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Foreign Exchange Transactions Act — Article 29 (Penalty Provisions)

외국환거래법 제29조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2021-09-16. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-01-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding one hundred million won: Provided, That the triple value of the object related to the violation exceeds one hundred million won, the fine shall not be more than the triple value of such object: <Amended on Mar. 2, 2016; Jan. 17, 2017>

1. Any person who signs a contract without obtaining authorization under Article 8 (5) or after obtaining authorization in false or other unjust means;

2. Any person who fails to confirm in violation of Article 10 (1);

3. Any person whose amount of violation of an obligation to report under Articles 16 or 18 exceeds the amount prescribed by Presidential Decree within the extent of not less than five hundred million won;

4. Any person who exports or imports in means of payment or securities without filing a report under Article 17 or after filing a false report (limiting to a case of which the value of exportation or importation violating obligation of report under Article 17 is 20,000 dollars or more, and exceeding the ceiling determined by Presidential Decree);

5. Any person who conducts a transaction or an act in violation of suspension or restriction on transaction or act under Article 19 (2);

6. Any person who has been issued a disposition of administrative fines under Article 32 (1) re-offends against that paragraph within two years from the receipt date of the relevant disposition.

(2) A person who attempts to commit a violation under paragraphs (1) 4 shall be punished. <Amended on Jan. 17, 2017>

(3) Imprisonment with labor and fines prescribed in paragraph (1) may be imposed concurrently.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 30, 2009]

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