# 道路交通法 / Road Traffic Act — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) - 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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-4251-86` - Text in force since: 2026-07-21 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86 - 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. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 附　則 平成二五年一一月二七日法律第八六号 suppl-4251-86 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86 ### 第一条（施行期日） — (Effective Date) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4251-86/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-1 **第一項** この法律は、公布の日から起算して六月を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。 suppl-4251-86/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-1/par-1 This Act comes into force within six months of its promulgation, on the date that Cabinet Order prescribes. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十四条（罰則の適用等に関する経過措置） — (Transitional Measures for Application and Other Handling of Penal Provisions) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System suppl-4251-86/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-14 **第一項** この法律の施行前にした行為に対する罰則の適用については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4251-86/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-14/par-1 Prior laws continue to govern the applicability of penal provisions to conduct in which a person engages before this Act comes into force. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第十七条 suppl-4251-86/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-17 **第一項** この法律の施行前にした行為を理由とする附則第六条の規定による改正後の道路交通法第九十条第一項ただし書、第二項、第五項若しくは第六項若しくは第百三条第一項、第二項若しくは第四項又は第百七条の五第一項若しくは第二項若しくは同条第九項において準用する同法第百三条第四項の規定による運転免許の拒否、保留、取消し若しくは効力の停止又は自動車等の運転の禁止については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1 Prior laws continue to govern the denial, withholding, revocation, or suspension of a driver's license under the proviso of Article 90, paragraph (1), (2), (5), or (6) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment, under Article 103, paragraph (1), (2), or (4), under Article 107-5, paragraph (1) or (2), or under paragraph (9) of that Article as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 103, paragraph (4), based on conduct in which a person engages before the date on which this Act comes into force. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** この法律の施行前に道路交通法第八十四条第一項に規定する自動車等の運転に関し附則第二条の規定による改正前の刑法第二百八条の二又は第二百十一条第二項（附則第十四条の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこれらの規定を含む。）の罪を犯した者（附則第七条の規定による改正後の刑法の一部を改正する法律附則第五条に規定する者を除く。）に対する附則第六条の規定による改正後の道路交通法第九十九条の二第四項第二号ニ及び第百八条の四第三項第三号の規定の適用については、これらの規定中「第六条まで」とあるのは、「第六条までの罪、同法附則第二条の規定による改正前の刑法第二百八条の二若しくは第二百十一条第二項（自動車の運転により人を死傷させる行為等の処罰に関する法律附則第十四条の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合におけるこれらの規定を含む。）」とする。 suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2 To apply Article 99-2, paragraph (4), item (ii), (d) and Article 108-4, paragraph (3), item (iii) of the Road Traffic Act after its amendment under Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions to a person committing a crime (other than one provided for in Article 5, Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code after its amendment by Article 7 of the Supplementary Provision) as referred to in Article 208-2 or Article 211, paragraph (2) prior to the amendment of this Act under Article 2 of the Supplementary Provisions in relation to the driving of a motor vehicle as prescribed in Article 84, paragraph (1) of the Road Traffic Act before this Act comes into force (including when prior laws are to continue to govern pursuant to Article 14 of the Supplementary Provisions), the phrase "as referred to in Article 2 through Article 6 of the Act on Punishment for When a Motor Vehicle Is Driven in a Way That Results in a Death or Injury" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "as referred to in Article 2 through Article 6 of the Act on Punishment for When a Motor Vehicle Is Driven in a Way That Results in a Death or Injury, an offense as referred to in Article 208-2 of the Penal Code before its amendment by to Article 2, Supplementary Provisions of the Road Traffic Act or Article 211, paragraph (2) of the Penal Code (including any provisions that, pursuant to Article 14, Supplementary Provisions of the Act on Punishment for When a Motor Vehicle Is Driven in a Way That Results in a Death or Injury, continue to be governed by prior laws)" Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 道路交通法第九十条第一項 → 道路交通法 第九十条第一項 (Article 90, paragraph (1)), art-90/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-90/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-90/par-1 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第九十条第二項 (Article 90, paragraph (2)), art-90/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-90/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-90/par-2 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第五項 → 道路交通法 第九十条第五項 (Article 90, paragraph (5)), art-90/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-90/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-90/par-5 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第六項 → 道路交通法 第九十条第六項 (Article 90, paragraph (6)), art-90/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-90/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-90/par-6 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第百三条第一項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第一項 (Article 103, paragraph (1)), art-103/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-1 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第二項 (Article 103, paragraph (2)), art-103/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-2 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第四項 → 道路交通法 第百三条第四項 (Article 103, paragraph (4)), art-103/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-103/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-103/par-4 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第百七条の五第一項 → 道路交通法 第百七条の五第一項 (Article 107-5, paragraph (1)), art-107-5/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-5/par-1 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 第二項 → 道路交通法 第百七条の五第二項 (Article 107-5, paragraph (2)), art-107-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-5/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-5/par-2 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-1: 同条第九項 → 道路交通法 第百七条の五第九項 (Article 107-5, paragraph (9)), art-107-5/par-9 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-107-5/par-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-107-5/par-9 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2: 道路交通法第八十四条第一項 → 道路交通法 第八十四条第一項 (Article 84, paragraph (1)), art-84/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-84/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-84/par-1 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2: 附則第十四条 → 道路交通法 附則第十四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 14), suppl-4251-86/art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-14 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2: 道路交通法第九十九条の二第四項第二号 → 道路交通法 第九十九条の二第四項第二号 (Article 99-2, paragraph (4), item (ii)), art-99-2/par-4/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-99-2/par-4/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-99-2/par-4/item-2 - suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2: 第百八条の四第三項第三号 → 道路交通法 第百八条の四第三項第三号 (Article 108-4, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-108-4/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/art-108-4/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/art-108-4/par-3/item-3 ## Cited by 1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 道路交通法 附則第十七条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-traffic-act/suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/335AC0000000105/suppl-4251-86/art-17/par-2 --- ## 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 - This site's parser, version 190 — 道路交通法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13