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Criminal Act — Article 348 (Quasi-Fraud)

형법 제348조

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 taking advantage of the lack of critical faculty of a minor or the mental disorders of another, takes property or obtains pecuniary advantage from the latter, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won.

(2) A person who, by a method prescribed in paragraph (1), causes a third person to take property or to obtain pecuniary advantage from the latter shall be punished pursuant to paragraph (1).[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]

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