# 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 / Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — 第十七条 (Article 17)

- Law: 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 (Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims), 平成十三年法律第三十一号
- English title "Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第十七条 (Article 17)（保護命令の取消し） — address `art-17`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第十七条（保護命令の取消し） — (Revocation of Protection Orders)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17</sup>

**第一項**  保護命令を発した裁判所は、当該保護命令の申立てをした者の申立てがあった場合には、当該保護命令を取り消さなければならない。接近禁止命令又は第十条第二項から第四項までの規定による命令にあっては接近禁止命令が効力を生じた日から起算して三月を経過した日以後において、退去等命令にあっては当該退去等命令が効力を生じた日から起算して二週間を経過した日以後において、これらの命令を受けた者が申し立て、当該裁判所がこれらの命令の申立てをした者に異議がないことを確認したときも、同様とする。
<sup>art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-1</sup>
A court that has issued a protection order must revoke the order when the person who petitioned for the order has filed a petition for its revocation; the same applies if the person subject to a protection order files a petition for the revocation of the order and the court confirms that the person who petitioned for the order does not object, on or after the day on which three months have elapsed from the day on which the stay-away order became effective in the case of a stay-away order or an order under the provisions of Article 10, paragraphs (2) through (4), or on or after the day two weeks have elapsed from the day on which the eviction order became effective in the case of an eviction order.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前条第六項の規定は、接近禁止命令を発した裁判所が前項の規定により当該接近禁止命令を取り消す場合について準用する。
<sup>art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-2</sup>
The provisions of paragraph (6) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to cases where the court that issued a stay-away order revokes the stay-away order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  三項命令を受けた者は、接近禁止命令が効力を生じた日から起算して六月を経過した日又は当該三項命令が効力を生じた日から起算して三月を経過した日のいずれか遅い日以後において、当該三項命令を発した裁判所に対し、第十条第三項に規定する要件を欠くに至ったことを理由として、当該三項命令の取消しの申立てをすることができる。
<sup>art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-3</sup>
A person subject to a paragraph (3) order may file a petition for revocation of the paragraph (3) order with the court that issued the paragraph (3) order on the grounds that a requirement prescribed in Article 10, paragraph (3) is no longer being met on or after the day on which six months have elapsed from the day on which the stay-away order became effective or the day on which three months have elapsed from the day on which the paragraph (3) order became effective, whichever comes later.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  裁判所は、前項の取消しの裁判をするときは、当該取消しに係る三項命令の申立てをした者の意見を聴かなければならない。
<sup>art-17/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-4</sup>
When rendering a judicial decision on the revocation referred to in the preceding paragraph, the court must hear the opinion of the person who filed the paragraph (3) order pertaining to the revocation.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第五項**  第三項の取消しの申立てについての裁判に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。
<sup>art-17/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-5</sup>
An immediate appeal may be lodged against a judicial decision on a petition for revocation referred to in paragraph (3).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第六項**  第三項の取消しの裁判は、確定しなければその効力を生じない。
<sup>art-17/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-6</sup>
A judicial decision on the revocation referred to in paragraph (3) does not become effective until it becomes final and binding.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第七項**  第十五条第三項及び前条第七項の規定は、第一項から第三項までの場合について準用する。
<sup>art-17/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-7</sup>
The provisions of Article 15, paragraph (3) and paragraph (7) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the cases referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-17/par-1: 第十条第二項から第四項まで → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十条第二項 (Article 10, paragraph (2)), art-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-2
- art-17/par-1: 第十条第二項から第四項まで → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十条第三項 (Article 10, paragraph (3)), art-10/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-3
- art-17/par-1: 第十条第二項から第四項まで → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十条第四項 (Article 10, paragraph (4)), art-10/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-4
- art-17/par-2: 前条第六項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十六条第六項 (Article 16, paragraph (6)), art-16/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-16/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-16/par-6
- art-17/par-2: 前項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-1
- art-17/par-3: 第十条第三項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十条第三項 (Article 10, paragraph (3)), art-10/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10/par-3
- art-17/par-4: 前項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第三項 (Article 17, paragraph (3)), art-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-3
- art-17/par-5: 第三項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第三項 (Article 17, paragraph (3)), art-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-3
- art-17/par-6: 第三項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第三項 (Article 17, paragraph (3)), art-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-3
- art-17/par-7: 第十五条第三項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十五条第三項 (Article 15, paragraph (3)), art-15/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-15/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-15/par-3
- art-17/par-7: 前条第七項 → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十六条第七項 (Article 16, paragraph (7)), art-16/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-16/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-16/par-7
- art-17/par-7: 第一項から第三項まで → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-1
- art-17/par-7: 第一項から第三項まで → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第二項 (Article 17, paragraph (2)), art-17/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-2
- art-17/par-7: 第一項から第三項まで → 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第三項 (Article 17, paragraph (3)), art-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十二条第一項第三号（接近禁止命令等の申立て等） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-12/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-12/par-1/item-3
- 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第二項（保護命令の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-2
- 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第四項（保護命令の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-4
- 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第五項（保護命令の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-5
- 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第六項（保護命令の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-6
- 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 第十七条第七項（保護命令の取消し） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-17/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-17/par-7

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/413AC0100000031/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4476/tb), retrieved 2026-10-10
- This site's parser, version 189 — 配偶者からの暴力の防止及び被害者の保護等に関する法律 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-10
