# 道路運送車両法 / Road Transport Vehicle Act — 第十一条 (Article 11) - Law: 道路運送車両法 (Road Transport Vehicle Act), 昭和二十六年法律第百八十五号 - English title "Road Transport Vehicle 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: 第十一条 (Article 11)（自動車登録番号標の封印等） — address `art-11` - Text in force since: 2026-04-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11 - 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. --- ### 第十一条（自動車登録番号標の封印等） — Seals on Motor Vehicle Registration Number Plates, etc. caption: machine translation, not official art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11 **第一項** 自動車の所有者は、前条の規定により自動車登録番号の通知を受けたときは、当該番号を記載した自動車登録番号標を国土交通大臣又は第二十五条の自動車登録番号標交付代行者から交付を受け、国土交通省令で定めるところによりこれを当該自動車に取り付けた上、国土交通大臣（政令で定める離島にあつては、国土交通大臣又は政令で定める市町村の長。以下この条（次項第三号及び第三項を除く。）において同じ。）又は第二十八条の三第一項の規定による委託を受けた者（以下この条において「封印取付受託者」という。）の行う封印の取付けを受けなければならない。 art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-1 Upon being notified of the motor vehicle registration number under the preceding Article, the owner of a motor vehicle must receive from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a motor vehicle registration number plate issuing agent under Article 25 a motor vehicle registration number plate bearing that number, attach it to the motor vehicle as provided by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and then have a seal affixed by the Minister (in the case of a remote island specified by Cabinet Order, the Minister or the head of a municipality specified by Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter in this Article (excluding paragraph (2), item (iii) and paragraph (3))) or by a person entrusted under Article 28-3, paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to in this Article as a "seal affixing agent"). machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の規定は、次に掲げる場合について準用する。この場合において必要となる自動車登録番号標又は封印の取り外しは、国土交通大臣又は封印取付受託者が行うものとする。 art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-2 The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the following cases. In this case, the removal of the motor vehicle registration number plate or seal that becomes necessary is to be carried out by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a seal affixing agent: machine translation, not official **一** 自動車登録番号標が滅失し、毀損し、又は第三十九条第二項の規定に基づく国土交通省令で定める様式に適合しなくなつたとき。 art-11/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-2/item-1 where the motor vehicle registration number plate has been lost or damaged, or no longer conforms to the form specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism based on the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (2); machine translation, not official **二** 自動車登録番号標に記載された自動車登録番号の識別が困難となつたとき。 art-11/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-2/item-2 where it has become difficult to identify the motor vehicle registration number stated on the motor vehicle registration number plate; or machine translation, not official **三** 次項の規定により国土交通大臣が自動車登録番号標の交換を認めたとき。 art-11/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-2/item-3 where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has approved the replacement of the motor vehicle registration number plate pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph. machine translation, not official **第三項** 国土交通大臣は、自動車の所有者から当該自動車に係る自動車登録番号標の交換の申請があつたときは、これを認めるものとする。 art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-3 The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is to approve the replacement of the motor vehicle registration number plate for a motor vehicle where the owner of the motor vehicle has applied for it. machine translation, not official **第四項** 自動車の所有者は、当該自動車に係る自動車登録番号標に取り付けられた封印が滅失し、又は毀損したとき（次項ただし書の国土交通省令で定めるやむを得ない事由に該当して取り外したときを除く。）は、国土交通大臣又は封印取付受託者の行う封印の取付けを受けなければならない。 art-11/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-4 Where the seal attached to the motor vehicle registration number plate for a motor vehicle has been lost or damaged (excluding where it was removed for an unavoidable reason specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as referred to in the proviso to the following paragraph), the owner of the motor vehicle must have a seal affixed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a seal affixing agent. machine translation, not official **第五項** 何人も、国土交通大臣若しくは封印取付受託者が取付けをした封印又はこれらの者が封印の取付けをした自動車登録番号標は、これを取り外してはならない。ただし、整備のため特に必要があるときその他の国土交通省令で定めるやむを得ない事由に該当するときは、この限りでない。 art-11/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-5 No person may remove a seal affixed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a seal affixing agent, or a motor vehicle registration number plate to which a seal has been affixed by either of them; provided, however, that this does not apply where there is a particular need for maintenance or where it falls under any other unavoidable reason specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. machine translation, not official **第六項** 前項ただし書の場合において、当該自動車の所有者は、同項ただし書の国土交通省令で定めるやむを得ない事由に該当しなくなつたときは、封印のみを取り外した場合にあつては国土交通大臣又は封印取付受託者の行う封印の取付けを受け、封印の取付けをした自動車登録番号標を取り外した場合にあつては国土交通省令で定めるところにより当該自動車登録番号標を当該自動車に取り付けた上で国土交通大臣又は封印取付受託者の行う封印の取付けを受けなければならない。 art-11/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-6 In the case referred to in the proviso to the preceding paragraph, when the owner of the motor vehicle ceases to fall under the unavoidable reason specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as referred to in the proviso to that paragraph, the owner must, where only the seal was removed, have a seal affixed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a seal affixing agent, and where the motor vehicle registration number plate to which the seal had been affixed was removed, attach that plate to the motor vehicle as provided by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and then have a seal affixed by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a seal affixing agent. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-11/par-1: 前条 → 道路運送車両法 第十条 (Article 10), art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-10 - art-11/par-1: 第二十五条 → 道路運送車両法 第二十五条 (Article 25), art-25 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-25 - art-11/par-1: この条 → 道路運送車両法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11 - art-11/par-1: 次項第三号 → 道路運送車両法 第十一条第二項第三号 (Article 11, paragraph (2), item (iii)), art-11/par-2/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-2/item-3 - art-11/par-1: 第三項 → 道路運送車両法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-3 - art-11/par-1: 第二十八条の三第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十八条の三第一項 (Article 28-3, paragraph (1)), art-28-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-28-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-28-3/par-1 - art-11/par-2: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第十一条第一項 (Article 11, paragraph (1)), art-11/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-1 - art-11/par-2/item-1: 第三十九条第二項 → 道路運送車両法 第三十九条第二項 (Article 39, paragraph (2)), art-39/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-39/par-2 - art-11/par-2/item-3: 次項 → 道路運送車両法 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-3 - art-11/par-4: 次項 → 道路運送車両法 第十一条第五項 (Article 11, paragraph (5)), art-11/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-5 - art-11/par-6: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第十一条第五項 (Article 11, paragraph (5)), art-11/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-5 ## Cited by 11 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路運送車両法 第十一条第一項（自動車登録番号標の封印等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-1 - 道路運送車両法 第十一条第二項（自動車登録番号標の封印等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-2 - 道路運送車両法 第十一条第二項第三号（自動車登録番号標の封印等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-2/item-3 - 道路運送車両法 第十一条第四項（自動車登録番号標の封印等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-4 - 道路運送車両法 第十一条第六項（自動車登録番号標の封印等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-11/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-11/par-6 - 道路運送車両法 第十四条第二項（自動車登録番号の変更） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-14/par-2 - 道路運送車両法 第十九条第一項（自動車登録番号標の表示の義務） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-19/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-19/par-1 - 道路運送車両法 第二十六条第一項第一号（禁止行為等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-26/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-26/par-1/item-1 - 道路運送車両法 第百五条の二第一項（事務の区分） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-105-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-105-2/par-1 - 道路運送車両法 第百八条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-108/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-108/par-1/item-1 - 道路運送車両法 第百九条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-109/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-109/par-1/item-1 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路運送車両法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185/20260401_508AC0000000002), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 道路運送車両法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/529), retrieved 2026-09-18 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-transport-vehicle-act-20261013T120733-002, translated 2026-10-13 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-transport-vehicle-act-20261013T120733-003, translated 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 189 — 道路運送車両法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13