# 民法 / Civil Code — 第五百二十条の九 (Article 520-9)

- 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
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- Provision: 第五百二十条の九 (Article 520-9)（指図証券の提示と履行遅滞） — address `art-520-9`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第五百二十条の九（指図証券の提示と履行遅滞） — (Presentation of Negotiable Instrument Payable to Order and Delay in Performance)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-520-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-520-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-520-9</sup>

      **第一項**  指図証券の債務者は、その債務の履行について期限の定めがあるときであっても、その期限が到来した後に所持人がその証券を提示してその履行の請求をした時から遅滞の責任を負う。
      <sup>art-520-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-520-9/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-520-9/par-1</sup>
      Even if a due date is specified for the performance of an obligation of a negotiable instrument payable to order, the obligor of the instrument is responsible for the delay on and after the time the holder of the instrument presents it and requests its performance after the due date has arrived.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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

- 民法 第五百二十条の十八第一項（指図証券の規定の準用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/art-520-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/art-520-18/par-1
- 民法 附則第二十八条第一項（有価証券に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/civil-code/suppl-4291-44/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/129AC0000000089/suppl-4291-44/art-28/par-1

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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