# 地方税法 / Local Tax Act — 第二百九十八条 (Article 298)

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- Law: 地方税法 (Local Tax Act), 昭和二十五年法律第二百二十六号
- English title "Local Tax Act": Ministry of Justice translation database, which lists the title
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### 第二百九十八条（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — Authority of Tax Collection Officials to Question and Inspect in Examinations Concerning Municipal Inhabitant Tax
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-298 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298</sup>

    **第一項**  市町村の徴税吏員は、市町村民税の賦課徴収に関する調査のために必要がある場合においては、次に掲げる者に質問し、又は第一号から第三号までの者の事業に関する帳簿書類（その作成又は保存に代えて電磁的記録（電子的方式、磁気的方式その他の人の知覚によつては認識することができない方式で作られる記録であつて、電子計算機による情報処理の用に供されるものをいう。）の作成又は保存がされている場合における当該電磁的記録を含む。次条第一項第一号及び第二号において同じ。）その他の物件を検査し、若しくは当該物件（その写しを含む。）の提示若しくは提出を求めることができる。
    <sup>art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1</sup>
    A municipal tax collection official may, where necessary for an examination concerning the assessment and collection of municipal inhabitant tax, question the following persons, or inspect the books and documents relating to the business of the persons listed in items (i) to (iii) (including, where electronic or magnetic records (meaning records made in electronic form, magnetic form or any other form not perceivable by human senses and used for information processing by a computer) have been created or retained in lieu of the creation or retention of those books and documents, those electronic or magnetic records; the same applies in paragraph (1), items (i) and (ii) of the following Article) and other articles, or request the presentation or submission of those articles (including copies thereof).
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **一**  納税義務者又は納税義務があると認められる者
      <sup>art-298/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-1</sup>
      a person liable for tax or a person found to have tax liability;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **二**  前号に規定する者に金銭又は物品を給付する義務があると認められる者
      <sup>art-298/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-2</sup>
      a person found to be under an obligation to provide money or goods to a person prescribed in the preceding item;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **三**  給与支払報告書を提出する義務がある者及び特別徴収義務者
      <sup>art-298/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-3</sup>
      a person who is under an obligation to submit a salary payment report, and a special collection agent;
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

      **四**  前三号に掲げる者以外の者で当該市町村民税の賦課徴収に関し直接関係があると認められる者
      <sup>art-298/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-4</sup>
      a person, other than those listed in the preceding three items, who is found to be directly related to the assessment and collection of that municipal inhabitant tax.
      <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の場合においては、当該徴税吏員は、その身分を証明する証票を携帯し、関係人の請求があつたときは、これを呈示しなければならない。
    <sup>art-298/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-2</sup>
    In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, the tax collection official in question must carry an identification card certifying the official's status and present it when requested by a person concerned.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第三項**  市町村の徴税吏員は、政令で定めるところにより、第一項の規定により提出を受けた物件を留め置くことができる。
    <sup>art-298/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-3</sup>
    A municipal tax collection official may, as provided by Cabinet Order, retain the articles submitted pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第四項**  市町村民税に係る滞納処分に関する調査については、第一項の規定にかかわらず、第三百三十一条第六項の定めるところによる。
    <sup>art-298/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-4</sup>
    With regard to an investigation concerning the delinquent tax collection procedure relating to municipal inhabitant tax, notwithstanding paragraph (1), the matter is as provided in Article 331, paragraph (6).
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **第五項**  第一項又は第三項の規定による市町村の徴税吏員の権限は、犯罪捜査のために認められたものと解釈してはならない。
    <sup>art-298/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-5</sup>
    The authority of a municipal tax collection official under the provisions of paragraph (1) or (3) must not be construed as having been granted for the purpose of criminal investigation.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-298/par-1: 第一号から第三号まで → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第一号 (Article 298, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-298/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-1
- art-298/par-1: 第一号から第三号まで → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第二号 (Article 298, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-298/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-2
- art-298/par-1: 第一号から第三号まで → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第三号 (Article 298, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-298/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-3
- art-298/par-1: 次条第一項第一号 → 地方税法 第二百九十九条第一項第一号 (Article 299, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-299/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-299/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-299/par-1/item-1
- art-298/par-1: 第二号 → 地方税法 第二百九十九条第一項第二号 (Article 299, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-299/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-299/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-299/par-1/item-2
- art-298/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第一号 (Article 298, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-298/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-1
- art-298/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第一号 (Article 298, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-298/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-1
- art-298/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第二号 (Article 298, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-298/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-2
- art-298/par-1/item-4: 前三号 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第三号 (Article 298, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-298/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-3
- art-298/par-2: 前項 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項 (Article 298, paragraph (1)), art-298/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1
- art-298/par-3: 第一項 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項 (Article 298, paragraph (1)), art-298/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1
- art-298/par-4: 第一項 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項 (Article 298, paragraph (1)), art-298/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1
- art-298/par-4: 第三百三十一条第六項 → 地方税法 第三百三十一条第六項 (Article 331, paragraph (6)), art-331/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-331/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-331/par-6
- art-298/par-5: 第一項 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項 (Article 298, paragraph (1)), art-298/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1
- art-298/par-5: 第三項 → 地方税法 第二百九十八条第三項 (Article 298, paragraph (3)), art-298/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1
- 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第二号（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-2
- 地方税法 第二百九十八条第一項第四号（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-1/item-4
- 地方税法 第二百九十八条第二項（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-2
- 地方税法 第二百九十八条第三項（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-3
- 地方税法 第二百九十八条第四項（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-4
- 地方税法 第二百九十八条第五項（徴税吏員の市町村民税に関する調査に係る質問検査権） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-298/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-298/par-5
- 地方税法 第二百九十九条第一項第一号（市町村民税に係る検査拒否等に関する罪） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-299/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-299/par-1/item-1
- 地方税法 第二百九十九条第一項第二号（市町村民税に係る検査拒否等に関する罪） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-299/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-299/par-1/item-2
- 地方税法 第二百九十九条第一項第三号（市町村民税に係る検査拒否等に関する罪） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/local-tax-act/art-299/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/325AC0000000226/art-299/par-1/item-3

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## Sources

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- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch local-tax-act-20261027T214204-099, translated 2026-10-28
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch local-tax-act-20261027T214204-106, translated 2026-10-28
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