1. A person who has censored any mail, wiretapped any telecommunications or recorded or
eavesdropped on any conversations between other individuals in violation of Article 3;
2. A person who has disclosed or divulged the contents of communications or conversations he or she
has learned in a manner under subparagraph 1.
(2) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 10
years: <Amended on May 26, 2005>
1. A person who has commissioned the execution of communication-restricting measures or asked for
cooperation in the execution of such communication-restricting measures without delivering a written
permission for communication-restricting measures or a copy of the cover of an emergency wiretapping
statement; or any other person who has executed the commissioned communication-restricting measures
or cooperated in the execution of such communication-restricting measures without receiving a written
permission for communication-restricting measures or a copy of the cover of an emergency wiretapping
statement in violation of Article 9 (2);
2. A person who has violated Article 11 (1) (including a person to whom Article 14 (2) shall apply and
to whom Article 13-5 shall apply mutatis mutandis).
(3) Any person who has violated Article 11 (2) (including a person to whom Article 13-5 shall apply
mutatis mutandis) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than seven years. <Amended
on May 26, 2005>
(4) Any person who has violated Article 11 (3) (including a person to whom Article 14 (2) shall apply and
to whom Article 13-5 shall apply mutatis mutandis) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not
more than five years. <Amended on May 26, 2005>
Article 17 (Penalty Provisions)
(1) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five
years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won: <Amended on Jan. 29, 2004; Mar. 20, 2018>
1. A person who has failed to keep a cover copy of a written permission for communication-restricting
measures or an emergency wiretapping statement, etc. in violation of Article 9 (2);
2. A person who has failed to keep records in violation of Article 9 (3) (including a person to whom
Article 14 (2) shall apply);
3. A person who has failed to confirm a telephone number of any person subject to the communicationrestricting measures which is entered in the written permission for communication-restricting measures
or the emergency wiretapping statement, or divulged any password used for telecommunications in
violation of Article 9 (4);
4. A person who has manufactured, imported, sold, distributed, possessed or used wiretapping
equipment, and advertised them for the aforementioned purposes without obtaining authorization
therefor in violation of Article 10 (1);