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Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce — Article 40 (Penalty provisions)

전자상거래 등에서의 소비자보호에 관한 법률 제40조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-07-21) — check the Korean original.

Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 100 million won: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2016>

1. A person who rejects, interferes with, or evades an investigation by such means as verbal abuse, assault, intentional blocking, or delaying of access to the scene, etc., when an investigation is conducted under Article 26(1);

2. A person who fails to comply with an order to take corrective measures issued under Article 32(1);

3. A person who continues his or her business in violation of an order for suspension of business issued under Article 32(4).[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 17, 2012]

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