# 道路運送車両法 / Road Transport Vehicle Act — 第六十一条 (Article 61) - 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: 第六十一条 (Article 61)（自動車検査証の有効期間） — address `art-61` - Text in force since: 2026-04-01 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61 - 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. --- ### 第六十一条（自動車検査証の有効期間） — Validity Period of Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificates caption: machine translation, not official art-61 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61 **第一項** 自動車検査証の有効期間は、旅客を運送する自動車運送事業の用に供する自動車、貨物の運送の用に供する自動車及び国土交通省令で定める自家用自動車であつて、検査対象軽自動車以外のものにあつては一年、その他の自動車にあつては二年とする。 art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-1 The validity period of a motor vehicle inspection certificate is one year for a motor vehicle used for motor vehicle transport business that transports passengers, a motor vehicle used for transporting cargo, and a private-use motor vehicle specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, other than a light motor vehicle subject to inspection, and two years for other motor vehicles. machine translation, not official **第二項** 次の各号に掲げる自動車について、初めて前条第一項又は第七十一条第四項の規定により自動車検査証を交付する場合においては、前項の規定にかかわらず、当該自動車検査証の有効期間は、それぞれ当該各号に掲げる期間とする。 art-61/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-2 When a motor vehicle inspection certificate is issued for the first time pursuant to paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or Article 71, paragraph (4) for a motor vehicle listed in the following items, the validity period of that motor vehicle inspection certificate is, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the period set forth in the relevant item: machine translation, not official **一** 前項の規定により自動車検査証の有効期間を一年とされる自動車のうち車両総重量八トン未満の貨物の運送の用に供する自動車及び国土交通省令で定める自家用自動車であるもの　二年 art-61/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-2/item-1 among motor vehicles whose motor vehicle inspection certificate has a validity period of one year under the preceding paragraph, motor vehicles used for transporting cargo with a gross vehicle weight of less than eight tons and private-use motor vehicles specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: two years; machine translation, not official **二** 前項の規定により自動車検査証の有効期間を二年とされる自動車のうち自家用乗用自動車（人の運送の用に供する自家用自動車であつて、国土交通省令で定めるものを除く。）及び二輪の小型自動車であるもの　三年 art-61/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-2/item-2 among motor vehicles whose motor vehicle inspection certificate has a validity period of two years under the preceding paragraph, private-use passenger motor vehicles (meaning private-use motor vehicles used for transporting persons, excluding those specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) and two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicles: three years. machine translation, not official **第三項** 国土交通大臣は、前条第一項、第六十二条第二項（第六十三条第三項及び第六十七条第四項において準用する場合を含む。）又は第七十一条第四項の規定により自動車検査証を交付し、又は返付する場合において、当該自動車が第一項又は前項の有効期間を経過しない前に保安基準に適合しなくなるおそれがあると認めるときは、第一項又は前項の有効期間を短縮することができる。 art-61/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-3 When issuing or returning a motor vehicle inspection certificate pursuant to Article 60, paragraph (1), Article 62, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 63, paragraph (3) and Article 67, paragraph (4)) or Article 71, paragraph (4), if the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the motor vehicle is likely to cease to conform to the safety standards before the validity period under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph elapses, the Minister may shorten the validity period under paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第七十条の規定により自動車検査証の再交付をする場合にあつては、新たに交付する自動車検査証の有効期間は、従前の自動車検査証の有効期間の残存期間とする。 art-61/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-4 In the case of reissuance of a motor vehicle inspection certificate pursuant to Article 70, the validity period of the newly issued motor vehicle inspection certificate is the remaining period of the validity period of the previous motor vehicle inspection certificate. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-61/par-2: 前条第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十条第一項 (Article 60, paragraph (1)), art-60/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-60/par-1 - art-61/par-2: 第七十一条第四項 → 道路運送車両法 第七十一条第四項 (Article 71, paragraph (4)), art-71/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-71/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-71/par-4 - art-61/par-2: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第一項 (Article 61, paragraph (1)), art-61/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-1 - art-61/par-2/item-1: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第一項 (Article 61, paragraph (1)), art-61/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-1 - art-61/par-2/item-2: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第一項 (Article 61, paragraph (1)), art-61/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-1 - art-61/par-3: 前条第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十条第一項 (Article 60, paragraph (1)), art-60/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-60/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-60/par-1 - art-61/par-3: 第六十二条第二項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十二条第二項 (Article 62, paragraph (2)), art-62/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-62/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-62/par-2 - art-61/par-3: 第六十三条第三項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第三項 (Article 63, paragraph (3)), art-63/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-3 - art-61/par-3: 第六十七条第四項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十七条第四項 (Article 67, paragraph (4)), art-67/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-67/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-67/par-4 - art-61/par-3: 第七十一条第四項 → 道路運送車両法 第七十一条第四項 (Article 71, paragraph (4)), art-71/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-71/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-71/par-4 - art-61/par-3: 第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第一項 (Article 61, paragraph (1)), art-61/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-1 - art-61/par-3: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第二項 (Article 61, paragraph (2)), art-61/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-2 - art-61/par-4: 第七十条 → 道路運送車両法 第七十条 (Article 70), art-70 — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-70 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-70 ## Cited by 15 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一第一項第一号イ（自動車重量税率の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11/par-1/item-1/sub-1 - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一第一項第一号ロ（自動車重量税率の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11/par-1/item-1/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11/par-1/item-1/sub-2 - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一第一項第二号イ（自動車重量税率の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11/par-1/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11/par-1/item-2/sub-1 - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一第一項第二号ロ（自動車重量税率の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11/par-1/item-2/sub-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11/par-1/item-2/sub-2 - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一の二第一項第一号イ — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11-2/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11-2/par-1/item-1/sub-1 - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一の二第一項第二号イ — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11-2/par-1/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11-2/par-1/item-2/sub-1 - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一の三第一項第一号イ — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11-3/par-1/item-1/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11-3/par-1/item-1/sub-1 - 租税特別措置法 第九十条の十一の三第一項第二号イ — https://japanlaw.org/en/special-taxation-measures-act/art-90-11-3/par-1/item-2/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/332AC0000000026/art-90-11-3/par-1/item-2/sub-1 - 自動車損害賠償保障法 第九条第七項（自動車損害賠償責任保険証明書の提示） — https://japanlaw.org/en/automobile-accident-compensation-act/art-9/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/330AC0000000097/art-9/par-7 - 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第二項（自動車検査証の有効期間） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-2 - 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第二項第一号（自動車検査証の有効期間） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-2/item-1 - 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第二項第二号（自動車検査証の有効期間） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-2/item-2 - 道路運送車両法 第六十一条第三項（自動車検査証の有効期間） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-61/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-61/par-3 - 道路運送車両法 第七十一条第九項（予備検査） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-71/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-71/par-9 - 道路運送車両法 第七十一条の二第七項（限定自動車検査証等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-71-2/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-71-2/par-7 --- ## 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-20261013T120733-013, 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