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Customs Act — Article 301 (Body Searches)

관세법 제301조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-06-05. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) When a suspect is deemed to keep goods sufficient to prove the fact of his or her offense on his or her body, a customs officer may request him or her to produce them. If the suspect refuses to comply with the request, such customs officer may search his or her body.

(2) A frisk search of a female shall be conducted in the presence of an adult female.[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 30, 2010]

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