A person who, through negligence, causes an inundation, thereby damaging an object mentioned in Article 177 or 178 or who damages an object mentioned in Article 179, thereby causing public danger, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER XIV CRIMES CONCERNING INUNDATION AND WATER UTILIZATION
Criminal Act — Article 181 (Inundation Caused by Negligence)
형법 제181조
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