5. A person who has failed to make or keep authorization records of wiretapping equipment in violation
of Article 10 (3) and (4);
5-2. A person who has provided illegal wiretapping equipment detection service either without filing for
registration under Article 10-3 (1) or by filing for false registration;
6. Deleted. <Mar. 20, 2018>
(2) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three
years or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Jan. 29, 2004; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013;
Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 31, 2019; Dec. 27, 2022>
1. A person who has given or received an electronic serial number, in violation of Article 3 (3);
2. A person who fails to immediately suspend emergency communication-restricting measures, in
violation of Article 8 (5);
2-2. A person who fails to immediately suspend communication-restricting measures under Article 8
(8), in violation of paragraph (10) of that Article;
3. A person who has failed to give notice with respect to the execution of the communication-restricting
measures in violation of Article 9-2 (including a person to whom Article 14 (2) shall apply);
4. A person who has failed to report the current status of the provision of communication confirmation
data, etc. to the Minister of Science and ICT or to keep relevant materials in violation of Article 13 (7).
Article 18 (Attempted Crime)
A person who attempts to commit the crimes prescribed in Articles 16 and 17 shall be punished.
ADDENDA <Act No. 4650, Dec. 27, 1993>
(1) (Enforcement Date) This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
(2) (Repealed Statute) The Temporary Post Control Act is hereby repealed.
(3) (Transitional Measures) A person carrying or using any wiretapping equipment who is subject to
authorization as at the time this Act enters into force, shall, with the authorization referred to in Article 10,
prepare and keep a register within three months after the date this Act enters into force; and a person who
violates it shall be governed by subparagraph 2 of Article 17.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 5454, Dec. 13, 1997>
This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 1998. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Act No. 5681, Jan. 21, 1999>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)