# 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 — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

- 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: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（保護命令事件に係る経過措置） — address `suppl-5051-30/art-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第二条（保護命令事件に係る経過措置） — (Transitional Measures Pertaining to Protection Order Cases)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>suppl-5051-30/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  この法律による改正後の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（以下「新法」という。）第十条及び第十条の二の規定は、この法律の施行の日（以下この条において「施行日」という。）以後にされる保護命令の申立てに係る事件について適用し、施行日前にされた保護命令の申立てに係る事件については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1</sup>
The provisions of Articles 10 and 10-2 of the Act on the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims amended by this Act (hereinafter the "New Act") apply to cases pertaining to a petition for a protection order filed on or after the date on which this Act comes into effect (hereinafter the "date of enforcement" in this Article), and prior laws continue to govern cases pertaining to a petition for a protection order filed before the date of enforcement.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  新法第十一条第二項及び第三項並びに第十二条第一項及び第二項の規定は、施行日以後にされる保護命令の申立てについて適用し、施行日前にされた保護命令の申立てについては、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-2</sup>
The provisions of Article 11, paragraphs (2) and (3) and Article 12, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the New Act apply to petitions for a protection order filed on or after the date of enforcement, and prior laws continue to govern petitions for a protection order filed before the date of enforcement.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  新法第十八条第一項の規定は、施行日以後にされる同項に規定する再度の申立てに係る事件について適用し、施行日前にされた同項に規定する再度の申立てに係る事件については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-3</sup>
The provisions of Article 18, paragraph (1) of the New Act apply to cases pertaining to a subsequent petition prescribed in the same paragraph and filed on or after the date of enforcement, and prior laws continue to govern cases pertaining to a subsequent petition prescribed in the same paragraph and filed before the date of enforcement.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1: 第十条 → 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 (Article 10), art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1: 第十条の二 → 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 第十条の二 (Article 10-2), art-10-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-10-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-10-2
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1: この条 → 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 附則第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2), suppl-5051-30/art-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-2
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-2: 新法第十一条第二項 → 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 第十一条第二項 (Article 11, paragraph (2)), art-11/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-11/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-11/par-2
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-2: 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 第十一条第三項 (Article 11, paragraph (3)), art-11/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-11/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-11/par-3
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-2: 第十二条第一項 → 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 第十二条第一項 (Article 12, paragraph (1)), art-12/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-12/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-12/par-1
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-2: 第二項 → 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 第十二条第二項 (Article 12, paragraph (2)), art-12/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-12/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-12/par-2
- suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-3: 新法第十八条第一項 → 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 第十八条第一項 (Article 18, paragraph (1)), art-18/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/art-18/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/art-18/par-1

## Cited by

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- 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 附則第二条第一項（保護命令事件に係る経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/spousal-violence-act/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/413AC0100000031/suppl-5051-30/art-2/par-1

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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
