した者
  <sup>art-118/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-5</sup>
  a person violating Article 85 (Class 1 Licenses), paragraph (5) through (10); or
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **六**  第八十七条（仮免許）第二項後段の規定に違反して自動車を運転した者
  <sup>art-118/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-6</sup>
  a person driving a motor vehicle in violation of the second sentence of Article 87 (Provisional Licenses), paragraph (2).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、当該違反行為をした者は、六月以下の拘禁刑又は十万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-118/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-2</sup>
In any of the following cases, the person who committed the violation is subject to imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than 100,000 yen:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  第五十七条（乗車又は積載の制限等）第一項の規定に違反して積載物の重量の制限を超える積載をして車両を運転したとき。
  <sup>art-118/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-2/item-1</sup>
  when the person drives a vehicle while carrying a load that exceeds weight restrictions, in violation of Article 57 (Restrictions on Riding and Loading; Related Considerations), paragraph (1);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  第五十八条の五（過積載車両の運転の要求等の禁止）第二項の規定による警察署長の命令に従わなかつたとき。
  <sup>art-118/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-2/item-2</sup>
  when the person fails to comply with an order of the chief of a police station under Article 58-5 (Prohibition on Requiring or Otherwise Compelling Drivers to Drive Overloaded Vehicles), paragraph (2);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  第七十五条（自動車の使用者の義務等）第一項第二号又は第五号の規定に違反したとき。
  <sup>art-118/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-2/item-3</sup>
  when the person violates Article 75 (Responsibilities of Motor Vehicle Users; Related Considerations), paragraph (1), item (ii) or (v);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **四**  第七十五条（自動車の使用者の義務等）第一項第六号の規定に違反して、第一号に規定する積載をして自動車を運転することを命じ、又は容認したとき。
  <sup>art-118/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-2/item-4</sup>
  when the person, in violation of Article 75 (Responsibilities of Motor Vehicle Users; Related Considerations), paragraph (1), item (vi), orders or allows a person to drive a motor vehicle carrying a load as prescribed in item (i);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **五**  第七十六条（禁止行為）第一項又は第二項の規定に違反したとき。
  <sup>art-118/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-2/item-5</sup>
  when the person violates Article 76 (Prohibited Activities), paragraph (1) or (2).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  過失により第一項第一号の罪を犯した者は、三月以下の拘禁刑又は十万円以下の罰金に処する。
<sup>art-118/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-3</sup>
A person who, through negligence, commits the offense referred to in paragraph (1), item (i) is subject to imprisonment for not more than three months or a fine of not more than 100,000 yen.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-118/par-1/item-1: 第二十二条 → 道路交通法 第二十二条 (Article 22), art-22 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-22
- art-118/par-1/item-2: 第六十四条の二 → 道路交通法 第六十四条の二 (Article 64-2), art-64-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-64-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-64-2
- art-118/par-1/item-2: 第一項 → 道路交通法 第六十四条の二第一項 (Article 64-2, paragraph (1)), art-64-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-64-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-64-2/par-1
- art-118/par-1/item-3: 第六十四条の二 → 道路交通法 第六十四条の二 (Article 64-2), art-64-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-64-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-64-2
- art-118/par-1/item-3: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第六十四条の二第二項 (Article 64-2, paragraph (2)), art-64-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-64-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-64-2/par-2
- art-118/par-1/item-3: 同条第一項 → 道路交通法 第六十四条の二第一項 (Article 64-2, paragraph (1)), art-64-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-64-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-64-2/par-1
- art-118/par-1/item-4: 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-118/par-1/item-4: 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-118/par-1/item-4: 第百十七条の四第一項第二号 → 道路交通法 第百十七条の四第一項第二号 (Article 117-4, paragraph (1), item (ii)), 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
- art-118/par-1/item-5: 第八十五条 → 道路交通法 第八十五条 (Article 85), art-85 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-85 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-85
- art-118/par-1/item-5: 第五項から第十項まで → 道路交通法 第八十五条第十項 (Article 85, paragraph (10)), art-85/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-85/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-85/par-10
- art-118/par-1/item-5: 第五項から第十項まで → 道路交通法 第八十五条第五項 (Article 85, paragraph (5)), art-85/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-85/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-85/par-5
- art-118/par-1/item-5: 第五項から第十項まで → 道路交通法 第八十五条第六項 (Article 85, paragraph (6)), art-85/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-85/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-85/par-6
- art-118/par-1/item-5: 第五項から第十項まで → 道路交通法 第八十五条第七項 (Article 85, paragraph (7)), art-85/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-85/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-85/par-7
- art-118/par-1/item-5: 第五項から第十項まで → 道路交通法 第八十五条第八項 (Article 85, paragraph (8)), art-85/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-85/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-85/par-8
- art-118/par-1/item-5: 第五項から第十項まで → 道路交通法 第八十五条第九項 (Article 85, paragraph (9)), art-85/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-85/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-85/par-9
- art-118/par-1/item-6: 第八十七条 → 道路交通法 第八十七条 (Article 87), art-87 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-87 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-87
- art-118/par-1/item-6: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第八十七条第二項 (Article 87, paragraph (2)), art-87/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-87/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-87/par-2
- art-118/par-2/item-1: 第五十七条 → 道路交通法 第五十七条 (Article 57), art-57 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-57 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-57
- art-118/par-2/item-1: 第一項 → 道路交通法 第五十七条第一項 (Article 57, paragraph (1)), art-57/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-57/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-57/par-1
- art-118/par-2/item-2: 第五十八条の五 → 道路交通法 第五十八条の五 (Article 58-5), art-58-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-58-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-58-5
- art-118/par-2/item-2: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第五十八条の五第二項 (Article 58-5, paragraph (2)), art-58-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-58-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-58-5/par-2
- art-118/par-2/item-3: 第七十五条 → 道路交通法 第七十五条 (Article 75), art-75 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-75 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75
- art-118/par-2/item-3: 第一項第二号 → 道路交通法 第七十五条第一項第二号 (Article 75, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-75/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-75/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75/par-1/item-2
- art-118/par-2/item-3: 第五号 → 道路交通法 第七十五条第一項第五号 (Article 75, paragraph (1), item (v)), art-75/par-1/item-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-75/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75/par-1/item-5
- art-118/par-2/item-4: 第七十五条 → 道路交通法 第七十五条 (Article 75), art-75 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-75 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75
- art-118/par-2/item-4: 第一項第六号 → 道路交通法 第七十五条第一項第六号 (Article 75, paragraph (1), item (vi)), art-75/par-1/item-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-75/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75/par-1/item-6
- art-118/par-2/item-4: 第一号 → 道路交通法 第七十五条第一項第一号 (Article 75, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-75/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-75/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75/par-1/item-1
- art-118/par-2/item-5: 第七十六条 → 道路交通法 第七十六条 (Article 76), art-76 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-76
- art-118/par-2/item-5: 第一項 → 道路交通法 第七十六条第一項 (Article 76, paragraph (1)), art-76/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-76/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-76/par-1
- art-118/par-2/item-5: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第七十六条第二項 (Article 76, paragraph (2)), art-76/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-76/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-76/par-2
- art-118/par-3: 第一項第一号 → 道路交通法 第百十八条第一項第一号 (Article 118, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-118/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-1/item-1

## Cited by

9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 道路交通法 第七十一条第一項第五号の五（運転者の遵守事項） — 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
- 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 第百三条の二第一項第三号（免許の効力の仮停止） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-103-2/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103-2/par-1/item-3
- 道路交通法 第百十八条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-118/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-118/par-3
- 道路交通法 第百十九条第二項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-119/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-119/par-2/item-1
- 道路交通法 第百十九条第二項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-119/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-119/par-2/item-4
- 道路交通法 第百二十条第二項第二号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/art-120/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-120/par-2/item-2
- 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
- 道路交通法 別表第二 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-traffic-act/appdx-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/appdx-2

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## 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-20261013T074321-016, 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