Section 3  Offenses Related to Newly Established Acts

  The Act on Prohibition of Possession of Special Picking Tools, and Other Related Matters (Act No. 65 of 2003; enforced in September 2003 (partly in January 2004)) aims to prevent premise invasion offenses by newly establishing penalties concerning possession of special picking tools. Persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of this act were 617 in 2005, 663 in 2006, and 603 in 2007 (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution).
  The Act Concerning Verification of Customers' Identification by Financial Institutions and Prevention of Unauthorized Use of Bank Accounts, etc. (Act No. 32 of 2002 revised by Act No. 164 of 2004; enforced on December 30, 2004) was newly established to prevent unauthorized use of bank accounts as countermeasures against billing fraud (extortion) by revising penal provisions concerning acquisition of saving books, etc. for profit. Persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of this act were 78 in 2005, 221 in 2006, and 244 in 2007 (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution). This act was abolished and penal provisions were succeeded by the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds which was fully enforced on March 1, 2008.
  The Act on Identification, etc. by Mobile Voice Communications Carriers of their Subscribers, etc. and for Prevention of Improper Use of Mobile Voice Communications Services (Act No. 31 of 2005; partly enforced in May 2005 and fully enforced in April 2006) aims to prevent improper use of mobile voice communication services as countermeasures against billing fraud (extortion). The act defines obligation of mobile voice communications carriers to confirm subscribers' identification at the time of concluding contracts for the provision of services and newly establishes penalties concerning improper transfer and lending of telephonic call-capable terminal facilities. Persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of this act were four in 2005, 51 in 2006, and 19 in 2007 (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution).
  The Act on Regulation on Soliciting Children by Using Opposite Sex Introducing Service on Internet (Act No. 83 of 2003; enforced in September 2003 (partly in December 2003)) aims to protect children from damages such as child prostitution resulting from using Internet introducing services by newly establishing penalties concerning actions to solicit children to be a partner of sexual intercourse, etc. Persons newly received by public prosecutors offices for violations of this act were 10 in 2005, 27 in 2006, and 56 in 2007 (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution).