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Criminal Act — Article 179 (Inundation to Other Structures)

형법 제179조

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 causes an inundation, thereby damaging a structure, train electric car, automobile, vessel, aircraft or mine other than mentioned in the preceding two Articles, or other property which belongs to another person, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year up to ten years.

(2) A person who causes an inundation and damages an object mentioned in the preceding paragraph which is his or her own property, thereby causing public danger, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding seven million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(3) The provisions of Article 176 shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Article.

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