# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第二十七条 (Article 27)

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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: 第二十七条 (Article 27)（競合する処分の調整） — address `art-27`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-27
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-27
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### 第二十七条（競合する処分の調整） — (Coordination of Conflicting Measures)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-27 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-27</sup>

  **第一項**  保護処分の継続中、本人に対して有罪判決が確定したときは、保護処分をした家庭裁判所は、相当と認めるときは、決定をもつて、その保護処分を取り消すことができる。
  <sup>art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-27/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-27/par-1</sup>
  When a criminal conviction against a person becomes final and binding while the disposition for rehabilitation of an adjudicated delinquent are in place, the family court that implemented the disposition may, by a ruling, revoke those measures when it is found to be appropriate.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  保護処分の継続中、本人に対して新たな保護処分がなされたときは、新たな保護処分をした家庭裁判所は、前の保護処分をした家庭裁判所の意見を聞いて、決定をもつて、いずれかの保護処分を取消すことができる。
  <sup>art-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-27/par-2</sup>
  When a person is subjected to new disposition for rehabilitation of an adjudicated delinquent while the previous disposition for rehabilitation of an adjudicated delinquent are in place, the family court implementing the new disposition may hear the opinion from the family court which has implemented the previous disposition and revoke either of them by a ruling.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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