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Criminal Act — Article 314 (Interference with Business)

형법 제314조

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 interferes with the business of another by the method of Article 313 or by the threat of force, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 15 million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) Any person who interferes with another person's business by damaging or destroying any data processor, such as computer, or special media records, such as electromagnetic records, or inputting false information or improper order into the data processor, or making any impediment in processing any data by other way, shall also be subject to the same punishment as referred to in paragraph (1). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 29, 1995>

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