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Serious Accidents Punishment Act — Article 10 (Punishment of Business Owners and Responsible Managing Officers for Serious Civic Accidents)

중대재해 처벌 등에 관한 법률 제10조

(1) Any business owner or responsible managing officer, etc. who has violated Article 9, resulting in a serious civic accident defined in subparagraph 3 (a) of Article 2 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one year or by a fine not exceeding one billion won. In such cases, imprisonment with labor and a fine may be imposed concurrently.

(2) Any business owner or responsible managing officer, etc. who has violated Article 9, resulting in a serious civic accident defined in subparagraph 3 (b) or (c) of Article 2 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than seven years or by a fine not exceeding 100 million won.

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