CRIMINAL ACT (PART II INDIVIDUAL PROVISIONS) [See entire ACT]

CHAPTER XIX CRIMES CONCERNING VALUABLE SECURITIES AND POSTAGE AND REVENUE STAMPS

Article 214 (Counterfeiting Valuable Securities, etc.)

(1) A person who, for the purpose of uttering, counterfeits or alters a public bond or other valuable security of the Republic of Korea or of a foreign country, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years.
(2) The preceding paragraph shall apply to a person who, for the purpose of uttering, counterfeits or alters statements concerning the rights and obligations of valuable 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 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 for not more than seven years or a fine not exceeding thirty million won.

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 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 for not more than ten years.
(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.

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 for not more than three years, or fine not exceeding ten million won.

Article 220 (Concurrent Imposition of Suspension of Qualifications or of Fine)

If a person is punished by imprisonment for commitment of the crime as prescribed in Articles 214 through 219, the suspension of qualifications for not more than ten years or a fine not exceeding twenty million won may be imposed concurrently.

Article 221 (Erasure of Postmark)

Any person who erases, with the intention of use, the postmarks of any revenue or postage stamps issued by the Republic of Korea or foreign countries, or other vouchers indicating the postage, or other markings of use, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year, or a fine not exceeding three million won.

Article 222 (Manufacture, etc. of Articles Similar to Stamps, Postage, etc.)

(1) Any person who manufactures, imports or exports with the intention of sale, the public bonds, revenue or postage stamp issued by the Republic of Korea or foreign countries, or things similar to the postmarks or vouchers indicating the postage, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by a fine not exceeding five million won.
(2) The preceding paragraph shall apply to a person who sells the items mentioned in the preceding paragraph.

Article 223 (Attempts)

Attempts to commit any of the crimes of Articles 214 through 219 and the preceding Article shall be punished.

Article 224 (Preparations, Conspiracies)

A person who makes preparations or conspires with the intent to commit any of the crimes of Articles 214, 215 (1) and 218, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years.

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