Any person who falsifies or alters, with the intention of disrupting conduct of affairs, any special media records, such as another person's electronic records pertaining to a right, duty, or a certification of a fact, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years, or a fine not exceeding ten million won.[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 29, 1995]
Laws › Criminal Act › CHAPTER XX CRIMES CONCERNING DOCUMENTS
Criminal Act — Article 232-2 (Falsification or Alteration of Private Electromagnetic Records)
형법 제232조의2
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