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Criminal Act — Article 56 (Order of Aggravation and Mitigation)

형법 제56조

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.

Where the grounds for which punishment is to be increased or reduced have occurred at the same time, the following order shall apply:

1. Aggravation pursuant to relevant provisions of the Individual Provisions;

2. Aggravation pursuant to Article 34 (2);

3. Aggravation for repeated crimes;

4. Statutory mitigation;

5. Aggravation for concurrent crimes;

6. Discretionary mitigation.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]

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