A public official who refuses to perform his or her duties or abandons his or her duties without justifiable reason shall be punished by imprisonment with or without labor for not more than one year or suspension of qualifications for not more than three years.
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER VII CRIMES CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Criminal Act — Article 122 (Abandonment of Duties)
형법 제122조
This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.
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