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Criminal Act — Article 244 (Manufacture of Obscene Pictures)

형법 제244조

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.

A person who, for the purpose of accomplishing the acts as prescribed in Article 243, manufactures, possesses, imports or exports obscene goods, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding five million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>[Title Amended on Feb. 29, 1995]

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