# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第二百三十二条 (Article 232)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": 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: 第二百三十二条 (Article 232)（検証の目的の提示等） — address `art-232`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232
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### 第二百三十二条（検証の目的の提示等） — (Presentation of an Object for Inspection)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-232 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232</sup>

    **第一項**  第二百十九条、第二百二十三条、第二百二十四条、第二百二十六条及び第二百二十七条第一項の規定は、検証の目的の提示又は送付について準用する。
    <sup>art-232/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232/par-1</sup>
    The provisions of Articles 219, 223, 224, 226, and 227, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to the presentation or sending of an object for inspection.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  第三者が正当な理由なく前項において準用する第二百二十三条第一項の規定による提示の命令に従わないときは、裁判所は、決定で、二十万円以下の過料に処する。
    <sup>art-232/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232/par-2</sup>
    If a third party fails to comply with an order to submit under the provisions of Article 223, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph without a legitimate reason for failing to do so, the court issues a ruling sentencing the third party to a civil fine of not more than 200,000 yen.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  前項の決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。
    <sup>art-232/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232/par-3</sup>
    An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling as referred to in the preceding paragraph.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-232/par-1: 第二百十九条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百十九条 (Article 219), art-219 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-219 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-219
- art-232/par-1: 第二百二十三条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百二十三条 (Article 223), art-223 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-223 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-223
- art-232/par-1: 第二百二十四条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百二十四条 (Article 224), art-224 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-224 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-224
- art-232/par-1: 第二百二十六条 → 民事訴訟法 第二百二十六条 (Article 226), art-226 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-226 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-226
- art-232/par-1: 第二百二十七条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百二十七条第一項 (Article 227, paragraph (1)), art-227/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-227/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-227/par-1
- art-232/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百三十二条第一項 (Article 232, paragraph (1)), art-232/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232/par-1
- art-232/par-2: 第二百二十三条第一項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百二十三条第一項 (Article 223, paragraph (1)), art-223/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-223/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-223/par-1
- art-232/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百三十二条第二項 (Article 232, paragraph (2)), art-232/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232/par-2

## Cited by

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

- 労働審判法 第十七条第二項（証拠調べ等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-tribunal-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000045/art-17/par-2
- 民事訴訟法 第二百三十二条第二項（検証の目的の提示等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232/par-2
- 民事訴訟法 第二百三十二条第三項（検証の目的の提示等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-232/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-232/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
