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Criminal Act — Article 167 (Setting Fire to General Goods)

형법 제167조

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 an object other than those objects mentioned in Articles 164 through 166 and thereby causes public danger, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year up to ten years.

(2) If any object mentioned in paragraph (1) is the offender's own property, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding seven million won.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]

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