# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 第七十二条の二 (Article 72-2) - 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: 第七十二条の二 (Article 72-2) — address `art-72-2` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2 - 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. --- ### 第七十二条の二 art-72-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2 **第一項** 前条第三項の場合において、当該車両等の運転者等が負傷その他の理由により直ちに同項の規定による指示に従うことが困難であると認められるときは、現場にある警察官は、道路における交通の危険を防止し、その他交通の安全と円滑を図るため必要な限度において、当該交通事故において損壊した物及び当該交通事故に係る車両等の積載物（以下この条において「損壊物等」という。）の移動その他応急の措置をとることができる。 art-72-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-1 In a case as referred to in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, if it is found to be difficult for the driver or staff member of a vehicle or streetcar to immediately follow the instructions given pursuant to that paragraph due to injury or another reason, a police officer at the scene may physically move an object damaged in the traffic accident or a load being carried by a vehicle or streetcar involved in the traffic accident (hereinafter referred to in this Article as a "damaged object or load") and take other stop-gap measures, but only so far as is necessary to prevent road traffic hazards and otherwise ensure the safety and fluidity of traffic. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定による措置をとつた場合において、当該損壊物等を移動したときは、警察官は、当該損壊物等を当該損壊物等の在つた場所を管轄する警察署長に差し出さなければならない。この場合において、警察署長は、当該損壊物等を保管しなければならない。 art-72-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-2 In a case as referred to in the preceding paragraph, having moved a damaged object or load, a police officer must hand it over to the chief of the police station who has jurisdiction over the place where the damaged object or load was originally found. In such a case, the chief of the police station must store the damaged object or load as its custodian. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 第五十一条第七項及び第九項から第二十一項まで並びに第五十一条の二の規定は、前二項の規定による措置に係る損壊物等について準用する。この場合において、第五十一条第七項中「使用者」とあるのは「所有者、占有者その他当該損壊物等について権原を有する者（以下この条及び次条において「所有者等」という。）」と、同条第九項中「前項」とあるのは「第七十二条の二第三項において読み替えて準用する第七項」と、「知ることができない」とあるのは「知ることができず、かつ、当該損壊物等の所有者以外の者に当該損壊物等を返還することが困難であると認められる」と、同条第十一項中「第七項から前項まで」とあるのは「第七十二条の二第三項において読み替えて準用する第七項及び前二項」と、同条第十二項中「第八項の規定による告知の日又は」とあるのは「腐敗し、若しくは変質するおそれがあるとき、又は第七十二条の二第三項において読み替えて準用する第七項の規定による当該損壊物等の所有者に対する告知の日若しくは」と、「費用」とあるのは「費用若しくは手数」と、同条第十五項中「運転者等又は使用者若しくは所有者（以下この条及び次条において「使用者等」という。）」とあるのは「所有者等」と、同条第十六項中「運転者等又は使用者等」とあるのは「所有者等」と、同条第二十項中「第八項の規定による」とあるのは「第七十二条の二第三項において読み替えて準用する第七項の規定による当該損壊物等の所有者に対する」と、第五十一条の二第一項中「同条第六項の規定により保管した車両の使用者等その他の関係者又は同条第二十二項において準用する同条第六項の規定により保管した積載物の所有者、占有者その他当該積載物について権原を有する者」とあるのは「第七十二条の二第二項後段の規定により保管した損壊物等の所有者等」と読み替えるものとする。 art-72-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-3 The provisions of Article 51, paragraph (7) and paragraphs (9) through (21) of that Article, and Article 51-2 apply mutatis mutandis to a damaged object or load that is the subject of measures under the preceding two paragraphs. In such a case, the phrase "the user of the vehicle" in Article 51, paragraph (7) is deemed to be replaced with "the owner, possessor, or other person with title to the damaged object or load (hereinafter referred to in this Article and the following Article as the 'owner or other such person')"; the phrase "the preceding paragraph" in paragraph (9) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (7) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 72-2, paragraph (3)", and the phrase "cannot ascertain the name and address of the owner of a vehicle" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "cannot ascertain the name and address of the owner of a vehicle, and it is found to be difficult to return the damaged object or load to a person other than its owner"; the phrase "paragraphs (7) through (10)" in paragraph (11) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (7) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 72-2, paragraph (3) and the preceding two paragraphs"; the phrase "remains unreturned one month after the date of a notification as under paragraph (8) or" in paragraph (12) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "is likely to spoil or deteriorate, or remains unreturned one month after the date of a notification to the owner of the damaged object or load as under paragraph (7) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 72-2, paragraph (3) or", and the term "cost" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "cost or effort"; the phrase "the driver, etc. or the user or owner of the vehicle (hereinafter referred to in this Article and the following Article as the 'user, etc.')" in paragraph (15) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the owner or other such person"; the phrase "the driver, etc. or the user, etc." in paragraph (16) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the owner or other such person"; the phrase "a notification as under paragraph (8)" in paragraph (20) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "a notification to the owner of the damaged object or load as under paragraph (7) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 72-2, paragraph (3)"; and the phrase "the user, etc. of a vehicle stored pursuant to paragraph (6) of that Article or other relevant persons, or the owner, possessor, or other person with title to a load stored pursuant to paragraph (6) of that Article as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (22) of that Article" in Article 51-2, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the owner or other such person of a damaged object or load stored pursuant to the second sentence of Article 72-2, paragraph (2)". machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-72-2/par-1: 前条第三項 → 道路交通法 第七十二条第三項 (Article 72, paragraph (3)), art-72/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72/par-3 - art-72-2/par-1: この条 → 道路交通法 第七十二条の二 (Article 72-2), art-72-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2 - art-72-2/par-2: 前項 → 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第一項 (Article 72-2, paragraph (1)), art-72-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-1 - art-72-2/par-3: 第五十一条第七項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条第七項 (Article 51, paragraph (7)), art-51/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-7 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十項 (Article 51, paragraph (10)), art-51/par-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-10 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十一項 (Article 51, paragraph (11)), art-51/par-11 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-11 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-11 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十二項 (Article 51, paragraph (12)), art-51/par-12 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-12 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-12 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十三項 (Article 51, paragraph (13)), art-51/par-13 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-13 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-13 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十四項 (Article 51, paragraph (14)), art-51/par-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-14 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十五項 (Article 51, paragraph (15)), art-51/par-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-15 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十六項 (Article 51, paragraph (16)), art-51/par-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-16 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十七項 (Article 51, paragraph (17)), art-51/par-17 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-17 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十八項 (Article 51, paragraph (18)), art-51/par-18 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-18 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-18 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第十九項 (Article 51, paragraph (19)), art-51/par-19 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-19 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-19 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第二十項 (Article 51, paragraph (20)), art-51/par-20 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-20 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-20 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第二十一項 (Article 51, paragraph (21)), art-51/par-21 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-21 - art-72-2/par-3: 第九項から第二十一項まで → 道路交通法 第五十一条第九項 (Article 51, paragraph (9)), art-51/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-9 - art-72-2/par-3: 第五十一条の二 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の二 (Article 51-2), art-51-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-2 - art-72-2/par-3: 前二項 → 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第一項 (Article 72-2, paragraph (1)), art-72-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-1 - art-72-2/par-3: 前二項 → 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第二項 (Article 72-2, paragraph (2)), art-72-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-2 - art-72-2/par-3: この条 → 道路交通法 第五十一条 (Article 51), art-51 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51 - art-72-2/par-3: 前項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条第八項 (Article 51, paragraph (8)), art-51/par-8 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51/par-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51/par-8 - art-72-2/par-3: 第七十二条の二第三項 → 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第三項 (Article 72-2, paragraph (3)), art-72-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-3 - art-72-2/par-3: 第五十一条の二第一項 → 道路交通法 第五十一条の二第一項 (Article 51-2, paragraph (1)), art-51-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-51-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-51-2/par-1 ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-1 - 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-2 - 道路交通法 第七十二条の二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-72-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-72-2/par-3 - 道路交通法 第七十五条の二十三第六項（特定自動運行において交通事故があつた場合の措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-75-23/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-75-23/par-6 - 道路交通法 附則第四条第一項（保管車両等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4161-90/art-4/par-1 - 道路交通法 附則第二条第一項（保管車両等に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4191-90/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4191-90/art-2/par-1 --- ## 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-20261013T074321-005, 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