# 民法 / Civil Code — 第百五十八条 (Article 158)

- Law: 民法 (Civil Code), 明治二十九年法律第八十九号
- English title "Civil Code": 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: 第百五十八条 (Article 158)（未成年者又は成年被後見人と時効の完成猶予） — address `art-158`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-158
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### 第百五十八条（未成年者又は成年被後見人と時効の完成猶予） — (Minor or Adult Ward and Postponement of Expiration of Prescription Period)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-158 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-158 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-158</sup>

    **第一項**  時効の期間の満了前六箇月以内の間に未成年者又は成年被後見人に法定代理人がないときは、その未成年者若しくは成年被後見人が行為能力者となった時又は法定代理人が就職した時から六箇月を経過するまでの間は、その未成年者又は成年被後見人に対して、時効は、完成しない。
    <sup>art-158/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-158/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-158/par-1</sup>
    If a minor or an adult ward has no legal representative during the period of six months preceding the expiration of the period of prescription, the prescription period does not expire with respect to that minor or adult ward until six months pass from the time when that minor or adult ward becomes a person with a capacity to act, or a legal representative assumes the position.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  未成年者又は成年被後見人がその財産を管理する父、母又は後見人に対して権利を有するときは、その未成年者若しくは成年被後見人が行為能力者となった時又は後任の法定代理人が就職した時から六箇月を経過するまでの間は、その権利について、時効は、完成しない。
    <sup>art-158/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-158/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-158/par-2</sup>
    If a minor or an adult ward has a right vis-a-vis the minor's or the adult ward's father, mother, or guardian who manages the property, the prescription period does not expire with respect to that right until six months have passed from the time when that minor or adult ward becomes a person with capacity to act, or a succeeding legal representative assumes the position.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/129AC0000000089/20260624_508AC0000000045), retrieved 2026-10-11
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Civil Code — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4848/tb), retrieved 2026-10-11
- This site's parser, version 190 — 民法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-11