# 住民基本台帳法 / Residential Basic Book Act — 第三十条の三十九 (Article 30-39)

- Law: 住民基本台帳法 (Residential Basic Book Act), 昭和四十二年法律第八十一号
- English title "Residential Basic Book Act": 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: 第三十条の三十九 (Article 30-39)（報告及び検査） — address `art-30-39`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39
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### 第三十条の三十九（報告及び検査） — (Reports and Inspections)
<sup>caption: machine translation, not official</sup>
<sup>art-30-39 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39</sup>

  **第一項**  都道府県知事は、前条第四項又は第五項の規定による措置に関し必要があると認めるときは、その必要と認められる範囲内において、同条第二項又は第三項の規定に違反していると認めるに足りる相当の理由がある者に対し、必要な事項に関し報告を求め、又はその職員に、これらの規定に違反していると認めるに足りる相当の理由がある者の事務所若しくは事業所に立ち入り、帳簿、書類その他の物件を検査させることができる。
  <sup>art-30-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39/par-1</sup>
  If the prefectural governor finds it necessary in connection with measures under paragraph (4) or paragraph (5) of the preceding Article, the prefectural governor may, to the extent found necessary, require a person for whom there is a reasonable ground sufficient to find that the person is in violation of paragraph (2) or paragraph (3) of that Article to report on necessary matters, or have the prefectural governor's official enter the office or place of business of a person for whom there is a reasonable ground sufficient to find that the person is in violation of those provisions, and inspect the books, documents, and other articles.
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  **第二項**  前項の規定により立入検査をする職員は、その身分を示す証明書を携帯し、関係人の請求があつたときは、これを提示しなければならない。
  <sup>art-30-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39/par-2</sup>
  An official who conducts an on-site inspection under the preceding paragraph must carry a certificate showing the official's identity, and must present it if requested by a person concerned.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第三項**  第一項の規定による立入検査の権限は、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-30-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39/par-3</sup>
  The authority to conduct on-site inspections under paragraph (1) must not be construed as being vested for criminal investigation.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-30-39/par-1: 前条第四項 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十八第四項 (Article 30-38, paragraph (4)), art-30-38/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-38/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-38/par-4
- art-30-39/par-1: 第五項 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十八第五項 (Article 30-38, paragraph (5)), art-30-38/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-38/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-38/par-5
- art-30-39/par-1: 同条第二項 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十八第二項 (Article 30-38, paragraph (2)), art-30-38/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-38/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-38/par-2
- art-30-39/par-1: 第三項 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十八第三項 (Article 30-38, paragraph (3)), art-30-38/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-38/par-3
- art-30-39/par-2: 前項 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十九第一項 (Article 30-39, paragraph (1)), art-30-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39/par-1
- art-30-39/par-3: 第一項 → 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十九第一項 (Article 30-39, paragraph (1)), art-30-39/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十九第二項（報告及び検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39/par-2
- 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の三十九第三項（報告及び検査） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-39/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-39/par-3
- 住民基本台帳法 第三十条の四十四の十三第一項（附票本人確認情報の保護） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-30-44-13/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-30-44-13/par-1
- 住民基本台帳法 第四十六条第一項第一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/residential-basic-book-act/art-46/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/342AC0000000081/art-46/par-1/item-1
- 国民年金法 第百八条の四第一項（基礎年金番号の利用制限等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-108-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-108-4/par-1
- 国民年金法 第百九条の四第一項第三十二号（機構への厚生労働大臣の権限に係る事務の委任） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-109-4/par-1/item-32 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-109-4/par-1/item-32
- 国民年金法 第百十三条の二第一項第四号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/national-pension-act/art-113-2/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/334AC0000000141/art-113-2/par-1/item-4

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 住民基本台帳法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/342AC0000000081/20261001_507AC0000000087), retrieved 2026-10-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 住民基本台帳法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/883), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5 — Machine translation, batch residential-basic-book-act-20260923T191243-014, translated 2026-09-24
- This site's parser, version 211 — 住民基本台帳法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05
