Where a person has paid only a portion of a fine or minor fine to which he or she was sentenced, such number of days corresponding to the amount of money paid shall be deducted, in accordance with the ratio of the entire fine or minor fine to the full period set for lockup at a workhouse.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]
Laws › Criminal Act › SECTION 5 Execution of Punishment
Criminal Act — Article 71 (Deduction of Number of Days of Lockup)
형법 제71조
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.
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