Act Amending the Volunteer Probation Officer Act and Others to Enhance the Offender Rehabilitation System
更生保護制度の充実を図るための保護司法等の一部を改正する法律
Published: 2025-12-10 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Scheduled to Take Effect · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-11
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Summary
This item concerns an amending act (Reiwa 7 Act No. 82) that revises the Offender Rehabilitation Act (Heisei 19 Act No. 88) and related provisions to strengthen the offender rehabilitation system. According to the metadata, the amending act carries a promulgation date of 2025-12-10 and a stated effective date of 2026-12-01. The information comes from an e-Gov Law Search update listing.
Business Impact
Organizations or individuals involved in offender rehabilitation, probation, or related volunteer probation officer activities may be affected by the revised provisions once they take effect.
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- 2025-12-10 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) Original Japanese source
- 2026-12-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Original Japanese source
- 2027-06-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Dashboard page Original Japanese source