# 社会保険労務士法 / Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance — 第三十八条 (Article 38)

- Law: 社会保険労務士法 (Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance), 昭和四十三年法律第八十九号
- English title "Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
- 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: 第三十八条 (Article 38) — address `art-38`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第三十八条
<sup>art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38</sup>

**第一項**  次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、社会保険労務士法人の社員若しくは清算人又は社会保険労務士会若しくは連合会の役員は、三十万円以下の過料に処する。
<sup>art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1</sup>
In any of the following cases, a member or liquidator of a labor and social security attorney corporation, or an officer of a labor and social security attorney's association or the Federation, is subject to punishment by a civil fine of not more than 300,000 yen:
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **一**  この法律に基づく政令の規定に違反して登記をすることを怠つたとき。
  <sup>art-38/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-1</sup>
  if a registration has been neglected in violation of the provisions of a Cabinet Order under this Act;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **二**  第二十五条の二十三の二第二項又は第五項の規定に違反して合併をしたとき。
  <sup>art-38/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-2</sup>
  if a merger has been carried out in violation of the provisions of Article 25-23-2, paragraph (2) or (5);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **三**  第二十五条の二十三の二第六項において準用する会社法第九百四十一条の規定に違反して同条の調査を求めなかつたとき。
  <sup>art-38/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-3</sup>
  if, in violation of the provisions of Article 941 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-23-2, paragraph (6), an investigation under that Article has not been requested;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **四**  定款又は第二十五条の二十五第一項において準用する会社法第六百十五条第一項の会計帳簿若しくは第二十五条の二十五第一項において準用する同法第六百十七条第一項若しくは第二項の貸借対照表に記載し、若しくは記録すべき事項を記載せず、若しくは記録せず、又は虚偽の記載若しくは記録をしたとき。
  <sup>art-38/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-4</sup>
  if matters that should be stated or recorded in the articles of incorporation, in the account books under Article 615, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (1), or in the balance sheet under Article 617, paragraph (1) or (2) of that Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (1), have not been stated or recorded, or a false statement or record has been made;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **五**  第二十五条の二十五第二項において準用する会社法第六百五十六条第一項の規定に違反して破産手続開始の申立てを怠つたとき。
  <sup>art-38/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-5</sup>
  if, in violation of the provisions of Article 656, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (2), a petition for commencement of bankruptcy proceedings has been neglected;
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **六**  第二十五条の二十五第二項において準用する会社法第六百六十四条の規定に違反して財産を分配したとき。
  <sup>art-38/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-6</sup>
  if property has been distributed in violation of the provisions of Article 664 of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (2);
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **七**  第二十五条の二十五第二項において準用する会社法第六百七十条第二項又は第五項の規定に違反して財産を処分したとき。
  <sup>art-38/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-38/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-38/par-1/item-7</sup>
  if property has been disposed of in violation of the provisions of Article 670, paragraph (2) or (5) of the Companies Act as applied mutatis mutandis in Article 25-25, paragraph (2).
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-38/par-1/item-2: 第二十五条の二十三の二第二項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十三の二第二項 (Article 25-23-2, paragraph (2)), art-25-23-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-23-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-23-2/par-2
- art-38/par-1/item-2: 第五項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十三の二第五項 (Article 25-23-2, paragraph (5)), art-25-23-2/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-23-2/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-23-2/par-5
- art-38/par-1/item-3: 第二十五条の二十三の二第六項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十三の二第六項 (Article 25-23-2, paragraph (6)), art-25-23-2/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-23-2/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-23-2/par-6
- art-38/par-1/item-3: 会社法第九百四十一条 → 会社法 第九百四十一条 (Article 941), art-941 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-941 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-941
- art-38/par-1/item-4: 第二十五条の二十五第一項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第一項 (Article 25-25, paragraph (1)), art-25-25/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-1
- art-38/par-1/item-4: 会社法第六百十五条第一項 → 会社法 第六百十五条第一項 (Article 615, paragraph (1)), art-615/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-615/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-615/par-1
- art-38/par-1/item-4: 同法第六百十七条第一項 → 会社法 第六百十七条第一項 (Article 617, paragraph (1)), art-617/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-617/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-617/par-1
- art-38/par-1/item-4: 第二項 → 会社法 第六百十七条第二項 (Article 617, paragraph (2)), art-617/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-617/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-617/par-2
- art-38/par-1/item-5: 第二十五条の二十五第二項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第二項 (Article 25-25, paragraph (2)), art-25-25/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-2
- art-38/par-1/item-5: 会社法第六百五十六条第一項 → 会社法 第六百五十六条第一項 (Article 656, paragraph (1)), art-656/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-656/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-656/par-1
- art-38/par-1/item-6: 第二十五条の二十五第二項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第二項 (Article 25-25, paragraph (2)), art-25-25/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-2
- art-38/par-1/item-6: 会社法第六百六十四条 → 会社法 第六百六十四条 (Article 664), art-664 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-664 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-664
- art-38/par-1/item-7: 第二十五条の二十五第二項 → 社会保険労務士法 第二十五条の二十五第二項 (Article 25-25, paragraph (2)), art-25-25/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-25-25/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/343AC1000000089/art-25-25/par-2
- art-38/par-1/item-7: 会社法第六百七十条第二項 → 会社法 第六百七十条第二項 (Article 670, paragraph (2)), art-670/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-2
- art-38/par-1/item-7: 第五項 → 会社法 第六百七十条第五項 (Article 670, paragraph (5)), art-670/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/companies-act/art-670/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/417AC0000000086/art-670/par-5

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 社会保険労務士法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/343AC1000000089/20261001_507AC0000000063), retrieved 2026-10-18
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 社会保険労務士法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/903), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch labor-and-social-security-attorney-act-20261018T205451-014, translated 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 209 — 社会保険労務士法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-18