No. 21657
Promulgation Date 2026-05-19
Ministry of Justice
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Relationship to other statutes)
CHAPTER II SPECIAL PROVISIONS ON PUNISHMENT OF CHILD ABUSE CRIMES
Article 4 (Murder by child abuse and death resulting from child abuse)
Article 5 (Abuse of, and aggravated bodily injury on, children)
Article 6 (Habitual offenders)
Article 7 (Aggravated punishment of persons engaged in child welfare facilities)
Article 8 (Concurrent imposition of punishment and order to undergo education)
Article 9 (Application for loss of parental authority)
CHAPTER III SPECIAL PROVISIONS ON PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING CHILD ABUSE CRIMES
Article 10 (Obligation to report child abuse crimes and procedures therefor)
Article 10-2 (Prohibition on unfavorable measures)
Article 10-3 (Protective measures for reporters of crime of child abuse)
Article 10-4 (Special cases concerning criminal complaints)
Article 11 (Moving to scene of crimes)
Article 11-2 (Investigation)
Article 12 (Emergency measures concerning child victims)
Article 13 (Urgent ad hoc measures concerning child abuse offenders)
Article 14 (Requests for ad hoc measures)
Article 15 (Requests for ad hoc measures after emergency measures or urgent ad hoc measures)
Article 16 (Special cases concerning appointment of attorney-at-laws for child victims)
Article 17 (Application mutatis mutandis)
Article 17-2 (Measures for personal safety of witnesses)
Article 17-3 (Special cases concerning handling of child abuse cases against teachers)
CHAPTER IV CHILD PROTECTION CASES
Article 18 (Jurisdiction)
Article 19 (Ad hoc measures concerning child abuse offenders)
Article 20 (Notification of ad hoc measures)
Article 21 (Execution of ad hoc measures)
Article 22 (Change of ad hoc measures)
Article 23 (Persons to temporally conduct duties of guardian)
Article 24 (Transfer of cases by judicial police officers)
Article 25 (Investigation before decisions by prosecutors)
Article 26 (Conditional suspension of prosecution)
Article 27 (Handling of child protection cases)
Article 28 (Transfer of cases by prosecutors)
Article 29 (Transfer of cases by courts)
Article 30 (Handling of child abuse offenders in cases of transfer)
Article 31 (Warrant of transfer)
Article 32 (Transfer)
Article 33 (Effects of protective order)
Article 34 (Suspension and effects of prescription of public prosecution)
Article 35 (Duty of confidentiality)
Article 36 (Decision on protective orders)
Article 37 (Periods of protective orders)
Article 38 (Execution of decisions of protective orders)
Article 39 (Presentation of reports and opinions)
Article 40 (Revision of protective orders)
Article 41 (Revocation of protective orders)
Article 42 (Termination of protective orders)
Article 43 (Apportioning expenses)
Article 44 (Application mutatis mutandis)
Article 45 (Complaints and further complaints)
CHAPTER V CHILD VICTIM PROTECTION ORDERS
Article 46 (Jurisdiction over child victim protection order cases)
Article 47 (Child victim protection orders by family court)
Article 48 (Assistants)
Article 49 (Court-appointed assistants)
Article 50 (Execution, revocation, and alteration of child victim protection orders)
Article 51 (Period of child victim protection order)
Article 52 (Ad hoc protection orders for child victims)
Article 53 (Investigations of current status of compliance)
Article 54 (Concurrent examination)
Article 55 (Training for anti-child abuse officials)
Article 55-2 (Request for data and interview)
Article 56 (Application mutatis mutandis)
Article 57 (Complaints and further complaints)
Article 58 (Provisions for delegation)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 59 (Non-compliance with protection orders)
Article 60 (Forceful demand to victims)
Article 61 (Crimes of obstructing performance of duties)
Article 62 (Violation of duties of confidentiality)
Article 62-2 (Crimes of violating prohibition on unfavorable measures)
Article 63 (Administrative fines)
Article 64 (Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of penalty provisions)
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