「CRIMINAL ACT」
CHAPTER XVI CRIMES CONCERNING DRINKING WATER
Article 192 (Obstruction of Use of Drinking Water) (1) A person who, by polluting clean water
which is used for daily drinking water, renders such water unfit for that use, shall be
punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not
exceeding five million won.
(2) A person who puts into drinking water specified in paragraph (1) poisonous materials
or other substances which may harm health, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor
for not more than ten years.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]
Article 193 (Obstruction of Use of Water Supply System) (1) A person who, by polluting clean
water which is supplied to the public as drinking water by a water supply system or by
polluting a reservoir thereof, renders such water to be unfit for use, shall be punished by
imprisonment with labor for at least one year up to ten years.
(2) A person who puts into drinking water or a reservoir specified in paragraph (1)
poisonous materials or other substances which may harm health, shall be punished by
imprisonment with labor for a limited term of at least two years.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]
Article 194 (Death or Injury Caused by Mixing Drinking Water with Poison) A person who
commits a crime prescribed in Article 192 (2) or 193 (2), thereby injuring another person,
shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for an indefinite term or for at least three
years. If it results in death, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment with labor
for an indefinite term or for at least five years.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]
Article 195 (Interference with Water Supply System) A person who damages or destroys a
water supply system that supplies drinking water to the public or other facilities or makes
such system or facilities inoperable by other means shall be punished by imprisonment
with labor for at least one year up to ten years.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 8, 2020]
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