「CRIMINAL ACT」
securities.
Article 215 (Drafting of Valuable Securities by Assuming False Capacity) A person who, for
the purpose of uttering, drafts valuable securities or makes an entry in matters concerning
the rights and obligations thereof by assuming a false capacity, shall be punished by
imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years.
Article 216 (Drafting Untrue Valuable Securities) A person who, for the purpose of uttering,
drafts false valuable securities or makes an untrue entry therein shall be punished by
imprisonment with labor for not more than seven years or a fine not exceeding 30 million
won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
Article 217 (Uttering Forged Valuable Securities) A person who utters valuable securities
which involve a counterfeit, alteration, drafting under a false capacity or making an untrue
entry, or who, for the purpose of uttering, imports or exports the same, shall be punished
by imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years.
Article 218 (Forgery of Revenue or Postage) (1) A person who, for the purpose of uttering,
counterfeits or alters a revenue or postage stamp, or other vouchers indicating the postage
of the Republic of Korea or of a foreign country, shall be punished by imprisonment with
labor for not more than ten years. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
(2) The preceding paragraph shall apply to a person who utters a counterfeited or altered
revenue or postage stamp, or other vouchers indicating the postage of the Republic of
Korea or of a foreign country or who, for the purpose of uttering, imports or exports the
same. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
[Title Amended on Feb. 29, 1995]
Article 219 (Acquisition of Forged Postage or Revenue Stamp) A person who, for the purpose
of uttering, obtains a counterfeited or altered postage or revenue stamp of the Republic of
Korea or of a foreign country, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more
than three years, or fine not exceeding ten million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>
Article 220 (Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications or of Fine) If a person is
punished by imprisonment with labor for commitment of the crime as prescribed in
Articles 214 through 219, the suspension of qualifications for not more than ten years or a
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