Senji was issued only after the processes of transmission from the emperor to Naikikyoku (Secretaries' Office of the Central Affairs), via Naishi no tsukasa (female palace attendants), Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain), Shokei (court nobles who work at Imperial Court as high rank post) in charge, Gekikyoku (Secretaries' Office of the Council of State) and Benkan.
発給手続きは、天皇が内侍司に伝え、そこから蔵人頭に、蔵人頭から担当上卿に上卿から外記局、弁官、内記局などに伝えられて初めて発給された。