(1) A person who abandons another person in need of help by reason of old age, infancy, illness or other circumstances, whom one has a legal or contractual duty to protect, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years, or a fine not exceeding five million won.
(2) When the crime as referred to in paragraph (1) is committed on lineal ascendant of the offender or of his spouse, the offender shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or a fine not exceeding fifteen million won.
(3) A person who, in consequence of his commission of the crime of paragraph (1), endangers the life of another, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than seven years.
(4) A person who, in consequence of his commission of the crime of paragraph (2), endangers the life of another, shall be punished by limited imprisonment for at least two years.

A lineal ascendant who abandons a baby in order to avoid disgrace or for fear of not being able to bring the baby up or for some other extenuating motives, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding three million won.

(1) A person who cruelly treats another who is under one's protection or supervision, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding five million won. (2) When the crime of the preceding paragraph is committed on a lineal ascendant of the offender or of one's spouse, one shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years, or a fine not exceeding seven million won.

A person who delivers a child under sixteen years of age who is under his protection or supervision over to a proprietor or his operator who will employ the child in such hard work as is dangerous to life or body, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than five years. The same shall apply to the other participant who hires a child for such purpose.

(1) A person who commits any crime of Articles 271 through 273 to injure another person, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than seven years. If it results in death, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment for a limited term of at least three years.
(2) A person who commits any crime of Article 271 or 273 against a lineal ascendant of his/her own or his/her spouse to injure the lineal ascendant shall be punished by imprisonment for a limited term of at least three years. If it results in death, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment for life or for a limited term of at least five years.