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Criminal Act — Article 57 (Inclusion of Number of Days of Confinement before Imposition of Sentence)

형법 제57조

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) The number of days of confinement before imposition of a sentence shall be included, in full, in the period of limited imprisonment with or without labor, or lockup in a workhouse in respect to a fine or minor fine, or detention. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014>

(2) In cases of the preceding paragraph, one day of confinement shall be reckoned as one day of the term of imprisonment with or without labor, or lockup in a workhouse in respect to a fine or minor fine, or detention.[Article 57 (1) is Amended on Dec. 30, 2014 in accordance with the Constitutional Court's decision that held this paragraph unconstitutional on Jun. 25, 2009]

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