# 金融商品取引法 / Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — 第二百十一条 (Article 211) - Law: 金融商品取引法 (Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), 昭和二十三年法律第二十五号 - English title "Financial Instruments and Exchange Act": 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: 第二百十一条 (Article 211)（臨検、捜索又は差押え等） — address `art-211` - Text in force since: 2026-08-12 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211 - 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. --- ### 第二百十一条（臨検、捜索又は差押え等） — (Inspection, Search, or Seizure) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-211 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211 **第一項** 委員会職員は、犯則事件を調査するため必要があるときは、委員会の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所の裁判官があらかじめ発する許可状により、臨検、犯則嫌疑者等の身体、物件若しくは住居その他の場所の捜索、証拠物若しくは没収すべき物件と思料するものの差押え又は記録命令付差押え（電磁的記録を保管する者その他電磁的記録を利用する権限を有する者に命じて必要な電磁的記録を記録媒体に記録させ、又は印刷させた上、当該記録媒体を差し押さえることをいう。以下この章において同じ。）をすることができる。ただし、参考人の身体、物件又は住居その他の場所については、差し押さえるべき物件の存在を認めるに足りる状況のある場合に限り、捜索をすることができる。 art-211/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-1 If it is necessary for investigating a criminal case, a Commission official may conduct an inspection; search the body of a suspect or witness in a criminal case, an object of a suspect or witness in a criminal case, or a residence or any other place associated with a suspect or witness in a criminal case; seize an article of evidence or a thing the official considers to be an object that should be confiscated; or conduct a seizure with an order to produce a copy of records (meaning ordering the keeper of an electronic or magnetic record or a person with the authority to access an electronic or magnetic record to copy the necessary electronic or magnetic record onto a recording medium, or print out that record, and seizing that recording medium; hereinafter the same applies in this Chapter) through a warrant issued in advance by the judge of the district court or summary court that has jurisdiction over the locality of the Commission; provided, however, that a Commission official may search the body of a witness, an object associated with a witness, or a residence or any other place associated with a witness only if there are sufficient circumstances for the official to discern the existence of an object to be seized. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 差し押さえるべき物件が電子計算機であるときは、当該電子計算機に電気通信回線で接続している記録媒体であつて、当該電子計算機で作成若しくは変更をした電磁的記録又は当該電子計算機で変更若しくは消去をすることができることとされている電磁的記録を保管するために使用されていると認めるに足りる状況にあるものから、その電磁的記録を当該電子計算機又は他の記録媒体に複写した上、当該電子計算機又は当該他の記録媒体を差し押さえることができる。 art-211/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-2 If an object to be seized is a computer, starting from a recording medium connected via telecommunication lines to that computer which may be reasonably supposed that is used to store an electronic or magnetic record that has been made or altered using that computer or an electronic or magnetic record that may be altered or erased using that computer, the computer or the other recording medium may be seized after the electronic or magnetic record is copied onto that computer or that other recording medium. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前二項の場合において、急速を要するときは、委員会職員は、臨検すべき物件若しくは場所、捜索すべき身体、物件若しくは場所、差し押さえるべき物件又は電磁的記録を記録させ、若しくは印刷させるべき者の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所の裁判官があらかじめ発する許可状により、前二項の処分をすることができる。 art-211/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-3 In the cases referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, in cases of urgency, a Commission official may make a disposition referred to in the preceding two paragraphs with a warrant issued in advance by the judge of the district court or the summary court that has jurisdiction over the locality of the person who is to record or print out the object or place to be inspected, the body, object, or place to be searched, the object to be seized, or the electronic or magnetic record. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 委員会職員は、第一項又は前項の許可状（第二百二十二条の三第四項及び第五項を除き、以下この章において「許可状」という。）を請求する場合においては、犯則事件が存在すると認められる資料を提供しなければならない。 art-211/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-4 In requesting a warrant referred to in paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "warrant" in this Chapter, excluding Article 222-3, paragraphs (4) and (5)), a Commission official must submit materials that confirm the existence of a criminal case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 前項の規定による請求があつた場合においては、地方裁判所又は簡易裁判所の裁判官は、犯則嫌疑者の氏名（法人については、名称）、罪名並びに臨検すべき物件若しくは場所、捜索すべき身体、物件若しくは場所、差し押さえるべき物件又は記録させ、若しくは印刷させるべき電磁的記録及びこれを記録させ、若しくは印刷させるべき者並びに請求者の官職及び氏名、有効期間、その期間経過後は執行に着手することができずこれを返還しなければならない旨、交付の年月日並びに裁判所名を記載し、自己の記名押印した許可状を委員会職員に交付しなければならない。 art-211/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-5 If a request under the preceding paragraph is made, the judge of the district court or the summary court must deliver a warrant to a Commission official which states the name of the suspect in the criminal case (for a corporation, the name of the corporation), the charged offense, the object or place to be inspected, the person, object, or place to be searched, the object to be seized, or the electronic or magnetic record to be recorded or printed out and the person who is to record or print out the record, and the government position and name of the requester, the valid period, the fact that after the valid period ends, the warrant may not be executed and must be returned, the date of issuance and the name of the court, and bears their name and seal. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 第二項の場合においては、許可状に、前項に規定する事項のほか、差し押さえるべき電子計算機に電気通信回線で接続している記録媒体であつて、その電磁的記録を複写すべきものの範囲を記載しなければならない。 art-211/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-6 In the case referred to in paragraph (2), in addition to the particulars prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the warrant must state the scope of the recording medium that is connected via telecommunication lines to the computer to be seized, and whose electronic or magnetic records are to be copied. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 委員会職員は、許可状を他の委員会職員に交付して、臨検、捜索、差押え又は記録命令付差押えをさせることができる。 art-211/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-7 A Commission official may deliver a warrant to another Commission official and have that official execute the inspection, search, seizure, or seizure with an order to produce a copy of records. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-211/par-3: 前二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第一項 (Article 211, paragraph (1)), art-211/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-1 - art-211/par-3: 前二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第二項 (Article 211, paragraph (2)), art-211/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-2 - art-211/par-4: 第一項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第一項 (Article 211, paragraph (1)), art-211/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-1 - art-211/par-4: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第三項 (Article 211, paragraph (3)), art-211/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-3 - art-211/par-4: 第二百二十二条の三第四項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条の三第四項 (Article 222-3, paragraph (4)), art-222-3/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222-3/par-4 - art-211/par-4: 第五項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百二十二条の三第五項 (Article 222-3, paragraph (5)), art-222-3/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-222-3/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-222-3/par-5 - art-211/par-5: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第四項 (Article 211, paragraph (4)), art-211/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-4 - art-211/par-6: 第二項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第二項 (Article 211, paragraph (2)), art-211/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-2 - art-211/par-6: 前項 → 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第五項 (Article 211, paragraph (5)), art-211/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-5 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 金融商品取引法 第二百十条第一項（質問、検査又は領置等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-210/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-210/par-1 - 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第三項（臨検、捜索又は差押え等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-3 - 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第四項（臨検、捜索又は差押え等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-4 - 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第五項（臨検、捜索又は差押え等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-5 - 金融商品取引法 第二百十一条第六項（臨検、捜索又は差押え等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-211/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-211/par-6 - 金融商品取引法 第二百二十四条第二項（財務局等職員の犯則調査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/financial-instruments-and-exchange-act/art-224/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000025/art-224/par-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 金融商品取引法 — the text in force from 2026-08-12 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000025/20260812_508AC0000000064), retrieved 2026-10-22 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4633/tb), retrieved 2026-10-22 - This site's parser, version 212 — 金融商品取引法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-22