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Criminal Act — Article 193 (Obstruction of Use of Water Supply System)

형법 제193조

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, by polluting clean water which is supplied to the public as drinking water by a water supply system or by polluting a reservoir thereof, renders such water to be unfit for use, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year up to ten years.

(2) A person who puts into drinking water or a reservoir specified in paragraph (1) poisonous materials or other substances which may harm health, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for a limited term of at least two years.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]

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