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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 74 (Penalty provisions)

정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제74조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for up to 1 year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Feb. 17, 2012; May 28, 2014>

1. A person who puts any similar label on a product or sells a product bearing any similar label, or who displays such product with intent to sell it, in violation of Article 8 (4);

2. A person who distributes, sells, lends, or openly displays any obscene codes, letters, sound, images, or motion pictures in violation of Article 44-7 (1) 1;

3. A person who makes any codes, letters, sound, images, or motion pictures arousing fear or apprehension reach another person repeatedly in violation of Article 44-7 (1) 3;

4. A person who takes measures, in violation of Article 50 (5);

5. Deleted; <May 28, 2014>

6. Deleted; <Jan. 23, 2024>

7. A person who fails to file for any modification of registered matters, or who fails to file a report on transfer, acquisition by transfer, merger, or inheritance of business, in violation of Article 53 (4).

(2) The prosecution may not prosecute a person who committed a crime under paragraph (1) 3 against the victim's will explicitly manifested.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 13, 2008]

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