Criminal Act

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Act · 법무부 · English text effective 2023-08-08 · Korean current 2026-10-02

Articles

• PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS
• CHAPTER I LIMIT OF APPLICABILITY OF CRIMINAL CODE
• Article 1 Criminality and Punishability of Acts
• Article 2 Domestic Crimes
• Article 3 Crimes by Koreans outside Korea
• Article 4 Crimes by Aliens on Board Korean Vessel outside Korea
• Article 5 Crimes by Aliens outside Korea
• Article 6 Foreign Crimes against Republic of Korea and Korean National outside Korea
• Article 7 Inclusion of Sentence Executed Abroad
• Article 8 Application of General Provisions
• CHAPTER II CRIME
• SECTION 1 Commission of Crime and Mitigation or Exemption of Sentence
• Article 9 Criminal Minors
• Article 10 Persons with Mental Disorders
• Article 11 Persons with Hearing or Speech Impairment
• Article 12 Act Compelled
• Article 13 Intent
• Article 14 Negligence
• Article 15 Misunderstanding of Fact
• Article 16 Misunderstanding of Law
• Article 17 Causation
• Article 18 Crime Committed through Omission
• Article 19 Concurrence of Independent Act
• Article 20 Justifiable Act
• Article 21 Self-Defense
• Article 22 Necessity
• Article 23 Self-Help
• Article 24 Consent of Victim
• SECTION 2 Attempts
• Article 25 Attempts
• Article 26 Voluntarily Ceased Crime
• Article 27 Impossible Crime
• Article 28 Conspiracy and Preparation
• Article 29 Punishment for Attempt
• SECTION 3 Complicity
• Article 30 Co-Principals
• Article 31 Instigator
• Article 32 Accessories
• Article 33 Complicity and Status
• Article 34 Principal through Innocent Human Agent and Aggravation of Punishment for Particular Instigation or Aiding and Abetting
• SECTION 4 Repeated Crime
• Article 35 Repeated Crime
• Article 36 Discovery of Repeated Crime after Imposition of Sentence
• SECTION 5 Concurrent Crimes
• Article 37 Concurrent Crimes
• Article 38 Concurrent Crimes and Application of Punishment
• Article 39 Concurrent Crimes Not Adjudicated; Several Judgments and Concurrent Crimes; Execution of Punishment and Concurrent Crimes
• Article 40 Compound Crimes
• CHAPTER III PUNISHMENT
• SECTION 1 Kinds and Severity of Punishments
• Article 41 Kinds of Punishment
• Article 42 Term of Imprisonment with or without Labor
• Article 43 Imposition of Sentence, Deprivation of Qualifications and Suspension of Qualifications
• Article 44 Suspension of Qualifications
• Article 45 Fine
• Article 46 Detention
• Article 47 Minor Fine
• Article 48 Confiscation and Additional Collection
• Article 49 Additional Character of Confiscation
• Article 50 Severity of Punishments
• SECTION 2 Determination of Punishment
• Article 51 General Principles for Determination of Punishment
• Article 52 Self-Denunciation and Voluntary Confession
• Article 53 Discretionary Mitigation
• Article 54 Optional Penalty and Discretionary Mitigation
• Article 55 Statutory Mitigation
• Article 56 Order of Aggravation and Mitigation
• Article 57 Inclusion of Number of Days of Confinement before Imposition of Sentence
• Article 58 Public Announcement of Judgment
• SECTION 3 Suspension of Imposition of Sentence
• Article 59 Requisites for Suspension of Impositions of Sentence
• Article 59-2 Probation
• Article 60 Effect of Suspension of Imposition of Sentence
• Article 61 Nullification of Suspension of Imposition of Sentence
• SECTION 4 Suspension of Execution of Sentence
• Article 62 Requisites for Suspension of Execution of Sentence
• Article 62-2 Probation, Social Service or Order to Take Lectures
• Article 63 Nullification of Suspension of Execution of Sentence
• Article 64 Revocation of Suspension of Execution of Sentence
• Article 65 Effect of Suspension of Execution of Sentence
• SECTION 5 Execution of Punishment
• Article 66 Death Penalty
• Article 67 Imprisonment with Labor
• Article 68 Imprisonment without Labor and Detention
• Article 69 Fine and Minor Fine
• Article 70 Lockup at Workhouse
• Article 71 Deduction of Number of Days of Lockup
• SECTION 6 Parole
• Article 72 Requisites for Parole
• Article 73 Confinement before Imposition of Sentence and Parole
• Article 73-2 Period of Parole, and Probation
• Article 74 Nullification of Parole
• Article 75 Revocation of Parole
• Article 76 Effect of Parole
• SECTION 7 Prescription for Execution of Judgment of Guilt
• Article 77 Effect of Prescription for Execution of Judgment of Guilt
• Article 78 Period of Prescription for Execution of Judgment of Guilt
• Article 79 Suspension of Prescription of Punishment
• Article 80 Interruption of Prescription of Punishment
• SECTION 8 Extinction of Punishment
• Article 81 Nullification of Punishment
• Article 82 Restoration of Rights
• CHAPTER IV TERM
• Article 83 Computation of Term
• Article 84 Computation of Term of Punishment
• Article 85 First Day of Execution of Punishments and Period of Prescription
• Article 86 Release Day
• PART II INDIVIDUAL PROVISIONS
• CHAPTER I CRIME CONCERNING INSURRECTION
• Article 87 Insurrection
• Article 88 Homicide for Purpose of Insurrection
• Article 89 Attempts
• Article 90 Preparations, Conspiracies, Agitation, or Propaganda
• Article 91 Definition of Subverting Constitution
• CHAPTER II CRIMES CONCERNING FOREIGN AGGRESSION
• Article 92 Inducement of Foreign Aggression
• Article 93 Taking Side with Enemy
• Article 94 Benefiting Enemy by Levying Soldiers
• Article 95 Benefiting Enemy by Providing Equipment
• Article 96 Benefiting Enemy by Destroying Equipment
• Article 97 Benefiting Enemy by Delivering Goods
• Article 98 Spy
• Article 99 Benefiting Enemy by Other Methods
• Article 100 Attempts
• Article 101 Preparations, Conspiracies, Agitation, or Propaganda
• Article 102 Quasi-Enemy Country
• Article 103 Non-Performance of Munition Contract in Wartime
• Article 104 Allied Power
• Article 104-2 null
• CHAPTER III CRIMES CONCERNING THE NATIONAL FLAG
• Article 105 Profanation of National Flag or National Emblem
• Article 106 Defamation of National Flag or National Emblem
• CHAPTER IV CRIMES CONCERNING FOREIGN RELATIONS
• Article 107 Assaults against Foreign Sovereign
• Article 108 Assaults against Foreign Envoy
• Article 109 Profanation of Foreign Flag or Foreign Emblem
• Article 110 Consent of Victim
• Article 111 Private War against Foreign Country
• Article 112 Violations of Neutrality Orders
• Article 113 Divulgence of Diplomatic Secrets
• CHAPTER V CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
• Article 114 Organization of Criminal Groups
• Article 115 Riot
• Article 116 Failure of Dispersion of Masses
• Article 117 Non Fulfillment of Contract of Public Demand in Wartime
• Article 118 False Impersonation of Public Official
• CHAPTER VI CRIMES CONCERNING EXPLOSIVES
• Article 119 Use of Explosives
• Article 120 Preparations, Conspiracies, and Instigation
• Article 121 Manufacture of Explosives in Wartime
• CHAPTER VII CRIMES CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
• Article 122 Abandonment of Duties
• Article 123 Abuse of Authority
• Article 124 Unlawful Arrest and Unlawful Confinement
• Article 125 Violence and Cruel Act
• Article 126 Publication of Facts of Suspected Crime
• Article 127 Divulgence of Official Secrets
• Article 128 Obstruction of Election
• Article 129 Acceptance of Bribe and Advance Acceptance
• Article 130 Bribe to Third Person
• Article 131 Improper Action after Acceptance of Bribe and Subsequent Bribery
• Article 132 Acceptance of Bribe through Good Offices
• Article 133 Offer of Bribe
• Article 134 Confiscation and Punitive Collection
• Article 135 Aggravation of Punishment for Crimes in Course of Official Duty
• CHAPTER VIII CRIMES CONCERNING OBSTRUCTION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES
• Article 136 Obstruction of Performance of Official Duties
• Article 137 Obstruction of Performance of Official Duties by Fraudulent Means
• Article 138 Contempt of Court or National Assembly
• Article 139 Obstruction of Official Duties for Vindication of Human Rights
• Article 140 Rendering Null and Void Symbol of Official Secrecy
• Article 140-2 Infringement on Effect of Compulsory Execution to Immovables
• Article 141 Invalidity of Public Documents and Destruction of Public Goods
• Article 142 Invalidity of Goods Kept in Public Custody
• Article 143 Attempts
• Article 144 Special Obstruction of Public Duty
• CHAPTER IX CRIMES OF ESCAPE AND HARBORING CRIMINALS
• Article 145 Escape and Violation of Summoning Order
• Article 146 Special Escape
• Article 147 Helping Escape
• Article 148 Escape Caused by Prison Guard
• Article 149 Attempts
• Article 150 Preparations, Conspiracies
• Article 151 Harboring Criminal and Special Exceptions to Relatives
• CHAPTER X CRIMES OF PERJURY AND DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE
• Article 152 Perjury, Malicious Perjury
• Article 153 Confession, Self-Denunciation
• Article 154 Fraudulent Expert Opinion, Interpretation, and Translation
• Article 155 Destruction of Evidence and Special Exception to Relatives
• CHAPTER XI CRIMES OF FALSE ACCUSATION
• Article 156 False Accusation
• Article 157 Confession, Self-Denunciation
• CHAPTER XII CRIMES CONCERNING DECEASED PERSONS
• Article 158 Disturbing Funeral Service
• Article 159 Defiling Corpse
• Article 160 Excavation of Grave
• Article 161 Abandonment of Corpse
• Article 162 Attempts
• Article 163 Obstruction of Investigation of Unnaturally Dead Body
• CHAPTER XIII CRIMES OF ARSON AND FIRE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE
• Article 164 Setting Fire to Present Living Building
• Article 165 Setting Fire to Public Structures
• Article 166 Setting Fire to Other Structures
• Article 167 Setting Fire to General Goods
• Article 168 Spread of Fire
• Article 169 Obstruction to Firefighting
• Article 170 Fire Caused by Negligence
• Article 171 Fire Caused by Occupational Negligence, Fire by Gross Negligence
• Article 172 Burst of Explosive Substances
• Article 172-2 Discharge of Gas and Electricity
• Article 173 Obstruction to Supply of Gas and Electricity
• Article 173-2 Burst of Explosive Substances by Negligence
• Article 174 Attempts
• Article 175 Preparations or Conspiracies
• Article 176 Criminal's Property Which is Subject to Another Person's Right
• CHAPTER XIV CRIMES CONCERNING INUNDATION AND WATER UTILIZATION
• Article 177 Inundation of Present Living Building with Water
• Article 178 Inundation to Public Structures
• Article 179 Inundation to Other Structures
• Article 180 Obstruction of Flood Control
• Article 181 Inundation Caused by Negligence
• Article 182 Attempts
• Article 183 Preparations or Conspiracies
• Article 184 Obstruction of Water Utilization
• CHAPTER XV CRIMES OF TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION
• Article 185 General Obstruction of Traffic
• Article 186 Obstruction of Train and Vessel Traffic
• Article 187 Derailing Train
• Article 188 Death or Injury caused by Obstruction of Traffic
• Article 189 Negligence, Occupational Negligence, Gross Negligence
• Article 190 Attempts
• Article 191 Preparations or Conspiracies
• CHAPTER XVI CRIMES CONCERNING DRINKING WATER
• Article 192 Obstruction of Use of Drinking Water
• Article 193 Obstruction of Use of Water Supply System
• Article 194 Death or Injury Caused by Mixing Drinking Water with Poison
• Article 195 Interference with Water Supply System
• Article 196 Attempts
• Article 197 Preparations, Conspiracies
• CHAPTER XVII CRIMES CONCERNING OPIUM
• Article 198 Manufacture of Opium
• Article 199 Manufacture of Opium Smoking Instrument
• Article 200 Opium Importation by Customs Official
• Article 201 Smoking Opium and Provision of Place
• Article 202 Attempts
• Article 203 Habitual Crimes
• Article 204 Suspension of Qualifications and Imposition of Fine
• Article 205 Possession of Opium
• Article 206 Confiscation, Subsequent Collection
• CHAPTER XVIII CRIMES CONCERNING CURRENCY
• Article 207 Crimes of Counterfeiting Currency
• Article 208 Acquisition of Counterfeited Currency
• Article 209 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications or of Fine
• Article 210 Circulation of Currency Known to Be Counterfeited
• Article 211 Manufacture of Articles Similar to Currency
• Article 212 Attempts
• Article 213 Preparations or Conspiracies
• CHAPTER XIX CRIMES CONCERNING VALUABLE SECURITIES AND POSTAGE AND REVENUE STAMPS
• Article 214 Counterfeiting Valuable Securities
• Article 215 Drafting of Valuable Securities by Assuming False Capacity
• Article 216 Drafting Untrue Valuable Securities
• Article 217 Uttering Forged Valuable Securities
• Article 218 Forgery of Revenue or Postage
• Article 219 Acquisition of Forged Postage or Revenue Stamp
• Article 220 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications or of Fine
• Article 221 Erasure of Postmark
• Article 222 Manufacture of Articles Similar to Stamps and Postage
• Article 223 Attempts
• Article 224 Preparations or Conspiracies
• CHAPTER XX CRIMES CONCERNING DOCUMENTS
• Article 225 Counterfeit or Alteration of Official Document
• Article 226 Drafting of Official Document by Assuming False Capacity
• Article 227 Preparation of False Public Document
• Article 227-2 Falsification or Alteration of Public Electromagnetic Records
• Article 228 Untrue Entry in Officially Authenticated Original Deed
• Article 229 Uttering of Falsified Public Document
• Article 230 Unlawful Uttering of Official Document
• Article 231 Counterfeit or Alteration of Private Document
• Article 232 Drafting of Private Document by Assuming False Capacity
• Article 232-2 Falsification or Alteration of Private Electromagnetic Records
• Article 233 Preparation of False Medical Certificate
• Article 234 Uttering of Falsified Private Document
• Article 235 Attempts
• Article 236 Unlawful Uttering of Private Document
• Article 237 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications
• Article 237-2 Reproduced Documents
• CHAPTER XXI CRIMES CONCERNING SEALS
• Article 238 Counterfeit or Misappropriation of official Seal
• Article 239 Counterfeit or Misappropriation of Private Seal
• Article 240 Attempts
• CHAPTER XXII CRIMES CONCERNING SEXUAL MORALS
• Article 241 null
• Article 242 Arranging for Prostitution
• Article 243 Distribution of Obscene Pictures
• Article 244 Manufacture of Obscene Pictures
• Article 245 Public Indecency
• CHAPTER XXIII CRIMES CONCERNING GAMBLING AND LOTTERY TICKETS
• Article 246 Gambling and Habitual Gambling
• Article 247 Setting up Places for Gambling
• Article 248 Sale of Lottery Tickets
• Article 249 Concurrent Imposition of Fines
• CHAPTER XXIV CRIMES OF HOMICIDE
• Article 250 Murder, Killing Ascendant
• Article 251 null
• Article 252 Murder upon Request or with Consent
• Article 253 Murder upon Request through Fraudulent Means
• Article 254 Attempts
• Article 255 Preparations or Conspiracies
• Article 256 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications
• CHAPTER XXV CRIMES OF INFLICTING BODILY INJURY AND VIOLENCE
• Article 257 Inflicting Bodily Injury on Other or on Lineal Ascendant
• Article 258 Aggravated Bodily Injury on Other or on Lineal Ascendant
• Article 258-2 Special Bodily Injury on Another
• Article 259 Death Resulting from Bodily Injury
• Article 260 Crime of Violence
• Article 261 Special Violence
• Article 262 Death or Injury Resulting from Violence
• Article 263 Simultaneous Crimes
• Article 264 Habitual Crimes
• Article 265 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications
• CHAPTER XXVI CRIMES OF INFLICTING BODILY INJURY AND DEATH THROUGH NEGLIGENCE
• Article 266 Bodily Injury by Negligence
• Article 267 Death by Negligence
• Article 268 Death and Injury by Occupational or Gross Negligence
• CHAPTER XXVII THE CRIMES OF ABORTION
• Article 269 Abortion
• Article 270 Abortion by Doctor or Abortion without Consent
• CHAPTER XXVIII CRIMES OF ABANDONMENT AND MALTREATMENT
• Article 271 Abandonment or Abandonment of Ascendant
• Article 272 null
• Article 273 Cruelty to Another and to Lineal Ascendant
• Article 274 Hard Labor by Child
• Article 275 Death or Injury Caused by Abandonment
• CHAPTER XXIX CRIMES OF FALSE ARREST AND ILLEGAL CONFINEMENT
• Article 276 False Arrest, Illegal Confinement, Those on Lineal Ascendant
• Article 277 Aggravated False Arrest, Aggravated Illegal Confinement, Those on Lineal Ascendant
• Article 278 Special False Arrest or Illegal Confinement
• Article 279 Habitual Crimes
• Article 280 Attempts
• Article 281 Death or Injury caused by Arrest and Confinement
• Article 282 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications
• CHAPTER XXX CRIMES OF INTIMIDATION
• Article 283 Intimidation, Intimidation on Lineal Ascendant
• Article 284 Special Intimidation
• Article 285 Habitual Crime
• Article 286 Attempts
• CHAPTER XXXI CRIMES OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
• Article 287 Kidnapping or Abduction of Minors
• Article 288 Kidnapping and Abduction for Purpose of Indecent Acts
• Article 289 Trafficking in Persons
• Article 290 Inflicting or Causing Another's Bodily Injury while in Kidnapping, Abduction, Trafficking in Persons and Transportation
• Article 291 Killing Another or Causing Death of Another while in Kidnapping, Abduction, Trafficking in Persons and Transportation
• Article 292 Receiving and Harboring of Person Kidnapped, Abducted, Trafficked, or Transported
• Article 293 null
• Article 294 Attempts
• Article 295 Concurrent Imposition of Fines
• Article 295-2 Mitigation of Punishment
• Article 296 Preparations or Conspiracies
• Article 296-2 Universality
• CHAPTER XXXII CRIMES CONCERNING RAPE AND INFAMOUS CONDUCT
• Article 297 Rape
• Article 297-2 Imitative Rape
• Article 298 Indecent Act by Compulsion
• Article 299 Quasi-Rape, Quasi-Indecent Act by Compulsion
• Article 300 Attempts
• Article 301 Inflicting or Causing Another's Bodily Injury by Rape
• Article 301-2 Killing Another or Causing Death of Another by Rape
• Article 302 Sexual Intercourse with Minor
• Article 303 Sexual Intercourse by Abuse of Occupational Authority
• Article 304 null
• Article 305 Sexual Intercourse or Indecent Acts with Minor
• Article 305-2 Habitual Offenders
• Article 305-3 Preparations and Conspiracies
• Article 306 null
• CHAPTER XXXIII CRIMES AGAINST REPUTATION
• Article 307 Defamation
• Article 308 Defamation of Dead Person
• Article 309 Defamation through Printed Materials
• Article 310 Justification
• Article 311 Insult
• Article 312 Complaint
• CHAPTER XXXIV CRIMES AGAINST CREDIT, BUSINESS AND AUCTION
• Article 313 Injuring Credit
• Article 314 Interference with Business
• Article 315 Interference with Auction or Bidding
• CHAPTER XXXV CRIMES OF VIOLATION OF SECRECY
• Article 316 Violation of Secrecy
• Article 317 Occupational Disclosure of Other's Secrets
• Article 318 Complaint
• CHAPTER XXXVI CRIMES OF INTRUSION UPON A HUMAN HABITATION
• Article 319 Intrusion upon Habitation, Refusal to Leave
• Article 320 Special Intrusion upon Human Habitation
• Article 321 Illegal Search of Human Habitation and Body
• Article 322 Attempts
• CHAPTER XXXVII CRIMES OF OBSTRUCTING ANOTHER FROM EXERCISING HIS OR HER RIGHT
• Article 323 Obstructing Another from Exercising One’s Right
• Article 324 Coercion
• Article 324-2 Coercion by Hostage
• Article 324-3 Injury by Hostage
• Article 324-4 Murder of Hostage
• Article 324-5 Attempts
• Article 324-6 Mitigation of Punishment
• Article 325 Forcible or Quasi-Forcible Taking
• Article 326 Aggravated Obstruction
• Article 327 Evasion of Execution
• Article 328 Crimes and Complaints among Relatives
• CHAPTER XXXVIII CRIMES OF LARCENY AND ROBBERY
• Article 329 Larceny
• Article 330 Compound Larceny
• Article 331 Special Larceny
• Article 331-2 Unlawful Use of Automobile
• Article 332 Habitual Crimes
• Article 333 Robbery
• Article 334 Special Robbery
• Article 335 Quasi-Robbery
• Article 336 Robbery by Hostage
• Article 337 Bodily Injury resulting from Robbery
• Article 338 Murder by Robbery
• Article 339 Robbery and Rape
• Article 340 Piracy
• Article 341 Habitual Crimes
• Article 342 Attempts
• Article 343 Preparations or Conspiracies
• Article 344 Crimes Among Relatives
• Article 345 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications
• Article 346 Energy
• CHAPTER XXXIX CRIMES OF FRAUD AND EXTORTION
• Article 347 Fraud
• Article 347-2 Fraud by Use of Computer
• Article 348 Quasi-Fraud
• Article 348-2 Unlawful Use of Facilities for Convenience
• Article 349 Unjustifiable Profit
• Article 350 Extortion
• Article 350-2 Special Extortion
• Article 351 Habitual Crimes
• Article 352 Attempts
• Article 353 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications
• Article 354 Crimes among Relatives, Energy
• CHAPTER XL EMBEZZLEMENT AND BREACH OF TRUST
• Article 355 Embezzlement and Breach of Trust
• Article 356 Occupational Embezzlement, Occupational Breach of Trust
• Article 357 Receiving or Giving Bribe by Breach of Trust
• Article 358 Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications
• Article 359 Attempts
• Article 360 Embezzlements of Lost Articles
• Article 361 Crimes among Relatives, Energy
• CHAPTER XLI CRIMES CONCERNING STOLEN PROPERTY
• Article 362 null
• Article 363 Habitual Crimes
• Article 364 Occupational Negligence, Gross Negligence
• Article 365 Crimes among Relatives
• CHAPTER XLII DESTRUCTION
• Article 366 Destruction and Damage of Property
• Article 367 Destruction of Structure for Public Use
• Article 368 Aggravated Destruction and Damage
• Article 369 Special Destruction and Damage
• Article 370 Trespassing Boundary
• Article 371 Attempts
• Article 372 Energy

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