# 道路運送車両法 / Road Transport Vehicle Act — 第二十二条 (Article 22)

- Law: 道路運送車両法 (Road Transport Vehicle Act), 昭和二十六年法律第百八十五号
- English title "Road Transport Vehicle 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: 第二十二条 (Article 22)（登録事項等証明書等） — address `art-22`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22
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### 第二十二条（登録事項等証明書等） — Certificates of Registered Particulars, etc., and the Like
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<sup>art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22</sup>

**第一項**  何人も、国土交通大臣に対し、登録事項その他の自動車登録ファイルに記録されている事項を証明した書面（以下「登録事項等証明書」という。）の交付を請求することができる。
<sup>art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-1</sup>
Any person may request the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to issue a document certifying the registered particulars and other matters recorded in the motor vehicle registration file (hereinafter referred to as a "certificate of registered particulars, etc.").
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**第二項**  前項の規定により登録事項等証明書の交付を請求する者は、国土交通省令で定めるところにより、第百二条第一項の規定による手数料のほか送付に要する費用を納付して、その送付を請求することができる。
<sup>art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-2</sup>
A person who requests the issuance of a certificate of registered particulars, etc. pursuant to the preceding paragraph may, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, request that it be sent by paying the expenses required for sending it in addition to the fee under Article 102, paragraph (1).
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**第三項**  第九十六条の十五から第九十六条の十七までの規定により国土交通大臣の登録を受けた者（以下「登録情報提供機関」という。）は、登録事項その他の自動車登録ファイルに記録されている情報（以下「登録情報」という。）の電気通信回線による提供を受けようとする者の委託を受けて、その者に対し、国土交通大臣から提供を受けた登録情報を電気通信回線を使用して送信する業務（以下「情報提供業務」という。）を行うため、国土交通大臣に対し、当該委託に係る登録情報の提供を電気通信回線を使用して請求することができる。
<sup>art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-3</sup>
A person registered by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism pursuant to Articles 96-15 through 96-17 (hereinafter referred to as a "registered information provider") may, on commission from a person who wishes to be provided by telecommunications line with information recorded in the motor vehicle registration file, such as registered particulars (hereinafter referred to as "registration information"), in order to conduct the business of transmitting to that person, using a telecommunications line, the registration information provided by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as "information provision services"), request the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, using a telecommunications line, to provide the registration information relating to that commission.
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**第四項**  国土交通大臣又は登録情報提供機関は、第一項の規定による請求をする者又は前項の委託をする者について、国土交通省令で定める方法により本人であることの確認を行うものとする。
<sup>art-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-4</sup>
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or a registered information provider is to verify, by a method prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the identity of a person who makes a request under paragraph (1) or a person who makes the commission referred to in the preceding paragraph.
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**第五項**  第一項及び第三項の規定による請求は、請求の事由又は請求に係る委託の事由その他国土交通省令で定める事項を明らかにしてしなければならない。ただし、自動車の所有者が当該自動車について第一項の規定による請求をする場合その他の国土交通省令で定める場合は、この限りでない。
<sup>art-22/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-5</sup>
A request under paragraphs (1) and (3) must be made by clarifying the grounds for the request or the grounds for the commission relating to the request and other particulars prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; provided, however, that this does not apply in the case where the owner of a motor vehicle makes a request under paragraph (1) with respect to that motor vehicle or in any other case prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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**第六項**  国土交通大臣は、第一項の規定による請求若しくは第三項の委託が不当な目的によることが明らかなとき又は第一項の登録事項等証明書の交付若しくは第三項の登録情報の提供により知り得た事項が不当な目的に使用されるおそれがあることその他の第一項又は第三項の規定による請求を拒むに足りる相当な理由があると認めるときは、当該請求を拒むことができる。
<sup>art-22/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-6</sup>
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may refuse a request under paragraph (1) or (3) if it is evident that a request under paragraph (1) or a commission under paragraph (3) is for an improper purpose, or if the Minister finds that there is a reasonable ground sufficient to refuse the request, such as that there is a risk that matters learned through the issuance of the certificate of registered particulars, etc. under paragraph (1) or the provision of registration information under paragraph (3) will be used for an improper purpose.
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## Cites
- art-22/par-2: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-1
- art-22/par-2: 第百二条第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第百二条第一項 (Article 102, paragraph (1)), art-102/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-102/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-102/par-1
- art-22/par-3: 第九十六条の十五から第九十六条の十七まで → 道路運送車両法 第九十六条の十五 (Article 96-15), art-96-15 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-96-15 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-96-15
- art-22/par-3: 第九十六条の十五から第九十六条の十七まで → 道路運送車両法 第九十六条の十六 (Article 96-16), art-96-16 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-96-16 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-96-16
- art-22/par-3: 第九十六条の十五から第九十六条の十七まで → 道路運送車両法 第九十六条の十七 (Article 96-17), art-96-17 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-96-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-96-17
- art-22/par-4: 第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-1
- art-22/par-4: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第三項 (Article 22, paragraph (3)), art-22/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-3
- art-22/par-5: 第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-1
- art-22/par-5: 第三項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第三項 (Article 22, paragraph (3)), art-22/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-3
- art-22/par-6: 第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第一項 (Article 22, paragraph (1)), art-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-1
- art-22/par-6: 第三項 → 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第三項 (Article 22, paragraph (3)), art-22/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第二項（登録事項等証明書等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-2
- 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第四項（登録事項等証明書等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-4
- 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第五項（登録事項等証明書等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-5
- 道路運送車両法 第二十二条第六項（登録事項等証明書等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-22/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-22/par-6
- 道路運送車両法 第九十六条の十五第一項（登録） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-96-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-96-15/par-1
- 道路運送車両法 第百二条第一項第八号（手数料の納付） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-102/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-102/par-1/item-8

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 道路運送車両法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185/20260401_508AC0000000002), retrieved 2026-10-13
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — 道路運送車両法 — its English title as the Ministry of Justice's translation database lists it (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/529), retrieved 2026-09-18
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-transport-vehicle-act-20261013T120733-005, translated 2026-10-13
- This site's parser, version 189 — 道路運送車両法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-13
