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Criminal Act — Article 166 (Setting Fire to Other Structures)

형법 제166조

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.

(1) A person who sets fire to and burns a structure, train, electric car, automobile, ship, aircraft, or underground mining facilities other than those mentioned in Articles 164 and 165, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for a limited term of at least two years.

(2) A person who sets fire to and burns one of the objects mentioned in paragraph (1) which he or she owns and thereby causes public danger, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than seven years or by a fine not exceeding ten million won.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]

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