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買春側の勧誘に規制強化、法務省検討会が報告書案 罰金上限引き上げも
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時事通信9/17/2026Law1 min readJapanView translation

買春側の勧誘に規制強化、法務省検討会が報告書案 罰金上限引き上げも

売春防止法の改正に向け、法務省は臨時国会への提出を検討

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法務省の有識者検討会が17日、売春防止法に関する報告書案を了承した。現行法で処罰対象外である「買う側」の勧誘行為への規制や、罰金刑の上限引き上げが盛り込まれた。法務省は法改正に向けた検討を進める方針。

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現行の売春防止法は公衆の目に触れる場所での売る側の勧誘を処罰対象としているが、買う側については規定が不十分であった。

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売買春の規制の在り方に関する法務省の有識者検討会(座長・北川佳世子早大教授)は17日、報告書案を了承した。現行の売春防止法で処罰対象となっていない「買う側」の勧誘行為に規制を設けることや、罰金刑の上限引き上げなどが盛り込まれた。法務省は報告書を踏まえ、法改正に向けた具体的な検討を進める。

現行法は、公衆の目に触れる場所での「売る側」の勧誘や客待ちなどの行為について「6カ月以下の拘禁刑または2万円以下の罰金」と定める。

報告書によると、「買う側」の勧誘行為について「現行法上の不均衡を是正する必要がある」などの意見が出され、規制を設けることに異論はなかった。処罰対象については、売春者を物色する目的で路上を徘徊する行為や、SNSを用いた誘引などが挙げられた。

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  • 法務省が臨時国会への法改正案提出に向けた検討を進める

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  • 法改正案の具体的な提出時期はいつか
  • 罰金刑の上限は具体的にいくらに引き上げられるのか

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