# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第三十二条 (Article 32)

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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: 第三十二条 (Article 32)（抗告） — address `art-32`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-32
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32
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### 第三十二条（抗告） — (Appeal)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32</sup>

  **第一項**  保護処分の決定に対しては、決定に影響を及ぼす法令の違反、重大な事実の誤認又は処分の著しい不当を理由とするときに限り、少年、その法定代理人又は付添人から、二週間以内に、抗告をすることができる。ただし、付添人は、選任者である保護者の明示した意思に反して、抗告をすることができない。
  <sup>art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-32/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-32/par-1</sup>
  The juvenile, legal representative, or attendant may file an appeal against a ruling imposing disposition for rehabilitation of an adjudicated delinquent within two weeks, only if the appeal is based on a violation of laws and regulations that affect the ruling, or if a serious inaccuracy of facts or a gross injustice in the disposition is found; provided, however, that the attendant may not file an appeal that is contrary to the intent clearly indicated by the parent or guardian who appointed the attendant.
  <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