(1) When the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service or the head of a customs office deems it necessary for customs officers to perform their duties, he or she may authorize them to carry weapons. <Amended on Dec. 19, 2017>
(2) “Weapons" in paragraphs (1) and (3) means guns (limited to pistols or rifles), swords, gas sprayers, or electroshock weapons under the Act on the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, and Explosives. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 19, 2017>
(3) A customs officer may use his or her weapons in discharging his or her duties when he or she deems that there exist a good cause, such as protection of his or her life and body as well as those of others, the deterrence of any obstruction of or resistance to the performance of official duties, and the need to deal with such situation. <Amended on Dec. 19, 2017>[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010][Title Amended on Dec. 19, 2017]