(1) A person who damages or conceals a seal or symbol of attachment or other execution which a public official has levied in his or her official duties or reduces its utility by any other methods, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding seven million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
(2) Any public official who opens any sealed or secretly designed document, book or picture in relation with his or her duties, shall also be punished by the same punishment as referred to in paragraph (1). <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
(3) Any public official who detects, book, picture, or special media records, such as electromagnetic records, etc., using any technical means, shall also be punished by the same punishment as referred to in paragraph (1). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 29, 1995>