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Criminal Act — Article 177 (Inundation of Present Living Building with Water)

형법 제177조

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 makes water overflow and damage any building used by another person as residence, or any building, train, street car, automobile, ship, aircraft or mine shaft in which another person exists shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least three years.

(2) A person who commits the crime prescribed in paragraph (1) to injure another person shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least five years. If it results in death, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least seven years.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 29, 1995]

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