# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第百一条の四 (Article 101-4) - Law: 道路交通法 (Road Traffic Act), 昭和三十五年法律第百五号 - English title "Road Traffic 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: 第百一条の四 (Article 101-4)（七十歳以上の者の特例） — address `art-101-4` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第百一条の四（七十歳以上の者の特例） — (Special Rules for Persons 70 Years of Age and Older) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-101-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4 **第一項** 免許証等の更新を受けようとする者で更新期間が満了する日における年齢が七十歳以上のものは、更新期間が満了する日前六月以内にその者の住所地を管轄する公安委員会が行つた第百八条の二第一項第十二号に掲げる講習を受けていなければならない。ただし、当該講習を受ける必要がないものとして政令で定める者は、この限りでない。 art-101-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-1 A person seeking license renewal who will be 70 years of age or older on the last day of the renewal period must have undergone the training set forth in Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xii) that was conducted by the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the person's domicile within six months before the last day of the renewal period; provided, however, that this does not apply to a person that Cabinet Order prescribes as not needing to undergo that training. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項に定めるもののほか、免許証等の更新を受けようとする者で更新期間が満了する日における年齢が七十五歳以上のものは、更新期間が満了する日前六月以内に第百二条第一項から第四項までの規定により診断書を提出した場合その他認知機能検査等を受ける必要がないものとして内閣府令で定める場合を除き、当該期間内にその者の住所地を管轄する公安委員会又は第百八条の三十二の三第一項の認定を受けて同項の運転免許取得者等検査を行う者が行つた認知機能検査等を受けていなければならない。 art-101-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-2 Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding paragraph, a person seeking license renewal who will be 75 years of age or older on the last day of the renewal period must have undergone, within six months before the last day of the renewal period, a cognitive assessment or equivalent examination conducted within that period by the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the person's domicile or by a person who conducts an examination for licensed drivers, etc. under Article 108-32-3, paragraph (1) upon accreditation under that paragraph, except where the person has submitted a medical certificate pursuant to Article 102, paragraphs (1) through (4) within six months before the last day of the renewal period and in any other case that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as one in which the person is not required to undergo a cognitive assessment or equivalent examination. machine translation, not official **第三項** 前二項に定めるもののほか、免許証等の更新を受けようとする者で更新期間が満了する日における年齢が七十五歳以上のもの（普通自動車対応免許を現に受けている者であつて、普通自動車等の運転に関するこの法律及びこの法律に基づく命令の規定並びにこの法律の規定に基づく処分並びに重大違反唆し等及び道路外致死傷に係る法律の規定の遵守の状況を勘案して普通自動車等を運転することが道路における交通の危険を生じさせるおそれがある者として政令で定める基準に該当するものに限る。）は、更新期間が満了する日前六月以内にその者の住所地を管轄する公安委員会又は第百八条の三十二の三第一項の認定を受けて同項の運転免許取得者等検査を行う者が行つた運転技能検査等を受けていなければならない。 art-101-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-3 Beyond what is prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, a person seeking license renewal who will be 75 years of age or older on the last day of the renewal period (limited to a person currently holding a license for a standard motor vehicle who falls under the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes as those for a person for whom driving a standard motor vehicle, etc. may create a risk of traffic hazards on roads, taking into account the status of compliance with the provisions of this Act and orders under this Act and the dispositions based on the provisions of this Act concerning the driving of a standard motor vehicle, etc., and with the provisions of laws pertaining to aiding or abetting a material violation and to an off-road death or injury) must have undergone, within six months before the last day of the renewal period, a driving skills assessment or equivalent examination conducted by the public safety commission with jurisdiction over the person's domicile or by a person who conducts an examination for licensed drivers, etc. under Article 108-32-3, paragraph (1) upon accreditation under that paragraph. machine translation, not official **第四項** 公安委員会は、前項の規定により運転技能検査等を受けた者で当該運転技能検査等の結果が普通自動車等を運転することが支障があることを示すものとして内閣府令で定める基準に該当するものに対し、第百一条第六項又は第百一条の二第四項の規定にかかわらず、免許証等の更新をしないことができる。 art-101-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-4 A public safety commission may, notwithstanding Article 101, paragraph (6) or Article 101-2, paragraph (4), refrain from carrying out license renewal for a person who has undergone a driving skills assessment or equivalent examination pursuant to the preceding paragraph and whose result falls under the criteria that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as indicating that there is an impediment to driving a standard motor vehicle, etc. machine translation, not official **第五項** 公安委員会は、次の各号に掲げる者に対し、当該各号に定める事項を記載した書面を送付するものとする。 art-101-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5 A public safety commission must send a person as set forth in one of the following items a document giving the information referred to in the relevant item: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 免許を現に受けている者で更新期間が満了する日における年齢が七十歳以上七十五歳未満のもの　免許証等の更新を受けようとするときは更新期間が満了する日前六月以内に第一項の規定により講習を受けていなければならない旨、当該講習を受けることができる日時及び場所その他当該講習に係る事務の円滑な実施を図るため必要な事項 art-101-4/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-1 a person currently holding a license who will be 70 years of age or older but under 75 on the last day of the renewal period: an indication that, when seeking license renewal, the person must have undergone training pursuant to paragraph (1) within six months before the last day of the renewal period; the dates, times, and places at which that training can be undergone; and other matters necessary for ensuring the smooth implementation of the administrative work connected with that training; machine translation, not official **二** 免許を現に受けている者で更新期間が満了する日における年齢が七十五歳以上のもの（普通自動車対応免許を現に受けている者であつて第三項の政令で定める基準に該当するものを除く。）　前号に定める事項並びに免許証等の更新を受けようとするときは更新期間が満了する日前六月以内に第二項の規定により認知機能検査等を受けていなければならない旨、当該認知機能検査等を受けることができる日時及び場所その他当該認知機能検査等に係る事務の円滑な実施を図るため必要な事項 art-101-4/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-2 a person currently holding a license who will be 75 years of age or older on the last day of the renewal period (excluding a person currently holding a license for a standard motor vehicle who falls under the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes in paragraph (3)): the matters prescribed in the preceding item, and an indication that, when seeking license renewal, the person must have undergone a cognitive assessment or equivalent examination pursuant to paragraph (2) within six months before the last day of the renewal period, the dates, times, and places at which that cognitive assessment or equivalent examination can be undergone, and other matters necessary for ensuring the smooth implementation of the administrative work connected with that cognitive assessment or equivalent examination; and machine translation, not official **三** 免許を現に受けている者で更新期間が満了する日における年齢が七十五歳以上のもの（普通自動車対応免許を現に受けている者であつて第三項の政令で定める基準に該当するものに限る。）　前号に定める事項並びに免許証等の更新を受けようとするときは更新期間が満了する日前六月以内に同項の規定により運転技能検査等を受けていなければならない旨、当該運転技能検査等を受けることができる日時及び場所その他当該運転技能検査等に係る事務の円滑な実施を図るため必要な事項 art-101-4/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-3 a person currently holding a license who will be 75 years of age or older on the last day of the renewal period (limited to a person currently holding a license for a standard motor vehicle who falls under the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes in paragraph (3)): the matters prescribed in the preceding item, and an indication that, when seeking license renewal, the person must have undergone a driving skills assessment or equivalent examination pursuant to that paragraph within six months before the last day of the renewal period, the dates, times, and places at which that driving skills assessment or equivalent examination can be undergone, and other matters necessary for ensuring the smooth implementation of the administrative work connected with that driving skills assessment or equivalent examination. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-101-4/par-1: 第百八条の二第一項第十二号 → 道路交通法 第百八条の二第一項第十二号 (Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xii)), art-108-2/par-1/item-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-108-2/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108-2/par-1/item-12 - art-101-4/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第一項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (1)), art-101-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-1 - art-101-4/par-2: 第百二条第一項から第四項まで → 道路交通法 第百二条第一項 (Article 102, paragraph (1)), art-102/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-102/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-102/par-1 - art-101-4/par-2: 第百二条第一項から第四項まで → 道路交通法 第百二条第二項 (Article 102, paragraph (2)), art-102/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-102/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-102/par-2 - art-101-4/par-2: 第百二条第一項から第四項まで → 道路交通法 第百二条第三項 (Article 102, paragraph (3)), art-102/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-102/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-102/par-3 - art-101-4/par-2: 第百二条第一項から第四項まで → 道路交通法 第百二条第四項 (Article 102, paragraph (4)), art-102/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-102/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-102/par-4 - art-101-4/par-2: 第百八条の三十二の三第一項 → 道路交通法 第百八条の三十二の三第一項 (Article 108-32-3, paragraph (1)), art-108-32-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-108-32-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108-32-3/par-1 - art-101-4/par-3: 前二項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第一項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (1)), art-101-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-1 - art-101-4/par-3: 前二項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第二項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (2)), art-101-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-2 - art-101-4/par-3: 第百八条の三十二の三第一項 → 道路交通法 第百八条の三十二の三第一項 (Article 108-32-3, paragraph (1)), art-108-32-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-108-32-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108-32-3/par-1 - art-101-4/par-4: 前項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第三項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (3)), art-101-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-3 - art-101-4/par-4: 第百一条第六項 → 道路交通法 第百一条第六項 (Article 101, paragraph (6)), art-101/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101/par-6 - art-101-4/par-4: 第百一条の二第四項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の二第四項 (Article 101-2, paragraph (4)), art-101-2/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-2/par-4 - art-101-4/par-5/item-1: 第一項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第一項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (1)), art-101-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-1 - art-101-4/par-5/item-2: 第三項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第三項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (3)), art-101-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-3 - art-101-4/par-5/item-2: 前号 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第五項第一号 (Article 101-4, paragraph (5), item (i)), art-101-4/par-5/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-1 - art-101-4/par-5/item-2: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第二項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (2)), art-101-4/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-2 - art-101-4/par-5/item-3: 第三項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第三項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (3)), art-101-4/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-3 - art-101-4/par-5/item-3: 前号 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第五項第二号 (Article 101-4, paragraph (5), item (ii)), art-101-4/par-5/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-2 - art-101-4/par-5/item-3: 同項 → 道路交通法 第百一条の四第五項 (Article 101-4, paragraph (5)), art-101-4/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5 ## Cited by 17 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 第九十七条の二第一項第三号イ（運転免許試験の免除） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-97-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-97-2/par-1/item-3/sub-1 - 道路交通法 第百一条の三第一項（更新を受けようとする者の義務） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-3/par-1 - 道路交通法 第百一条の四第二項（七十歳以上の者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-2 - 道路交通法 第百一条の四第三項（七十歳以上の者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-3 - 道路交通法 第百一条の四第四項（七十歳以上の者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-4 - 道路交通法 第百一条の四第五項第一号（七十歳以上の者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-1 - 道路交通法 第百一条の四第五項第二号（七十歳以上の者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-2 - 道路交通法 第百一条の四第五項第三号（七十歳以上の者の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-4/par-5/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-4/par-5/item-3 - 道路交通法 第百一条の七第一項（臨時認知機能検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-101-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-101-7/par-1 - 道路交通法 第百二条第二項（臨時適性検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-102/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-102/par-2 - 道路交通法 第百七条第一項（免許証及び免許情報記録個人番号カードのいずれをも有しない者の特則） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107/par-1 - 道路交通法 第百八条の三十三第一項（免許の拒否等に関する規定の適用の特例） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-108-33/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108-33/par-1 - 道路交通法 附則第三条第一項（講習に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4091-41/art-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4091-41/art-3/par-1 - 道路交通法 附則第二条第八項（免許等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4131-51/art-2/par-8 - 道路交通法 附則第五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-5/par-2 - 道路交通法 附則第四条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5021-42/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5021-42/art-4/par-2 - 道路交通法 附則第四条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-5021-42/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-5021-42/art-4/par-3 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路交通法 — the text in force from 2026-07-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/335AC0000000105/20260721_508AC0000000052), retrieved 2026-10-13 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Road Traffic Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2962/tb), retrieved 2026-10-13 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-traffic-act-20261013T074321-010, translated 2026-10-13 - This site's parser, version 190 — 道路交通法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13