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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 74 (Joint penalty provisions)

개인정보 보호법 제74조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-02. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) If the representative of a corporation, or an agent or employee of, or any other person employed by, a corporation or an individual commits any of the offenses provided for in Article 70 in connection with the business affairs of the corporation or individual, not only shall such offender be punished, but also the corporation or individual shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 70 million won; provided, this shall not apply where such corporation or individual has not been negligent in taking due care and supervisory activities concerning the relevant affairs to prevent such offense.

(2) If the representative of a corporation, or an agent or employee of, or any other person employed by, a corporation or an individual commits any of the offenses provided for in Articles 71 through 73 in connection with the business affairs of the corporation or individual, not only shall such offender be punished, but also the corporation or individual shall be punished by a fine prescribed in the relevant Article; provided, the same shall not apply where such corporation or individual has not been negligent in taking due care and supervisory activities concerning the relevant affairs to prevent such offense.

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