(1) Any of the following prime contractors shall be punished by a fine not exceeding the amount equivalent to double the subcontract price for the manufacturing, etc. entrusted to a subcontractor by the prime contractor: <Amended on Jan. 25, 2010; Mar. 29, 2011; May 28, 2013; Aug. 13, 2013; May 28, 2014; Dec. 20, 2016; Jan. 11, 2022; Jul. 18, 2023>
1. A person who violates any provision of Article 3 (1), (2) (excluding subparagraph 3), (6), (7), and (12), and Article 3-4, 4 through 12, 12-2, 12-3, and 13;
2. A person who fails to guarantee payment of the construction consideration, in violation of Article 13-2 (1) through (3);
3. A person who violates any provision of Article 15, 16 (1), (3) and (4), and 17;
4. A person who refuses negotiations without good cause, in violation of Article 16-2 (10).
(2) A person who falls under subparagraph 1 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 300 million won, and a person who falls under subparagraph 2 or 3 shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 150 million won: <Amended on May 28, 2013>
1. A person who takes an unfavorable measure against another person, in violation of Article 19;
2. A person who violates Article 18 or 20;
3. A person who fails to comply with an order issued under Article 25.
(3) A person who renders a fake expert opinion pursuant to Article 81 (1) 2 of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act which applies mutatis mutandis as prescribed in Article 27 (2) shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 30 million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 1, 2009]