「CRIMINAL ACT」 [Title Amended on Dec. 30, 2014] Article 11 (Persons with Hearing or Speech Impairment) Punishment shall be mitigated for the act of a person with disability both in hearing or speaking. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 12 (Act Compelled) An action compelled by either irresistible force or threat against the life or body of the compelled person or his or her relatives which cannot be protected shall not be punishable. Article 13 (Intent) An act performed through ignorance of the facts that constitute a crime shall not be punishable: Provided, That this shall not apply where a statute provides otherwise. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 14 (Negligence) An act performed through ignorance of the facts that constitute a crime by neglect of normal attention, shall be punishable only when prescribed so by a statute. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 15 (Misunderstanding of Fact) (1) An act performed through ignorance of the facts that constitute especially more serious crimes shall not be punishable for such serious crimes. (2) Crimes for which punishment becomes heavier due to results thereof, shall not be punishable for more serious crimes if such results were not foreseeable. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020] Article 16 (Misunderstanding of Law) When a person commits a crime not knowing that his or her act constitutes a crime under existing statutes or regulations, he or she shall not be punishable if the misunderstanding is based on reasonable grounds. Article 17 (Causation) Any act which is not connected with the danger which is an element of a crime, it shall not be punishable for the results. Article 18 (Crime Committed through Omission) When a person who, having a duty to prevent the occurrence of danger, or having caused the occurrence of danger, does not prevent the occurrence of danger, that person shall be punished in accordance with the 법제처 3 국가법령정보센터