# 道路運送車両法 / Road Transport Vehicle Act — 第六十三条 (Article 63)

- 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: 第六十三条 (Article 63)（臨時検査） — address `art-63`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63
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### 第六十三条（臨時検査） — Extraordinary Inspection
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<sup>art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63</sup>

**第一項**  国土交通大臣は、一定の範囲の自動車又は検査対象外軽自動車について、事故が著しく生じている等によりその構造、装置又は性能が保安基準に適合していないおそれがあると認めるときは、期間を定めて、これらの自動車又は検査対象外軽自動車について次項の規定による臨時検査を受けるべき旨を公示することができる。
<sup>art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-1</sup>
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism may, when finding that, for a certain range of motor vehicles or light motor vehicles exempt from inspection, the structure, equipment or performance may not conform to the safety standards because accidents are occurring at a significant rate or for other reasons, give public notice, specifying a period, that those motor vehicles or light motor vehicles exempt from inspection are to undergo an extraordinary inspection under the following paragraph.
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**第二項**  前項の公示に係る自動車（登録自動車並びに車両番号の指定を受けた検査対象軽自動車及び二輪の小型自動車に限る。以下この条において同じ。）又は検査対象外軽自動車の使用者は、当該公示に係る同項の期間内に、当該自動車又は検査対象外軽自動車を提示して、国土交通大臣の行なう臨時検査を受けなければならない。ただし、同項の公示に係る自動車で当該公示に係る同項の期間の末日の前に有効期間が満了した自動車検査証の交付を受けているものについて臨時検査を受けるべき時期は、当該有効期間の満了後これを使用しようとする時とすることができる。
<sup>art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-2</sup>
The user of a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under the preceding paragraph (limited to registered motor vehicles, and light motor vehicles subject to inspection and two-wheeled small-sized motor vehicles that have been designated a vehicle number; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) or of a light motor vehicle exempt from inspection must, within the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, present that motor vehicle or light motor vehicle exempt from inspection and undergo the extraordinary inspection conducted by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; provided, however, that for a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under that paragraph for which a motor vehicle inspection certificate whose validity period expires before the last day of the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice has been issued, the time for undergoing the extraordinary inspection may be the time of intending to use it after the expiry of that validity period.
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**第三項**  第五十九条第三項、前条第一項後段及び同条第二項の規定は、臨時検査について準用する。
<sup>art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-3</sup>
The provisions of Article 59, paragraph (3), the second sentence of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article and paragraph (2) of that Article apply mutatis mutandis to extraordinary inspection.
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**第四項**  第一項の公示に係る自動車で当該公示に係る同項の期間内に臨時検査を受けなかつたものに係る自動車検査証でその期間の末日に有効であるものは、その期間の経過後は、その効力を失う。この場合において、当該自動車の使用者は、すみやかに、当該自動車検査証を国土交通大臣に返納しなければならない。
<sup>art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-4</sup>
A motor vehicle inspection certificate relating to a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under paragraph (1) that has not undergone an extraordinary inspection within the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, and that is valid on the last day of that period, loses its effect after that period elapses. In this case, the user of that motor vehicle must promptly return that motor vehicle inspection certificate to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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**第五項**  国土交通大臣は、臨時検査の結果、当該検査対象外軽自動車が保安基準に適合すると認めるときは、その使用者に臨時検査合格標章を交付するものとする。
<sup>art-63/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-5</sup>
When, as a result of the extraordinary inspection, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism finds that the light motor vehicle exempt from inspection conforms to the safety standards, the Minister is to issue an extraordinary inspection pass mark to its user.
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**第六項**  第一項の公示に係る検査対象外軽自動車は、当該公示に係る同項の期間に引き続く国土交通省令で定める期間内は、国土交通省令で定めるところにより臨時検査合格標章を表示しなければ、運行の用に供してはならない。
<sup>art-63/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-6</sup>
A light motor vehicle exempt from inspection relating to the public notice under paragraph (1) must not be used for operation, within the period specified by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism that follows the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, unless it displays an extraordinary inspection pass mark as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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**第七項**  第二項及び第四項の規定は、第一項の公示に係る自動車で当該公示のあつた日以後当該公示に係る同項の期間の末日までに新規検査又は構造等変更検査を受けたもの及びこれに係る自動車検査証については、適用しない。
<sup>art-63/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-7</sup>
The provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4) do not apply to a motor vehicle relating to the public notice under paragraph (1) that has undergone a new inspection or an inspection for change of structure, etc. on or after the date of that public notice and by the last day of the period under that paragraph relating to that public notice, or to the motor vehicle inspection certificate relating to it.
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## Cites
- art-63/par-1: 次項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第二項 (Article 63, paragraph (2)), art-63/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-2
- art-63/par-2: 前項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-1
- art-63/par-2: この条 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条 (Article 63), art-63 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63
- art-63/par-3: 第五十九条第三項 → 道路運送車両法 第五十九条第三項 (Article 59, paragraph (3)), art-59/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-59/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-59/par-3
- art-63/par-3: 前条第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十二条第一項 (Article 62, paragraph (1)), art-62/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-62/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-62/par-1
- art-63/par-3: 同条第二項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十二条第二項 (Article 62, paragraph (2)), art-62/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-62/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-62/par-2
- art-63/par-4: 第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-1
- art-63/par-6: 第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-1
- art-63/par-7: 第二項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第二項 (Article 63, paragraph (2)), art-63/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-2
- art-63/par-7: 第四項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第四項 (Article 63, paragraph (4)), art-63/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-4
- art-63/par-7: 第一項 → 道路運送車両法 第六十三条第一項 (Article 63, paragraph (1)), art-63/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/road-transport-vehicle-act/art-63/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/326AC0000000185/art-63/par-1

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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-20261013T120733-013, translated 2026-10-13
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch road-transport-vehicle-act-20261013T120733-014, 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
