# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第六十三条 (Article 63) - 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: 第六十三条 (Article 63)（車両の検査等） — address `art-63` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63 - 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. --- ### 第六十三条（車両の検査等） — (Vehicle Inspections; Other Measures) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63 **第一項** 警察官は、整備不良車両に該当すると認められる車両（軽車両を除く。以下この条において同じ。）が運転されているときは、当該車両を停止させ、並びに当該車両の運転者に対し、自動車検査証その他政令で定める書類及び作動状態記録装置（道路運送車両法第四十一条第二項に規定する作動状態の確認に必要な情報を記録するための装置をいう。第六十三条の二の二において同じ。）により記録された記録の提示を求め、並びに当該車両の装置について検査をすることができる。この場合において、警察官は、当該記録を人の視覚又は聴覚により認識することができる状態にするための措置が必要であると認めるときは、当該車両を製作し、又は輸入した者その他の関係者に対し、当該措置を求めることができる。 art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-1 When a vehicle found to be an improperly maintained vehicle (excluding a light road vehicle; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) is being driven, a police officer may stop the vehicle, require the driver of the vehicle to present the motor vehicle inspection certificate and other documents that Cabinet Order prescribes and the records made by the operating status recording device (meaning a device for recording the information necessary for confirming the operating status prescribed in Article 41, paragraph (2) of the Road Transport Vehicle Act; the same applies in Article 63-2-2), and inspect the equipment of the vehicle. In this case, if the police officer finds it necessary to take measures to put those records into a state in which they can be recognized by human sight or hearing, the officer may request the person who manufactured or imported the vehicle or other relevant persons to take those measures. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の場合において、警察官は、当該車両の運転者に対し、道路における危険を防止し、その他交通の安全を図り、又は他人に及ぼす迷惑を防止するため必要な応急の措置をとることを命じ、また、応急の措置によつては必要な整備をすることができないと認められる車両（以下この条において「故障車両」という。）については、当該故障車両の運転を継続してはならない旨を命ずることができる。 art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-2 In a case as referred to in the preceding paragraph, a police officer may order the driver of the vehicle to take the necessary stop-gap measures to prevent a road hazard or otherwise ensure traffic safety or to prevent the vehicle from being a nuisance to others; if it is found not to be possible to effect the necessary maintenance on a vehicle through stop-gap measures alone (hereinafter such a vehicle is referred to in this Article as a "malfunctioning vehicle"), the police officer may issue an order prohibiting the driver from continuing to drive the malfunctioning vehicle. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項の場合において、当該故障車両の整備不良の程度及び道路又は交通の状況により支障がないと認めるときは、警察官は、前条の規定にかかわらず、当該故障車両を整備するため必要な限度において、区間及び通行の経路を指定し、その他道路における危険又は他人に及ぼす迷惑を防止するため必要な条件を付して当該故障車両を運転することを許可することができる。この場合において、警察官は、許可証を交付しなければならない。 art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-3 Notwithstanding the preceding Article, a police officer may grant permission for a person to drive a malfunctioning vehicle on a specified section and route of travel on finding, in a case as referred to in the preceding paragraph, that there is nothing to prevent this in terms of the degree of improper maintenance on the malfunctioning vehicle and road or traffic conditions, but only so far as is necessary for the malfunctioning vehicle to undergo maintenance, and may attach other conditions necessary to prevent road hazards or to prevent the malfunctioning vehicle from being a nuisance to others. In such a case, a police officer must issue a permit. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 警察官は、第二項の規定による措置をとつたときは、当該故障車両の運転者に対し、当該故障車両について整備を要する事項を記載した文書を交付し、かつ、当該故障車両の前面の見やすい箇所に標章を貼り付けなければならない。 art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-4 When a police officer has taken measures under paragraph (2), the officer must issue to the driver of the malfunctioning vehicle a document stating the matters requiring maintenance on that malfunctioning vehicle, and must attach a mark in an easily visible place on the front of the malfunctioning vehicle. machine translation, not official **第五項** 警察官は、前項の措置をとつたときは、その旨を当該措置をとつた場所を管轄する警察署長に報告しなければならない。 art-63/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-5 Having taken a measure under the preceding paragraph, a police officer must report this to the competent police station chief over the place where the measure was taken. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 警察署長は、前項の報告を受けたときは、当該故障車両の使用の本拠の位置を管轄する地方運輸局長に対し、内閣府令・国土交通省令で定める事項を通知しなければならない。 art-63/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-6 Upon receiving a report as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the chief of the police station must notify the Director of the District Transport Bureau with jurisdiction over the base of operations of the malfunctioning vehicle of the information that Cabinet Office Order/Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism prescribes. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 第四項の規定により貼り付けられた標章は、何人も、これを破損し、又は汚損してはならず、また、当該故障車両の必要な整備がされたことについて、内閣府令・国土交通省令で定める手続により、最寄りの警察署の警察署長又は車両の整備に係る事項について権限を有する行政庁の確認を受けた後でなければ、これを取り除いてはならない。 art-63/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-7 It is prohibited for any person to damage or deface a mark attached pursuant to paragraph (4); it is also prohibited for any person to remove such a mark until after the chief of the nearest police station or the administrative agency with authority over matters relating to vehicle maintenance confirms, through procedures that Cabinet Office Order/Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism prescribes, that the necessary maintenance of the malfunctioning vehicle has been carried out. machine translation, not official **第八項** 第三項の許可証の様式、第四項の規定により故障車両の運転者に対し交付する文書の様式及び同項の標章の様式は、内閣府令・国土交通省令で定める。 art-63/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-8 Cabinet Office Order/Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism provides for the format of permits as referred to in paragraph (3), the format of documents issued to the driver of a malfunctioning vehicle pursuant to paragraph (4), and the format of marks as referred to in that paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-63/par-1: この条 → 道路交通法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63 - art-63/par-1: 道路運送車両法第四十一条第二項 → 道路運送車両法 第四十一条第二項 (Article 41, paragraph (2)), art-41/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-41/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-41/par-2 - art-63/par-1: 第六十三条の二の二 → 道路交通法 第六十三条の二の二 (Article 63-2-2), art-63-2-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63-2-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63-2-2 - art-63/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-1 - art-63/par-2: この条 → 道路交通法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63 - art-63/par-3: 前項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第二項 (Article 63, paragraph (2)), art-63/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-2 - art-63/par-3: 前条 → 道路交通法 第六十二条 (Article 62), art-62 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-62 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-62 - art-63/par-4: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第二項 (Article 63, paragraph (2)), art-63/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-2 - art-63/par-5: 前項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第四項 (Article 63, paragraph (4)), art-63/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-4 - art-63/par-6: 前項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第五項 (Article 63, paragraph (5)), art-63/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-5 - art-63/par-7: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第四項 (Article 63, paragraph (4)), art-63/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-4 - art-63/par-8: 第三項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第三項 (Article 63, paragraph (3)), art-63/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-3 - art-63/par-8: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第六十三条第四項 (Article 63, paragraph (4)), art-63/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-4 ## Cited by 13 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 第五十八条の二第一項（積載物の重量の測定等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-58-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-58-2/par-1 - 道路交通法 第六十二条第一項（整備不良車両の運転の禁止） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-62/par-1 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第一項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-1 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第二項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-2 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第三項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-3 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第四項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-4 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第五項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-5 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第六項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-6 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第七項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-7 - 道路交通法 第六十三条第八項（車両の検査等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-63/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-63/par-8 - 道路交通法 第百十九条第一項第十一号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-119/par-1/item-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-119/par-1/item-11 - 道路交通法 第百十九条第一項第十二号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-119/par-1/item-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-119/par-1/item-12 - 道路交通法 第百二十一条第一項第十号 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-121/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-121/par-1/item-10 --- ## 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-20261013T074321-004, 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