# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第二十五条 (Article 25)

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- 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: 第二十五条 (Article 25)（家庭裁判所調査官の観察） — address `art-25`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25
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### 第二十五条（家庭裁判所調査官の観察） — (Observation by a Family Court Investigating Officer)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25</sup>

  **第一項**  家庭裁判所は、第二十四条第一項の保護処分を決定するため必要があると認めるときは、決定をもつて、相当の期間、家庭裁判所調査官の観察に付することができる。
  <sup>art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25/par-1</sup>
  The family court may, by a ruling, keep a juvenile under observation by a family court investigating officer for a reasonable period if it is found necessary to give a ruling on the disposition for rehabilitation of an adjudicated delinquent as prescribed in Article 24, paragraph (1).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  家庭裁判所は、前項の観察とあわせて、次に掲げる措置をとることができる。
  <sup>art-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25/par-2</sup>
  In combination with the observation referred to in the preceding paragraph, the family court may conduct the measures stated in the following items:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  遵守事項を定めてその履行を命ずること。
    <sup>art-25/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25/par-2/item-1</sup>
    establishment of rules to be observed and the order to perform them;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  条件を附けて保護者に引き渡すこと。
    <sup>art-25/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25/par-2/item-2</sup>
    hand over of a juvenile to the parent or guardian by attaching conditions;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  適当な施設、団体又は個人に補導を委託すること。
    <sup>art-25/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25/par-2/item-3</sup>
    entrustment of correctional guidance to an appropriate institution, organization, or individual.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-25/par-1: 第二十四条第一項 → 少年法 第二十四条第一項 (Article 24, paragraph (1)), art-24/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-24/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-24/par-1
- art-25/par-2: 前項 → 少年法 第二十五条第一項 (Article 25, paragraph (1)), art-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 少年法 第二十五条第二項（家庭裁判所調査官の観察） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-25/par-2
- 少年法 第二十八条第一項（報告と意見の提出） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-28/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-28/par-1
- 少年法 第二十九条第一項（委託費用の支給） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-29/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-29/par-1

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## 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