# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第二十二条の三 (Article 22-3) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Law: 少年法 (Juveniles Act), 昭和二十三年法律第百六十八号 - English title "Juveniles 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: 第二十二条の三 (Article 22-3)（国選付添人） — address `art-22-3` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3 - 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二十二条の三（国選付添人） — (Court-Appointed Attendants) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-22-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3 **第一項** 家庭裁判所は、前条第一項の決定をした場合において、少年に弁護士である付添人がないときは、弁護士である付添人を付さなければならない。 art-22-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-1 If the juvenile has no attendant who is an attorney-at-law when the family court gives a ruling as prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the court must appoint an attendant who is an attorney-at-law. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 家庭裁判所は、第三条第一項第一号に掲げる少年に係る事件であつて前条第一項に規定する罪のもの又は第三条第一項第二号に掲げる少年に係る事件であつて前条第一項に規定する罪に係る刑罰法令に触れるものについて、第十七条第一項第二号の措置がとられており、かつ、少年に弁護士である付添人がない場合において、事案の内容、保護者の有無その他の事情を考慮し、審判の手続に弁護士である付添人が関与する必要があると認めるときは、弁護士である付添人を付することができる。 art-22-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-2 The family court may appoint an attendant who is an attorney-at-law in a juvenile case as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), item (i) for a crime prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, or in a juvenile case as prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1), item (ii) for an act violating criminal laws and regulations, concerning a crime prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, for the juvenile against whom the measures prescribed in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii) has been implemented, and who has no attendant who is an attorney-at-law, if the court finds that participation of an attendant who is an attorney-at-law is required for the trial and decision proceedings, considering the nature of the case, presence or absence of the parent or guardian, and other circumstances. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前二項の規定により家庭裁判所が付すべき付添人は、最高裁判所規則の定めるところにより、選任するものとする。 art-22-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-3 An attendant to be appointed by the family court, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, is to be appointed as provided for by the Rules of the Supreme Court. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前項（第二十二条の五第四項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により選任された付添人は、旅費、日当、宿泊料及び報酬を請求することができる。 art-22-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-4 An attendant appointed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (including when it is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 22-5, paragraph (4)), may claim travel expenses, daily allowances, accommodation fees and remuneration. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-22-3/par-1: 前条第一項 → 少年法 第二十二条の二第一項 (Article 22-2, paragraph (1)), art-22-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-2/par-1 - art-22-3/par-2: 第三条第一項第一号 → 少年法 第三条第一項第一号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-3/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-3/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-3/par-1/item-1 - art-22-3/par-2: 前条第一項 → 少年法 第二十二条の二第一項 (Article 22-2, paragraph (1)), art-22-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-2/par-1 - art-22-3/par-2: 第三条第一項第二号 → 少年法 第三条第一項第二号 (Article 3, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-3/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-3/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-3/par-1/item-2 - art-22-3/par-2: 第十七条第一項第二号 → 少年法 第十七条第一項第二号 (Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-17/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-17/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-17/par-1/item-2 - art-22-3/par-3: 前二項 → 少年法 第二十二条の三第一項 (Article 22-3, paragraph (1)), art-22-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-1 - art-22-3/par-3: 前二項 → 少年法 第二十二条の三第二項 (Article 22-3, paragraph (2)), art-22-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-2 - art-22-3/par-4: 前項 → 少年法 第二十二条の三第三項 (Article 22-3, paragraph (3)), art-22-3/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-3 - art-22-3/par-4: 第二十二条の五第四項 → 少年法 第二十二条の五第四項 (Article 22-5, paragraph (4)), art-22-5/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-5/par-4 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 少年法 第二十二条の三第三項（国選付添人） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-3 - 少年法 第二十二条の三第四項（国選付添人） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-3/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-3/par-4 - 少年法 第二十二条の五第四項（弁護士である付添人からの意見の聴取等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-22-5/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-22-5/par-4 - 少年法 第三十条第四項（証人等の費用） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-30/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-30/par-4 - 少年法 第三十一条第一項（費用の徴収） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-31/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-31/par-1 - 少年法 第三十二条の五第二項（抗告審における国選付添人） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-32-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32-5/par-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 少年法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000168/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-02 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Juveniles Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4827/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02 - This site's parser, version 220 — 少年法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02