diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe353d71..2737cce9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@ check-ripgrep: ## Verify ripgrep is available
 	}
 
 check-static-regexes: check-ripgrep ## Reject hand-rolled static regular expressions
-	@status=0; \
-	$(RG) -U --glob '*.rs' '\bstatic\b[^;=]*=\s*(?:[[:alnum:]_]+::)*LazyLock::new\s*\(\s*\|\|\s*(\{\s*)?(?:[[:alnum:]_]+::)*Regex::new' . || status=$$?; \
-	case $$status in \
-		0) echo "static regular expressions must use lazy_regex!"; exit 1 ;; \
-		1) ;; \
-		*) echo "failed to scan Rust sources (rg exit $$status)" >&2; exit $$status ;; \
-	esac
+	@RG='$(RG)' scripts/check-static-regexes.sh .
 
 markdownlint: ## Lint Markdown files
 	$(MDLINT) "**/*.md"
diff --git a/docs/developers-guide.md b/docs/developers-guide.md
index 499253e9..63b72321 100644
--- a/docs/developers-guide.md
+++ b/docs/developers-guide.md
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ restores the separator row with widths derived from the final table body.
 
 - `check-static-regexes`: Runs before Clippy as part of `make lint` and uses
   ripgrep (`rg`) to reject hand-rolled static regular expression declarations.
+  The scan lives in `scripts/check-static-regexes.sh` and rejects any `static`
+  that wraps `Regex::new` directly in a supported lazy-wrapper constructor —
+  `std::sync::LazyLock::new` or `once_cell::sync::Lazy::new`, whether spelled
+  directly or fully qualified — so `lazy_regex!` remains the sole sanctioned
+  idiom. `tests/static_regex_lint.rs` exercises every supported form.
   Contributors must install ripgrep locally; Continuous Integration (CI)
   installs the pinned version before running the lint gate.
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-static-regexes.sh b/scripts/check-static-regexes.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..987311eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-static-regexes.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Reject hand-rolled static regular expressions that bypass the `lazy_regex!`
+# convention.
+#
+# The guard scans Rust sources for `static` declarations that wrap `Regex::new`
+# directly in a supported lazy-wrapper constructor. Two wrapper families are
+# supported, each matched whether spelled directly or fully qualified:
+#
+#   * `std::sync::LazyLock::new`
+#   * `once_cell::sync::Lazy::new`
+#
+# Usage: check-static-regexes.sh [SCAN_DIR]
+#
+# SCAN_DIR defaults to the current directory. The RG environment variable
+# overrides the ripgrep command (default: `rg`). It is split on whitespace, so
+# it may carry arguments — for example `RG='rg --pcre2'` — matching the way the
+# Makefile's `$(RG)` expansion behaved before the scan was extracted here.
+#
+# Exit status:
+#   0  no prohibited declaration found
+#   1  a prohibited declaration was found (diagnostic on stdout)
+#   *  ripgrep failed to scan (diagnostic on stderr; rg's status propagated)
+set -euo pipefail
+
+read -r -a rg_cmd <<<"${RG:-rg}"
+scan_dir="${1:-.}"
+
+# `(?:[[:alnum:]_]+::)*` absorbs any module qualification (for example the
+# `once_cell::sync::` in `once_cell::sync::Lazy::new`), so both the direct and
+# fully qualified spellings of each supported constructor are rejected.
+# `(?:move\s+)?` covers `move` closures such as `LazyLock::new(move || ...)`.
+pattern='\bstatic\b[^;=]*=\s*(?:[[:alnum:]_]+::)*(?:LazyLock|Lazy)::new\s*\(\s*(?:move\s+)?\|\|\s*(\{\s*)?(?:[[:alnum:]_]+::)*Regex::new'
+
+status=0
+"${rg_cmd[@]}" -U --glob '*.rs' "$pattern" "$scan_dir" || status=$?
+case $status in
+	0) echo "static regular expressions must use lazy_regex!"; exit 1 ;;
+	1) exit 0 ;;
+	*) echo "failed to scan Rust sources (rg exit $status)" >&2; exit "$status" ;;
+esac
diff --git a/tests/data/static_regex/clean.rs.txt b/tests/data/static_regex/clean.rs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..783f83b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/static_regex/clean.rs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+static RE: LazyLock<Regex> = lazy_regex!("clean");
+fn build() { let _ = Regex::new("local").unwrap(); }
diff --git a/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_direct.rs.txt b/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_direct.rs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3760b95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_direct.rs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static RE: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new("a").unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_move.rs.txt b/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_move.rs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75a1b363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_move.rs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static RE: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(move || Regex::new("e").unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_qualified.rs.txt b/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_qualified.rs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..758fb742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/static_regex/lazylock_qualified.rs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static RE: LazyLock<Regex> = std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new("b").unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_direct.rs.txt b/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_direct.rs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a601be38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_direct.rs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static RE: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new("c").unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_move.rs.txt b/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_move.rs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59ab1dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_move.rs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static RE: Lazy<Regex> = once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(move || Regex::new("f").unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_qualified.rs.txt b/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_qualified.rs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b2879df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/static_regex/once_cell_lazy_qualified.rs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static RE: Lazy<Regex> = once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| Regex::new("d").unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/static_regex_lint.rs b/tests/static_regex_lint.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f91d86a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/static_regex_lint.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+//! Regression coverage for the `check-static-regexes` lint guard.
+//!
+//! The guard lives in `scripts/check-static-regexes.sh` (invoked by the
+//! Makefile's `check-static-regexes` target). It rejects hand-rolled static
+//! regular expressions that bypass the `lazy_regex!` convention by wrapping
+//! `Regex::new` directly in a supported lazy-wrapper constructor.
+//!
+//! These tests exercise the script directly so the Makefile and the tests
+//! share a single source of truth for the scan. Every supported wrapper form
+//! is asserted to be rejected, a clean fixture is asserted to pass, and a
+//! ripgrep scan failure is asserted to propagate.
+//!
+//! Fixtures live under `tests/data/static_regex/` with a `.rs.txt` extension
+//! so the guard (which scans `*.rs`) does not match the fixtures in place; the
+//! tests copy each fixture into a temporary directory as a `.rs` file before
+//! scanning.
+
+use std::{
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    process::Command,
+};
+
+use rstest::rstest;
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+/// The diagnostic emitted when a prohibited declaration is found.
+const PROHIBITED_DIAGNOSTIC: &str = "static regular expressions must use lazy_regex!";
+
+/// Every lazy-wrapper constructor form the guard must reject when it directly
+/// wraps `Regex::new`. Each label maps to a fixture under
+/// `tests/data/static_regex/` exercising one supported spelling:
+///
+///   * `lazylock_direct`           — `LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(...))`
+///   * `lazylock_qualified`        — `std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(...))`
+///   * `lazylock_move`             — `LazyLock::new(move || Regex::new(...))`
+///   * `once_cell_lazy_direct`     — `Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(...))`
+///   * `once_cell_lazy_qualified`  — `once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(...))`
+///   * `once_cell_lazy_move`       — `once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(move || Regex::new(...))`
+const PROHIBITED_FORMS: &[&str] = &[
+    "lazylock_direct",
+    "lazylock_qualified",
+    "lazylock_move",
+    "once_cell_lazy_direct",
+    "once_cell_lazy_qualified",
+    "once_cell_lazy_move",
+];
+
+fn manifest_dir() -> PathBuf { PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")) }
+
+fn script_path() -> PathBuf { manifest_dir().join("scripts/check-static-regexes.sh") }
+
+fn fixture(label: &str) -> String {
+    let path = manifest_dir().join(format!("tests/data/static_regex/{label}.rs.txt"));
+    std::fs::read_to_string(&path)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("failed to read fixture {}: {e}", path.display()))
+}
+
+/// Materialize `label`'s fixture as a `.rs` file inside a fresh temp directory.
+fn scan_dir_with(label: &str) -> TempDir {
+    let dir = TempDir::new().expect("failed to create temp dir");
+    std::fs::write(dir.path().join(format!("{label}.rs")), fixture(label))
+        .expect("failed to write fixture into temp dir");
+    dir
+}
+
+/// Run the guard against `scan_dir`, optionally overriding the `RG` ripgrep
+/// command.
+///
+/// `rg` is the raw `RG` value, so it may carry arguments (for example
+/// `rg --pcre2`); the guard splits it on whitespace. Passing `None` clears any
+/// ambient `RG` so default-path runs exercise the guard's own `rg` default
+/// deterministically.
+fn run_guard(scan_dir: &Path, rg: Option<&str>) -> std::process::Output {
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(script_path());
+    cmd.arg(scan_dir);
+    match rg {
+        Some(rg) => cmd.env("RG", rg),
+        None => cmd.env_remove("RG"),
+    };
+    cmd.output()
+        .expect("failed to execute check-static-regexes.sh")
+}
+
+/// Write `script` to `<dir>/<name>` and mark it executable.
+fn write_stub(dir: &Path, name: &str, script: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let path = dir.join(name);
+    std::fs::write(&path, script).expect("failed to write stub");
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+        std::fs::set_permissions(&path, std::fs::Permissions::from_mode(0o755))
+            .expect("failed to chmod stub");
+    }
+    path
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+fn rejects_prohibited_lazy_wrapper_form(#[values(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)] index: usize) {
+    let label = PROHIBITED_FORMS[index];
+    let dir = scan_dir_with(label);
+
+    let output = run_guard(dir.path(), None);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        output.status.code(),
+        Some(1),
+        "form `{label}` should be rejected with status 1"
+    );
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    assert!(
+        stdout.contains(PROHIBITED_DIAGNOSTIC),
+        "form `{label}` should emit the prohibited diagnostic, got: {stdout}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn accepts_clean_sources() {
+    // The sanctioned `lazy_regex!` idiom plus an unrelated non-static
+    // `Regex::new` call that must not trip the guard.
+    let dir = scan_dir_with("clean");
+
+    let output = run_guard(dir.path(), None);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        output.status.code(),
+        Some(0),
+        "clean sources should pass; stdout: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout)
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn propagates_ripgrep_scan_failure() {
+    let dir = TempDir::new().expect("failed to create temp dir");
+    // A stub standing in for ripgrep that fails with a distinctive status.
+    let stub = write_stub(dir.path(), "rg-stub.sh", "#!/bin/sh\nexit 3\n");
+
+    let output = run_guard(dir.path(), Some(&stub.display().to_string()));
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        output.status.code(),
+        Some(3),
+        "a ripgrep scan failure should propagate its exit status"
+    );
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+    assert!(
+        stderr.contains("failed to scan Rust sources (rg exit 3)"),
+        "scan failure should emit the scan-failure diagnostic, got: {stderr}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// An `RG` override may carry arguments — the Makefile's `$(RG)` expansion
+/// supported this before the scan moved into the script, and `check-ripgrep`
+/// still validates only `$(firstword $(RG))`. The guard must therefore split
+/// `RG` on whitespace and forward the extra arguments to ripgrep ahead of its
+/// own, rather than treating the whole value as one executable name.
+#[test]
+fn preserves_arguments_supplied_through_rg() {
+    let dir = TempDir::new().expect("failed to create temp dir");
+    let argv_log = dir.path().join("argv.txt");
+    // A stub that records its argv, then reports "no matches" so the guard
+    // takes its clean-scan path.
+    let stub = write_stub(
+        dir.path(),
+        "rg-stub.sh",
+        &format!(
+            "#!/bin/sh\nfor a in \"$@\"; do printf '%s\\n' \"$a\"; done > '{}'\nexit 1\n",
+            argv_log.display()
+        ),
+    );
+
+    let output = run_guard(dir.path(), Some(&format!("{} --pcre2", stub.display())));
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        output.status.code(),
+        Some(0),
+        "an argument-bearing RG override must still run; stderr: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+    );
+
+    let argv: Vec<String> = std::fs::read_to_string(&argv_log)
+        .expect("stub should have recorded its argv")
+        .lines()
+        .map(str::to_owned)
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        argv.first().map(String::as_str),
+        Some("--pcre2"),
+        "the RG override's own arguments must be forwarded first, got: {argv:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        argv.contains(&"-U".to_owned()) && argv.contains(&"--glob".to_owned()),
+        "the guard's own ripgrep arguments must follow, got: {argv:?}"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        argv.last().map(String::as_str),
+        Some(dir.path().to_str().expect("temp dir path should be UTF-8")),
+        "the scan directory must remain the final argument, got: {argv:?}"
+    );
+}