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Criminal Act — Article 316 (Violation of Secrecy)

형법 제316조

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 opens a sealed or other secretly composed letter, document, or drawing shall be punished by imprisonment with or without labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding five million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) Any person who detects the contents of another person's sealed or secretly designed letter, document, drawing, picture, or special media records, such as electromagnetic records, using any technical means, shall be subject to the same punishment as referred to in paragraph (1). <Newly Inserted on Dec. 29, 1995>

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