If seven years have elapsed without, a person who had completed the execution of imprisonment with or without labor, or who had received remission of the execution, being sentenced to suspension of qualifications or heavier punishment after compensating the victim for his or her damages, the invalidation of the judgment may be rendered at the request of the person himself or herself or a public prosecutor.
Laws › Criminal Act › SECTION 8 Extinction of Punishment
Criminal Act — Article 81 (Nullification of Punishment)
형법 제81조
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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