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STATUTES

THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Volume

YOUTH PROTECTION ACT

Wholly Amended by Act No. 11048, Sep. 15, 2011

Amended by Act No. 11179, Jan. 17, 2012

Act No. 11229, Jan. 26, 2012

Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013

Act No. 11862, Jun. 4, 2013

Act No. 11998, Aug. 6, 2013

Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014

Act No. 12699, May 28, 2014

Act No. 13371, Jun. 22, 2015

Act No. 13726, Jan. 6, 2016

Act No. 14067, Mar. 2, 2016

Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016

Act No. 15209, Dec. 12, 2017

Act No. 15353, Jan. 16, 2018

Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018

Act No. 15987, Dec. 18, 2018

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 (Purpose)

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The purpose of this Act is to ensure youth grow up into persons of sound character by regulating the distribution of media products, drugs, etc. harmful to youth and youth's access to harmful business establishments and by protecting and relieving youth from harmful environments.

Article 2 (Definitions)

The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows: <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013; Act No. 11862, Jun. 4, 2013; Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014; Act No. 13726, Jan. 6, 2016; Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016; Act No. 15209, Dec. 12, 2017>

1. The term "youth" means a person under the age of 19: Provided, That persons who will have obtained the age of 19 after January 1 during the relevant year shall be excluded herefrom;

2. The term "media product" means any of the following:

(a) Motion pictures and video products, as defined in the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act;

(b) Game products, as defined in the Game Industry Promotion Act;

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Act;

(d) Public performances (excluding performances of Korean classical music), as defined in the Public Performance Act;

(e) Code, texts, sound, or visual information transmitted through telecommunications, as defined in the Telecommunications Business Act;

(f) Broadcast programs (excluding news programs), as defined in the Broadcasting Act;

(g) General daily newspapers (excluding newspapers that mainly contain news, comments, and public opinions on politics, the economy, and society), special daily newspapers (excluding newspapers specializing in the economy, industry, science, or religion), general weekly newspapers (excluding newspapers specializing in politics or the economy), special weekly newspapers (excluding newspapers specializing in the economy, industry, science, current affairs, or religion), Internet newspapers (excluding newspapers that mainly contain news, comments, and public opinions), and Internet news services, defined in the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers;

(h) Magazines (excluding magazines specializing in politics, the economy, society, current affairs, industry, science, or religion), informative publications, electronic

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publications, and other publications, as defined in the Act on Promotion of Periodicals, Including Magazines;

(i) Publications, electronic books, and foreign publications (excluding media products specified in items (g) and (h)), as defined in the Publishing Industry Promotion Act;

(j) Outdoor advertisements, as defined in the Act on the Management of Outdoor Advertisements and Promotion of Outdoor Advertisement Industry, and commercial advertisements and promotional materials contained, posted, displayed, or included in any other form in any of the media products specified in items (a) through (i);

(k) Other media products specified by Presidential Decree as likely to be harmful to the mental or physical health of youth;

3. The term "media product harmful to youth" means any of the following media products:

(a) Media products determined or identified by the Commission on Youth Protection as harmful to youth and publicly notified accordingly by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family under the main sentence of Article 7 (1) and Article 11;

(b) Media

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products exmined or identified by the competent examining authority as harmful to youth and publicly notified accordingly by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family under the proviso of Article 7 (1) and Article 11;

4. The term "drugs and articles harmful to youth" means drugs specified in the following item (a) as harmful to youth (hereinafter referred to as "drugs harmful to youth") and articles specified in the following item (b) as harmful to youth (hereinafter referred to as "articles harmful to youth"):

(a) Drugs harmful to youth:

(i) Alcoholic beverages, as defined in the Liquor Tax Act;

(ii) Tobacco, as defined in the Tobacco Business Act;

(iii) Narcotics, as defined in the Narcotics Control Act;

(iv) Hallucinogenic substances, as defined in the Chemical Substances Control Act;

(v) Other drugs determined by the Commission on Youth Protection under Article 36, collecting opinions from related agencies in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Presidential Decree, and publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as drugs likely to severely impair the mental or physical health of youth, unless restrictions are placed on youth's

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use of the drugs, such as drugs acting adversely on the central nerve of human body to form a habit, addiction, or tolerance;

(b) Articles harmful to youth:

(i) Sex-related articles determined by the Commission on Youth Protection in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Presidential Decree and publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as articles likely to severely impair the mental or physical health of youth, unless restrictions are placed on youth's use of the articles, such as sex tools inducing youth to obscenities;

(ii) Articles determined by the Commission on Youth Protection in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Presidential Decree and publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as articles likely to severely impair the mental or physical health of youth, unless restrictions are placed on youth's use of such articles, such as toys inducing youth to obscenity, violence, cruelty, or speculation;

(iii) Articles similar in form to drugs harmful to youth, which are determined by the Commission on Youth Protection in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Presidential Decree and publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as articles likely to severly affect youth’s habit of using drugs harmful to youth unless restrictions are placed on youth's use of such articles;

5. The term “business

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establishments harmful to youth” means b establishments specified in item (a) as harmful to youth, if youth are allowed access to such business establishments or are permitted to work in such business establishments, (hereinafter referred to as "business establishments prohibited from access by and employment of youth") and business establishments specified in item (b) as harmful to youth, if youth are permitted to work in such business establishments, although they may be allowed access to such business establishments (hereinafter referred to as "business establishments prohibited from employment of youth"). The classification of such business establishments shall be based on business activities in which each of them actually engages, irrespective of whether permission, authorization, registration, or reporting is required by any other statute or regulation for a business establishment to engage in such business activities:

(a) Business establishments prohibited from access by and employment of youth:

(i) Business specified by Presidential Decree, among general game providing business and combined distribution and game providing business, as defined in the Game Industry Promotion Act;

(ii) Speculative business, as defined in the Act on Special Cases concerning Regulation and Punishment of Speculative Acts;

(iii) Business specified

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by Presidential Decree, among food service business, as defined in the Food Sanitation Act;

(iv) Business of running a video-viewing establishment, the business of running a video-viewing mini-theater with a restricted rating, and the business of providing multiple types of visual materials under subparagraph 16 of Article 2 of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act;

(v) Business specified by Presidential Decree, among karaoke business, as defined in the Music Industry Promotion Act;

(vi) Dance institute business and dance hall business, as defined in the Installation and Utilization of Sports Facilities Act;

(vii) Business mainly for providing media for chatting by voice or video between unspecified persons with a telecommunications system: Provided, That business providing media for telecommunications under the Telecommunications Business Act or any other statute shall be excluded herefrom;

(viii) Business determined by the Commission on Youth Protection and publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as business providing service through which unspecified persons are likely to have bodily contact, expose their intimate parts, or engage in sexual or similar conduct;

(ix) Business determined by the Commission on Youth Protection in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Presidential Decree and

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publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as business harmful to youth, if youth are allowed access thereto or permitted to work therein, such as business producing, manufacturing, or distributing media products harmful to youth or drugs harmful to youth;

(x) Outside sales agent referred to in Article 6 (2) of the Korea Racing Authority Act (limited to the opening day for horse racing);

(xi) Outdoor counter referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Bicycle and Motorboat Racing Act (limited to the day bicycle and motorboat racing is held);

(b) Business establishments prohibited from employment of youth:

(i) Youth game providing business and business of providing Internet computer game facilities, as defined in the Game Industry Promotion Act;

(ii) Business specified by Presidential Decree, among lodging business, public bath business, and barbering business, as defined in the Public Health Control Act;

(iii) Business specified by Presidential Decree, from among food service business, as defined in the Food Sanitation Act;

(iv) Business of running a video-viewing mini-theater, as defined in the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act;

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(v) Hazardous chemical substance business defined in the Chemical Substances Control Act: Provided, That business prescribed by Presidential Decree, which is not directly related to the use of hazardous chemical substances, shall be excluded therefrom;

(vi) Business lending comic books in return for membership fees or rental charges;

(vii) Business determined by the Commission on Youth Protection in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Presidential Decree and publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as business harmful to youth, if youth are permitted to work therein, such as business producing, manufacturing, or distributing media products harmful to youth or drugs harmful to youth;

6. The term "distribution" means selling, lending, distributing, broadcasting, performing, showing, exhibiting, displaying, or advertising media products or drugs or providing media products or drugs for viewing or using, and activities of printing, reproducing, or importing media products or drugs for any purpose specified above;

7. The term "violence or abuse toward youth" means inflicting a physical or mental injury upon youth by violence or abuse;

8. The term "environment

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harmful to youth" means media products harmful to youth, drugs and articles harmful to youth, business establishments harmful to youth, and violence or abuse toward youth.

#Article 2 (Definitions)

1. The term "youth" means a person under the age of 19: Provided, That persons who will have obtained the age of 19 after January 1 during the relevant year shall be excluded herefrom;

2. The term "media product" means any of the following:

(a) Motion pictures and video products, as defined in the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act;

(b) Game products, as defined in the Game Industry Promotion Act;

(c) Music records, music files, music video products, and music video files, as defined in the Music Industry Promotion Act;

(d) Public

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performances (excluding performances of Korean classical music), as defined in the Public Performance Act;

(e) Code, texts, sound, or visual information transmitted through telecommunications, as defined in the Telecommunications Business Act;

(f) Broadcast programs (excluding news programs), as defined in the Broadcasting Act;

(h) Magazines (excluding magazines specializing in politics, the economy, society, current affairs, industry, science, or religion), informative publications, electronic publications, and other publications, as defined in the Act on Promotion of Periodicals, Including Magazines;

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(i) Publications, electronic books, and foreign publications (excluding media products specified in items (g) and (h)), as defined in the Publishing Industry Promotion Act;

(j) Outdoor advertisements, as defined in the Act on the Management of Outdoor Advertisements, etc. and Promotion of Outdoor Advertisement Industry, and commercial advertisements and promotional materials contained, posted, displayed, or included in any other form in any of the media products specified in items (a) through (i);

(k) Other media products specified by Presidential Decree as likely to be harmful to the mental or physical health of youth;

3. The term "media product harmful to youth" means any of the following media products:

(b) Media products examined or identified by the competent examining authority as harmful to youth and publicly

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notified accordingly by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family under the proviso of Article 7 (1) and Article 11;

4. The term "drugs and articles harmful to youth" means drugs specified in the following item (a) as harmful to youth (hereinafter referred to as "drugs harmful to youth") and articles specified under the following item (b) as harmful to youth (hereinafter referred to as "articles harmful to youth"):

(a) Drugs harmful to youth:

(i) Alcoholic beverages, as defined in the Liquor Tax Act;

(ii) Tobacco, as defined in the Tobacco Business Act;

(iii) Narcotics, as defined in the Narcotics Control Act;

(iv) Hallucinogenic substances, as defined in the Chemical Substances Control Act;

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(b) Articles harmful to youth:

5. The term “business establishments harmful to youth” means business establishments specified in item (a) as harmful to youth,

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if youth are allowed access to such business establishments or are permitted to work in such business establishments, (hereinafter referred to as "business establishments prohibited from access by and employment of youth") and business establishments specified in item (b) as harmful to youth, if youth are permitted to work in such business establishments, although they may be allowed access to such business establishments (hereinafter referred to as "business establishments prohibited from employment of youth"). The classification of such business establishments shall be based on business activities in which each of them actually engages, irrespective of whether permission, authorization, registration, or reporting is required by any other statute or regulation for a business establishment to engage in such business activities:

(a) Business establishments prohibited from access by and employment of youth:

(i) Business specified by Presidential Decree, among general game providing business and combined distribution and game providing business, as defined in the Game Industry Promotion Act;

(ii) Speculative business, as defined in the Act on Special Cases concerning Regulation and Punishment of Speculative Acts;

(iii) Business specified by Presidential Decree, among food service business, as defined in the Food Sanitation Act;

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(v) Business specified by Presidential Decree, among karaoke business, as defined in the Music Industry Promotion Act;

(vi) Dance institute business and dance hall business, as defined in the Installation and Utilization of Sports Facilities Act;

(ix) Business determined by the Commission on Youth Protection in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by Presidential Decree and publicly notified by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family as business harmful to youth, if youth are allowed access

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thereto or permitted to work therein, uch a buine producing, manufacturing, or distributing media products harmful to youth or drugs harmful to youth;

(x) Outside sales agent referred to in Article 6 (2) of the Korea Racing Authority Act;

(xi) Outdoor counter referred to in Article 9 (2) of the Bicycle and Motorboat Racing Act;

(b) Business establishments prohibited from employment of youth:

(i) Youth game providing business and business of providing Internet computer game facilities, as defined in the Game Industry Promotion Act;

(ii) Business specified by Presidential Decree, from among lodging business, public bath business, and barbering business, as defined in the Public Health Control Act;

(iii) Business specified by Presidential Decree, among food service business, as defined in the Food Sanitation Act;

(iv) Business of running a video-viewing mini-theater, as defined in the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act;

(v) Hazardous chemical substance business under the Chemical Substances Control Act: Provided, That business prescribed by Presidential

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Decree, which is not directy reated to the use of hazardous chemical substances, shall be excluded therefrom;

(vi) Business lending comic books in return for membership fees or rental charges;

7. The term "violence or abuse toward youth" means inflicting a physical or mental injury upon a youth by violence or abuse;

8. The term "environment harmful to youth" means media products harmful to youth, drugs and articles harmful to youth, business establishments harmful to youth, and violence or abuse toward youth.

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[Enforcement Date: Dec. 12, 2019] Subparagraph 5 (a) (x) of Article 2, Subparagraph 5 (a) (xi) of Article 2

Article 3 (Roles and Responsibilities of Families)

(1) A person who exercises parental authority over a youth or a person who has custody of a youth on behalf of a person with parental authority (hereinafter referred to as "person with parental authority, etc.") shall endeavor, as necessary, to prevent the youth from contacting or accessing to an environment harmful to youth and shall restrain the youth immediately from using media products harmful to youth or drugs or articles harmful to youth or from having access to a business establishment harmful to youth, if the youth attempts to do so.

(2) If a person with parental authority, etc. deems it necessary when he/she endeavors to keep or restrain a youth from an environment harmful to youth pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she shall consult with an institution or organization providing counseling services on the protection of youth and shall request an institution responsible for guidance or control in connection with the protection of youth, if the youth is anticipated to run away from home or commit a misdeed.

Article 4 (Responsibility of Society)

(1) Everyone shall endeavor to take the following measures as necessary to protect youth:

1. Keeping youth

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from contacting or having access to an environment harmful to youth;

2. Restraining a youth from using a harmful media product, drug, or article or committing violence against or abusing another youth and guiding such youth back into a wholesome path, if a person becomes aware that a youth has been doing so;

3. Filing a report or criminal charge with relevant authorities specified in Article 21 (3), when a person becomes aware that a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth is distributed, that a youth is employed by a business establishment harmful to youth, that a youth enters into a business establishment harmful to youth, or that a youth suffers from violence or abuse.

(2) A person who engages in business of distributing media products or drugs or a business of managing a business establishment harmful to youth and an organization or association consisting of persons who engage in such business shall voluntarily endeavor to protect youth by preventing media products, drugs, and articles harmful to youth from being distributed to youth and by preventing youth from being employed by a business establishment harmful to youth or entering into a business establishment harmful to youth.

Article 5 (Responsibilities of State and Local Governments)

(1) The State shall formulate and implement policies necessary to clean up environments harmful to youth in order to protect youth, and each

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local government shall endeavor to protect youth from an environment harmful to youth within its jurisdiction, as necessary.

(2) The State and local governments shall acknowledge that new forms of media products, drugs, etc. that appear with the development of electronic and telecommunications technology and medicines are likely to harm the mental or physical health of youth and shall endeavor to provide support for development of technologies and research projects necessary for the protection of youth from such media products, drugs, etc. and to establish a system for cooperation with foreign countries.

(3) The State and local governments may encourage private sector, such as youth-related organizations and other non-governmental organizations, to voluntarily monitor the environment harmful to youth and file criminal charges, provide support necessary therefor, and reflect recommendations from the private sector in relevant policies.

(4) In regulating environments harmful to youth to protect youth, the State and local governments shall fulfill the duty thereof faithfully.

Article 6 (Relationship to other Acts)

For the purposes of criminal punishment in connection with regulation on the environment harmful to youth, this Act shall take precedence over other Acts.

CHAPTER II DETERMINATION OF MEDIA PRODU

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CTS HARMFUL TO YOUTH AND REGULATION ON DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH PRODUCTS

Article 7 (Examination and Determination of Media Products Harmful to Youth)

(1) The Commission on Youth Protection shall examine each media product to find whether it is harmful to youth and shall determine the media product as harmful to youth, if it finds it harmful to youth: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where any other agency (hereinafter referred to as "examining authority") is authorized to examine the ethicality and soundness of a media product at issue pursuant to other statute.

(2) Where no examining authority examines whether a media product is harmful to youth, the Commission on Youth Protection may, if it is deemed necessary to protect youth, request the competent examining authority to examine the product.

(3) Notwithstanding the proviso to paragraph (1), if the Commission on Youth Protection finds, as a result of its examination, that either of the following media products is harmful to youth, it may determine the media product as harmful to youth:

1. A media product the examination of which is requested by an examining

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authority;

2. A media product distributed without undergoing an examination by the competent examining authority as to whether is harmful to youth.

(4) If the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority finds, as a result of the examination of a media product, that the distribution of content of the media product is prohibited by the Criminal Act or any other statute, it shall request relevant authorities, without delay, to impose criminal punishment or make an administrative disposition: Provided, That if an examining authority has a different procedure prescribed by a relevant statute, the procedure shall apply to such cases.

(5) If a media product falls under any of the following, the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority may specify the type, title, and content of the media product, upon receipt of an application or ex officio, and may determine it as a media product harmful to youth:

1. Media products produced and released for any person other than youth in view of the purpose of production and release;

2. Media products the distribution of which to youth can hardly be prevented, if each of the media products is determined separately as harmful to youth.

(6) Matters necessary

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for the procedure for the examination and determination by the Commission on Youth Protection shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 8 (Rating, etc.)

(1) When the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority examines and determines media products pursuant to Article 7, it may categorize media products not determined as harmful to youth, in consideration of the nature of each media product, the degree of harmfulness to youth, the time and place of use, etc., by rating according to the age group of youth allowed access to such media products. <Amended by Act No. 13371, Jun. 22, 2015>

(2) Necessary matters regarding the types and method for rating under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 13371, Jun. 22, 2015>

Article 9 (Criteria for Examination of Media Products Harmful to Youth)

(1) If the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority finds, as a result of its examination under Article 7, that a media product falls under any of the following, it shall determine the media product as harmful to youth:

1. If a media product is lewd or obscene to arouse youth's sexual desire;

2. If a media

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product is likely to urge youth to commit an atrocity or crime;

3. If a media product provokes or glamorizes violent acts in various forms, including sexual violence, and the abuse of drugs;

4. If a media product induces youth to gambling and speculation or is likely to significantly harm the heathy lives of youth;

5. If a media product is anti-social or unethical to hinder youth's formation of good character and citizen consciousness;

6. If a media product is obviously likely to harm the mental or physical health of youth in any other aspect.

(2) The criteria under paragraph (1) shall apply on the basis of the notion generally accepted in society, and the literary, artistic, educational, medical, and scientific aspects that each media product has and the characteristics of each media product shall be taken into consideration.

(3) Necessary matters regarding the detailed criteria for examining whether a media product is harmful to youth and the application of such criteria shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 10 (Adjustment of Results of Examination)

If the results of

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the examination conducted by an examining authority on a media product for the protection of youth substantially differ from the results of the examination by another examining authority on the same media product, the Commission on Youth Protection may request the examining authority to adjust the results of its examination, and the examining authority so requested shall comply with such request, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.

Article 11 (Self-Regulation on Media Products Harmful to Youth)

(1) The producer, publisher, or distributer of media products or an organization related to media products may determine directly whether a media product is harmful to youth and may request the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority to confirm its determination.

(2) Upon receipt of a request for confirmation of determination under paragraph (1), the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority shall confirm the determination, if it finds, as a result of its examination, that the determination is proper, and the Commission on Youth Protection may entrust such conformation to an examining authority, if necessary.

(3) When the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority confirms a determination under paragraph (2), it may affix a mark of confirmation on the relevant media product.

(4) The producer, publisher, or distributer of media products or an organization related to media products shall affix on a media product,

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a mark similar to the mark under Article 13, indicating that the media product is harmful to youth, or shall seal such media product in a package similar to the package specified in Article 14.

(5) If the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority discovers a media product with a mark, or in a package, indicating pursuant to paragraph (4) that it is harmful to youth, it shall determine whether the product is harmful to youth.

(6) A media product with a mark affixed or sealed on a package by the producer, publisher, or distributer of media products or an organization related to media products pursuant to paragraph (4), indicating that it is harmful to youth, shall be deemed harmful to youth, as defined in this Act, until the Commission on Youth Protection or an examining authority makes a final determination.

(7) The Government may provide education, information, and data about the criteria for the examination of media products harmful to youth, to producers, publishers, and distributers of media products or organizations related to media products in order to encourage self-regulation.

(8) Necessary matters regarding the procedures and methods for determining and confirming whether a media product is harmful to youth under paragraphs (1) through (6) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 12 (Review of Media Products Harmful to Youth)

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(1) If the producer, publisher, or distributer of a media product has an objection to the examination and determination by the Commission on Youth Protection under Article 7, he/she may make a request for review from the Commission on Youth Protection within 30 days from the date he/she is notified of the results of the examination and determination.

(2) A request for review pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not have any impact on the examination and determination under Article 7 or the execution of the procedure for publicly notifying media products harmful to youth under Article 21.

(3) The Commission on Youth Protection shall examine a request for review pursuant to paragraph (1) and make a determination thereon within 30 days from the date of receiving the request and shall notify the requester of the results thereof: Provided, That if it is impracticable to make a decision on review within 30 days, the period may be extended by not more than 30 days by resolution of the Commission on Youth Protection. <Amended by Act No. 11179, Jan. 17, 2012>

(4) Necessary matters regarding the request for review under paragraph (1) and the determination thereon shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

Article 13 (Duty to Indicate Harmfulness to Youth)

(1) Any of the following persons shall affix a mark indicating that it is harmful to youth (hereinafter referred to as "mark indicating harmfulness to youth") to media products harmful to youth:　Provided,

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That in cases where other statutes specified persons obligated to affix a label indicating harmfulness to youth, those persons shall be governed by the relevant statutes: <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

1. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of motion pictures under the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act: A motion picture screener under subparagraph 9 (d) of Article 2 of the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act;

2. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of video products under the Promotion of the Motion Pictures and Video Products Act: A person who manufactures, imports, reproduces, or provides such video products;

3. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of game products under the Game Industry Promotion Act: A person who manufactures, imports, reproduces, or provides such game products;

4. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of phonorecords, music files, music video products, or music video files defined in the Music Industry Promotion Act: A person who manufactures, imports, reproduces, or provides such phonorecords, music files, music video products, and music video files;

5. Where a media

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product harmful to youth falls under the category of performances (excluding performances of Korean classical music) defined in the Public Performance Act:　A person who leads a public performance among the performers defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Public Performance Act;

6. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of code, words, sound, or visual information transmitted through a telecommunications system defined in the Telecommunications Business Act: A person who provides such code, words, sound, or visual information;

7. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of broadcasting programs defined in the Broadcasting Act: A broadcasting business operator under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Broadcasting Act;

8. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of newspapers or internet newspapers defined in the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers, etc.: A publisher under subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers, Etc.;

9. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of magazines, information publications, electronic publications, or other publications defined in the Act on Promotion of Periodicals, Including Magazines: A person who produces, imports, publishes or provides such magazines, information publications, electronic publications, or other

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publications;

10. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of publications, electronic books, or foreign publications defined in the Publishing Industry Promotion Act: A person who produces, imports, publishes, or provides such publications, electronic books, or foreign publications;

11. Where a media product harmful to youth falls under the category of advertisements which are classified as publications: A person obliged to affix a mark indicating harmfulness to youth to such publications.

(2) The kinds of marks indicating harmfulness to youth under paragraph (1), the timing and method for affixing such marks, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

Article 14 (Duty to Seal in Package)

(1) A media product harmful to youth shall be sealed in a package. If it is impracticable to seal a media product in a package due to its nature, protective measures equivalent to sealing in a package shall be formulated and applied.

(2) The kinds of media products to be sealed in a package pursuant to paragraph (1), protective measures equivalent to sealing in a package, persons obligated to seal a media product in a package, the packaging method, and other necessary matters regarding packaging shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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Article 15 (Prohibition on Destruction of Mark or Package)

No one shall destroy a mark indicating harmfulness to youth under Article 13 or a package under Article 14.

Article 16 (Prohibition of Sale, etc.)

(1) A person who intends to sell, lend, or distribute a media product specified by Presidential Decree as harmful to youth to a person or provide such product to a person for viewing, watching, or using shall verify the age and identity of the other party and shall not sell, lend, or distribute such product to a youth or provide such product to a youth for viewing, watching, or use.

(2) A media product that shall bear a mark indicating harmfulness to youth pursuant to Article 13 shall not be exhibited or displayed for sale or rental without a mark indicating harmfulness to youth.

(3) A media product that shall be sealed in a package pursuant to Article 14 shall not be exhibited or displayed for sale or rental without being sealed in a package.

(4) The method of verifying the age and identity of a person pursuant to paragraph (1) and other necessary matters regarding the prohibition of sale of media products harmful to youth shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 17 (Separation, Segregation, etc.)

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(1) No media product harmful to youth shall be exhibited or displayed for sale or rental without being separated or segregated from media products that may be distributed to youth.

(2) No media product that falls under any provision of subparagraph 2 (a) through (c) and (g) through (i) shall be exhibited or displayed for the purpose of distribution through an automatic machine or unmanned vending machine: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to the following cases:

1. Where a person who installs an automatic machine or unmanned vending machine can restrain youth from purchasing a media product harmful to youth;

2. Where an automatic machine or unmanned vending machine is installed in a business establishment prohibited from access by and employment of youth.

(3) Necessary matters regarding methods for separation and segregation under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 18 (Restriction on Broadcasting Hours)

No media product for broadcasting, among media products specified as harmful to youth under subparagraph 2 (f), (j), and (k) of Article 2, shall be broadcast during the hours specified by Presidential Decree.

Article 19 (Restriction on Advertisement)

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(1) No one shall install, post, or distribute an outdoor advertisement defined in the Act on the Management of Outdoor Advertisements, etc. and Promotion of Outdoor Advertisement Industry, among media products specified as harmful to youth in subparagraph 2 (j) of Article 2, at a place open to the public, as specified in any of the following subparagraphs, or install, post, or distribute a commercial advertisement by means of a computer communications system with no device to restrict youth's access: <Amended by Act No. 13726, Jan. 6, 2016>

1. Any business establishment other than business establishments subject to prohibition of access by and employment of youth;

2. A place with public traffic.

(2) No media product specified as harmful to youth in subparagraph 2 (j) of Article 2 (excluding outdoor advertisements defined in the Act on the Management of Outdoor Advertisements, etc. and Promotion of Outdoor Advertisement Industry) shall be sold, lent, distributed to youth, or provided for viewing, watching, or use by youth. <Amended by Act No. 13726, Jan. 6, 2016>

(3) The method of restricting advertisements under paragraphs (1) and (2), the places where such advertisements are restricted, and other matters necessary for the restriction on advertisements shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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Article 20 (Revocation of Determination of Media Products Harmful to Youth)

If the Commission on Youth Protection and the competent examining authority find that a media product determined as harmful to youth is no longer harmful to youth, they shall revoke the determination made under Article 7 that the media product is harmful to youth.

Article 21 (Notification and Public Notification of Determination, Etc. of Media Products Harmful to Youth)

(1) When an examining authority determines that some media products are harmful to youth or confirms or revokes such determination, it shall notify the list of such media products and the ground for such determination, confirmation, or revocation to the Commission on Youth Protection.

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall publicly notify the list of media products that the Commission on Youth Protection and the competent authorities determine or confirm as harmful to youth or the list of media products regarding which they revoke the determination as harmful to youth (hereinafter referred to as "list of media products harmful to youth"), clearly stating the ground for determination, confirmation, or revocation of such determination and the time such determination, confirmation, or revocation takes effect.

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(3) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall notify the list of media products harmful to youth to examining authorities, central administrative agencies related to youth or media products, local governments, guiding or controlling institutions involved in the protection of youth, and other organizations involved in the protection of youth (hereinafter referred to as "related agencies and institutions, etc."), may notify such list to individuals, corporations, and organizations engaging in the business of distributing media products, if necessary, and may also notify such list to persons with parental authority, etc., if persons with parental authority, etc. request so to do.

(4) Necessary matters regarding the public notification and notification of the lists of media products harmful to youth under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family.

Article 22 (Special Cases concerning Foreign Media Products)

No one shall aid and abet a person, for profit, to distribute a media product harmful to youth according to the criteria for examination under Article 9 (including translated, adapted, or edited versions of a media product and media products with subtitles or captions inserted therein), among media products produced and published in a foreign country, to youth, or carry such media product for such purpose.

Article 23 (Disclosure of Providers of Media Products Harmful to Youth via Information and Communications Network)

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(1) If a person who produces, publishes, or distributes a media product harmful to youth via an information and communications network, defined in Article 2 (1) 1 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc., falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family may disclose the name of the business establishment to which the person who produces, publishes, or distributes the media product harmful to youth belongs, the name of the representative of the business establishment, and the details of the offense:

1. If a person provides a youth with a media product harmful to youth without affixing a mark indicating that the media product is harmful to youth;

2. If a person transmits an advertisement for a media product harmful to youth to a youth or publicly exhibits an advertisement for a media product harmful to youth without taking measures for restricting access by youth.

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall provide a person about whom he/she intends to disclose information with an opportunity to present an opinion thereon before he/she discloses such information under paragraph (1).

(3) Necessary matters regarding the method and procedure for disclosing information under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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CHAPTER III PREVENTION OF YOUTH'S ADDICTION TO INTERNET GAMES

Article 24 (Consent of Person with Parental Authority, etc. over User of Internet Games)

(1) If a person, who intends to subscribe to a game product provided in real time (hereinafter referred to as "Internet game") via an information and communications network defined in Article 2 (1) 1 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc., among game products defined in the Game Industry Promotion Act, is a youth under the age of 16, the provider of such game product (referring to a person who has reported him/herself as a value-added telecommunications business operator, as defined in Article 22 of the Telecommunications Business Act, including where a person is deemed to have reported him/herself as a value-added telecommunications business operator under the latter part of paragraph (1) or paragraph (4) of the aforesaid Article; the same shall apply hereinafter) shall obtain consent thereto from the person with parental authority, etc. over the youth.

(2) Matters to which consent from a person with parental authority, etc. is required under paragraph (1) shall be provided for in the Game Industry Promotion Act.

Article 25 (Duty of Internet Game Providers to Notify)

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(1) The provider of an Internet game shall notify a person with parental authority, etc. over a youth member under the age of 16 of the following matters relevant to such youth:

1. Basic information about characteristics and the rating (referring to the rating of a game product under Article 21 of the Game Industry Promotion Act) of the game provided and the fee-charging policy;

2. Hours permissible for the use of the Internet game;

3. Information about payment for the use of the Internet game.

(2) The Game Industry Promotion Act shall apply to necessary matters regarding notification under paragraph (1).

Article 26 (Restriction on Hours Provided for Internet Games in Late Night Time)

(1) No provider of an Internet game shall provide the Internet game to youth under the age of 16 between 12 midnight and 6 A.M.

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall evaluate once every two years on whether the scope of game products subject to restriction on hours permissible for providing internet games late at night under paragraph (1) is proper, by consulting thereon with the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and

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shall take measures for improvement, etc. as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(3) The Game Industry Promotion Act shall apply to necessary matters regarding the method, procedure, etc. for evaluation under paragraph (2).

Article 27 (Support for Youth Afflicted with Addiction to Internet Game, etc.)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may provide service for prevention, counseling, medical treatment, rehabilitation, etc. to youth afflicted physically, mentally, or socially as a consequence of misuse or abuse of a media product, including addiction to an Internet game (referring to where a user of an Internet game sustains an injury on any of his/her physical, mental, or social functions in daily life, from which he/she cannot recover easily, as a consequence of excessive use of an Internet game), by consulting with the heads of related central administrative agencies thereon.

(2) Further details regarding the support under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

CHAPTER IV REGULATION ON DRUGS, ETC., ACTIVITIES, AND BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS HARMFUL TO YOUTH

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Article 28 (Prohibition of Sale and Rental of Drugs and Articles Harmful to Youth)

(1) No one shall sell, lend, or distribute drugs and articles harmful to youth (including where such drugs and articles are sold, lent, or distributed through an automatic machine, unmanned vending machine, or telecommunications system) to youth or provide such drugs and articles to youth free of charge: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to the cases specified by Presidential Decree, in which such drugs and articles are provided for education, experiment, or medical treatment.

(2) No one shall purchase drugs and articles harmful to youth at the request of a youth and provide it to the youth.

(3) No one shall solicit, induce, or force the youth to purchase drugs and articles harmful to youth. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

(4) A person who intends to sell, lend, or distribute drugs and articles harmful to youth to other persons shall verify their age and identity. <Amended by Act No. 15353, Jan. 16, 2018>

(5) When any of the following persons sells, lends, or distributes alcoholic beverages or tobacco, among drugs harmful to youth (hereinafter referred to as “alcoholic beverages, etc.”), he/she shall indicate the prohibition on selling, lending, or distributing

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alcoholic beverages, etc. to youth in the relevant business establishment (including an automatic machine and unmanned vending machine): Provided, That this shall not apply to a business establishment prohibited from access by and employment of youth: <Newly Inserted by Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014>

1. An owner of a retail business of alcoholic beverages pursuant to the Liquor Tax Act;

2. An owner of a retail business of tobacco pursuant to the Tobacco Business Act;

3. Other business owner of a business establishment prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(6) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall prepare a list of drugs and articles harmful to youth and notify the list to agencies and institutions related to drugs and articles harmful to youth, and may, if necessary, notify the list to individuals, corporations, and organizations engaging in distributing drugs and may also notify the list to persons with parental authority, etc. at the request of persons with parental authority, etc.

(7) Either of the following persons shall affix a mark indicating harmfulness to youth to drugs and articles harmful to youth: <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

1. A person who manufactures or imports drugs harmful to youth;

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2. A person who produces or imports articles harmful to youth.

(8) The method of preparing a list of drugs and articles harmful to youth under paragraph (6), the timing to notify the list, the persons to whom the list shall be notified, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. <Amended by Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014; Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

(9) The phrase and size of the indication under paragraph (5) and the categories, timing, and methods of indicating harmfulness to youth under paragraph (7), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013; Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014; Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

(10) Articles 14 and 15 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the sealing in a package of drugs and articles harmful to youth. In such cases, “media products harmful to youth” and “media products” shall be construed respectively as “drugs and articles harmful to youth.” <Newly Inserted by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

Article 29 (Prohibition of Employment of Youth, Restriction on Access by Youth, etc.)

(1) The owner of a business establishment harmful to youth shall not employ a

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youth. When the owner of business establishment harmful to youth intends to employ a person, he/she shall verify the person's age.

(2) The owner or an employee of a business establishment subject to prohibition of access by and employment of youth shall verify the age of each person entering into the business establishment and shall deny access by youth.

(3) The owner of lodging business referred to in subparagraph 5 (b) (ii) of Article 2 shall place an employee or install facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree to check the age of visitors and limit access by youth, where it is likely to fall under subparagraph 8 of Article 30. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016>

(4) If it is necessary to verify a person's age pursuant to paragraph (1) through (3), the business owner or an employee of a business establishment harmful to youth may demand a person to produce a resident registration certificate or other identification certificate with which the person's age can be verified (hereafter referred to as "identification certificate" in this paragraph) and may deny a person access to the business establishment, if the person does not produce an identification certificate without good cause, despite being demanded to produce it. <Amended by Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016>

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a youth accompanied by a person with parental authority, etc. may be permitted to enter into a business

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establishment, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: Provided, That no youth shall be permitted to have access to a business establishment specified by Presidential Decree, among business establishments serving food under the Food Sanitation Act.

(6) The owner and employees of a business establishment harmful to youth shall post a sign indicating that access by and employment of youth are restricted at the business establishment, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 30 (Prohibition of Activities Harmful to Youth)

No one shall engage in any of the following activities with regard to youth:

1. Employing a youth for profit, to have the youth engage in bodily contact, expose any of his/her intimate body parts, or provide sexual entertainment, or acting as an agent or broker for any of such activities;

2. Employing a youth for profit, to have the youth drink with guests or entertain guests by singing or dancing, or acting as an agent or broker for such activities;

3. Employing a youth for profit or promotion, to have the youth give an obscene performance;

4. Showing the disabled or disfigured appearance of a youth for profit or promotion to the general public;

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to engage in begging, or begging through a y;

6. Abusing a youth;

7. Employing a youth for profit, to solicit guests on the street;

8. Engaging in business activities corrupting public morals, such as accepting male and female youth as guests to stay in a room together, or providing a place for such business activities;

9. Employing a youth for a business establishment mainly preparing and selling tea or coffee to have the youth deliver the tea or coffee to somewhere outside the place of business, or aid and abet or connive such activities.

Article 31 (Designation, etc. of Zone Subject to Prohibition of or Restriction on Access by Youth)

(1) If the Autonomous Metropolitan City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu means the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter referred to as "the head of a Si/Gun/Gu") deems it necessary for the protection of youth, he/she shall designate an area that is likely to adversely affect the mental or physical health of youth, as a zone subject to prohibition of or restriction on access by youth. <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

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(2) If the head of a Si/Gun/Gu has a compelling reason, such as prevention of youth crimes or wrongdoing, he/she may prohibit or restrict youth's access to an area designated under paragraph (1) during specified hours.

(3) Detailed guidelines for the designation of a zone subject to prohibition of or restriction on access by youth under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the methods for guidance and control shall be prescribed by Municipal Ordinance. Opinions from related agencies and institutions in the relevant area, such as the competent police agency or station and schools, and local residents shall be factored into such cases.

(4) If a youth attempts to enter into a zone subject to prohibition of or restriction on access by youth in violation of paragraph (2), the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu or the chief of the competent chief police station may deny access and order a youth who has entered into such zone to leave the zone.

Article 32 (Restriction on Effect of Claims to Youth)

(1) A claim that a person who has committed any offense specified in Article 30 has against a youth in connection with such act shall be null and void, irrespective of the form or cause of the relevant agreement.

(2) A claim that the owner of a business establishment specified in subparagraph 5 (a) (iii) or (b) (iii) of Article 2 has against a youth in connection with employment shall be null and void, irrespective

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of the form or cause of the relevant agreement.

CHAPTER V IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS FOR PROTECTION OF YOUTH

Article 33 (Formulation, etc. of Comprehensive Measures for Protection of Youth)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall formulate and implement comprehensive measures to protect youth from environments harmful to youth (hereafter referred to as "comprehensive measures") once every three years, by consulting thereon with the heads of related central administrative agencies and local governments.

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family shall inspect the current progress of implementation of comprehensive measures annually and may operate an inspection council jointly with related agencies and institutions.

(3) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may request the heads of related agencies and institutions to provide him/her with data necessary to formulate comprehensive measures and operate the inspection council under paragraph (2). The head of a related agency or institution shall comply with such request, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.

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of Gende Equality and Family shall suvey the actual status of youth's contact with environments harmful to youth periodically in order to effectively formulate and implement comprehensive measures, and may take comprehensive measures for inspecting and controlling environments harmful to youth jointly with the heads of related central administrative agencies or local governments.

(5) Necessary matters regarding the formulation and implementation of comprehensive measures and the operation of the inspection council under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 34 (Enhancement, etc. of Youth's Abilities to Deal with Harmful Environment)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may implement the following programs, by consulting with the heads of related central administrative agencies, in order to enhance youth's abilities to deal with environments harmful to youth and prevent and eliminate injuries inflicted upon youth by misuse or abuse of media products:

1. Education for enhancing youth's abilities to deal with harmful environments and the development and diffusion of programs for such education;

2. Nurturing of human resources specializing in the enhancement of youth's abilities to deal with environments harmful to youth;

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3. Counseling and guidance for youth's use of media products;

4. Special counseling and medical treatment for youth damaged by misuse or abuse of media products;

5. Prevention of harm caused by drugs harmful to youth and medical treatment and rehabilitation of youth damaged by such drugs.

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may entrust the implementation of a program specified in any subparagraph of paragraph (1) to a corporation or organization operated for the purpose of the protection of youth. In such cases, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family may fully or partially subsidize such corporation or organization, within budget limits, for expenses incurred in implementing a program.

Article 34-2 (Medical Treatment, etc. of Addiction to Hallucinogenic Substances)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may designate and operate a facility or agency equipped with human resources, such as specialists of addiction psychiatry or youth psychiatry, and relevant equipment, as a specialized medical care center for youth addiction to hallucinogenic substances (hereinafter referred to as “specialized youth medical care center”) in order to support the following matters. In such cases, necessary expenses for test, medical treatment, and rehabilitation may

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be supported in whole or in part:

1. Test for identifying addiction of youth snorting hallucinogenic substances;

2. Medical treatment and rehabilitation of youth identified as addicted to hallucinogenic substances.

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may support youth snorting hallucinogenic substances to be tested in a specialized youth medical care center in order to identify whether he/she is addicted or not, if there is an application by a person prescribed by Presidential Decree, including the person in question or persons with parental authority, etc., protective dispositions of the court, or conditional suspension of prosecution of a prosecutor, etc. under the Juvenile Act. In such cases, the test period shall be within one month.

(3) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may support youth identified as addicted to hallucinogenic substances to receive medical treatment and rehabilitation in a specialized youth medical care center, if there is an application by a person prescribed by Presidential Decree, including the person in question or persons with parental authority, etc., protective dispositions of the court, or conditional suspension of prosecution of a prosecutor, etc. under the Juvenile Act. In such cases, the medical treatment and rehabilitation period shall be within six months, and may be extended within the scope of three months.

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of Gende Equality and Family may consult a psychiatist, etc. when he/she makes a decision under paragraphs 2 and 3.

(5) The head of a specialized youth medical care center, employees thereof, or a person who was in the position thereof shall not diverge any secret acquired in the course of performing his/her duty.

(6) Designation and operation of a specialized youth medical care center, test of addiction, medical treatment and rehabilitation, application and consultation of persons with parental authority, etc., and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 12699, May. 28, 2014]

Article 35 (Establishment and Operation of Centers for Protection and Rehabilitation of Youth)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may establish and operate centers for the protection and rehabilitations of youth (hereinafter referred to as "youth protection and rehabilitation centers") in order to protect youth from environments harmful to youth and provide services for medical treatment and rehabilitation to injured youth.

(2) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may entrust the establishment and operation of youth protection and rehabilitation centers to a corporation or organization established for the purpose

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of protecting youth. In such cases, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family may fully or partially subsidize such corporation or organization for expenses incurred in establishing and operating youth protection and rehabilitation centers.

(3) Necessary matters regarding the establishment and operation of youth protection and rehabilitation centers shall be prescribed in detail by Presidential Decree.

CHAPTER VI COMMISSION ON YOUTH PROTECTION

Article 36 (Establishment of Commission on Youth Protection)

The Commission on Youth Protection (hereafter referred to as "the Commission" in this Chapter) shall be established as an organization affiliated with the Minister of Gender Equality and Family in order to deliberate and resolve on the following matters:

1. Examination and determination of media products, drugs and articles, and business establishments harmful to youth;

2. Imposition of penalty surcharges under Article 54 (1);

3. Matters referred to the Commission by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family for deliberation as matters deemed necessary

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to protect youth;

4. Other matters specified by any other Act as subject to deliberation and resolution by the Commission.

Article 37 (Formation of Commission)

(1) The Commission shall be comprised of not more than 11 members, including one chairperson, and one public official in charge of youth affairs designated by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, from among public officials who are members of the Senior Civil Service Corps, shall serve as an ex officio member.

(2) The chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea at the request of the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, from among persons with abundant experience and knowledge of affairs relating to youth, while other Commission members shall be appointed or commissioned by the President of the Republic of Korea at the request of the Minister of Gender Equality and Family with recommendation by the chairperson, from among persons who fall under any of the following subparagraphs:

1. Persons who have served as a judge, prosecutor, or attorney-at-law for at least five years;

2. Persons who work or worked for a university or officially recognized research institute as an adjunct professor or in a higher position and who have a major in a field related to youth;

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3. Public officials of Grade III or public officials in a position equivalent to Grade III or higher, public officials who are members of the Senior Civil Service Corps, and persons who work or worked for a public institution in an equivalent position and have experience in affairs relating to youth;

4. Persons who have taken charge of affairs relating to youth for at least ten years in a facility or organization for youth or an educational institution.

Article 38 (Duties of Chairperson and Meetings)

(1) The chairperson shall represent the Commission and shall have overall control over affairs of the Commission.

(2) If the chairperson is unable to perform any of his/her duties due to unavoidable reasons, the commission member designated by the chairperson shall act on behalf of the chairperson.

(3) The chairperson shall convene a meeting of the Commission and shall preside over the meeting.

(4) A meeting of the Commission shall be duly formed with attendance of a majority of current commission members and shall adopt a resolution by affirmative votes of a majority of the commission members present at the meeting.

Article 39 (Term of Office of Commission Members)

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(1) The term of office of a commission member shall be two years and may be renewed consecutively: Provided, That the term of office of an ex officio member shall be the term of his/her service as an ex officio member. <Amended by Act No. 15987, Dec. 18, 2018>

(2) If the office of a non-ex officio commission member becomes vacant, a commission member shall be appointed or commissioned to fill the vacancy within 30 days from the date the office becomes vacant, and the term of office of a commission member appointed or commissioned to fill a vacancy shall coincide with the remaining term of his/her predecessor: Provided, That where the remaining term of a predecessor is less than three months and the number of members who are in office is not less than eight, a commission member to be appointed or commissioned for filling such vacancy may not be designated. <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

Article 40 (Commission Members' Independence in Performing Duties and Guarantee of Status)

(1) No commission member shall be subject to outside instruction or interference in connection with performance of his/her duties.

(2) No commission member shall be dismissed from office against his/her will, unless a commission member falls under any of the following subparagraphs:

1. If a commission

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member is sentenced to imprisonment without labor or greater punishment;

2. If a commission member is unable to perform any of his/her duties due to mental or physical debility.

Article 41 (Meetings and Operation)

Except as provided for in this Act, necessary matters regarding the operation of the Commission shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 41-2 (Subcommittees for Examination of Harmful Media Products)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may establish subcommittees for examination of harmful media products in order to assist the Commission on Youth Protection in examining and determining media products harmful to youth.

(2) Necessary matters regarding the formation and operation, etc. of subcommittees under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 11179, Jan. 17, 2012]

CHAPTER VII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Article 42 (Reporting, etc.)

If the Minister

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of Gende Equality and Family o the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems it necessary to ascertain compliance with this Act and violation of any provision of this Act, he/she may require persons who distribute media products, drugs, or articles harmful to youth and the owners of business establishments harmful to youth to submit a report and data as necessary, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 43 (Inspection, Investigation, etc.)

(1) If the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems it necessary to ascertain compliance with this Act and violation of any provision of this Act, he/she may authorize his/her subordinate public officials to inspect or investigate accounting books, documents, places, and other necessary articles relating to the distribution of media products, drugs, and articles harmful to youth and the employment of and access by youth at a business establishments harmful to youth, and may authorize them to hear statements from parties to a case, interested parties, or witnesses.

(2) If the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems it necessary, he/she may request appraisal from a person who has special knowledge and experience.

(3) A public official who carries out an affair pursuant to paragraph (1) shall carry an identification certificate indicating his/her authority and produce it to a related person.

Article 44 (Recall and Destruction)

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(1) If a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may order its owner or the person engaging in the distribution of such media product, drug, or article harmful to youth to recall such media product, drug or article harmful to youth: <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013; Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014; Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

1. If a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth is distributed without a mark indicating harmfulness to youth pursuant to Articles 13 (1) and 28 (7) or without being sealed in a package pursuant to Article 14 (including cases to which the aforesaid Article shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28 (10));

2. If a media product distributed without being examined by competent examining authorities is determined as a media product harmful to youth.

(2) If the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu fails to identify a person to whom he/she intends to issue an order to recall a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth or a person to whom he/she has issued an order to recall a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth fails to comply with the order, he/she may recall or destroy such media product, drug, or article harmful to youth by him/herself, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

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(3) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, or the chief of the competent police station may recall and destroy a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth, which a youth owns or possesses, or make other necessary dispositions.

(4) When the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, or the chief of the competent police station makes a disposition under paragraph (3), he/she shall enter the product name, quantity, owner, possessor, and other details about the disposition in the relevant register.

(5) Matters necessary for the recall and destruction under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 45 (Corrective Order)

(1) If a person falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu may issue a corrective order to such person: <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013; Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014; Act No. 13726, Jan. 6, 2016; Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016; Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

1. A person who fails to affix a mark indicating harmfulness to youth on a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth in violation of Articles 13 (1) and 28 (7);

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fails t seal a media prduct, drug, r article harmful to youth in a package in violation of Article 14 (including cases to which the aforesaid Article shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28 (10));

3. A person who exhibits or displays a media product harmful to youth for sale or rental without a mark indicating the harmfulness to youth for profit in violation of Article 16 (2);

4. A person who exhibits or displays a media product harmful to youth for sale or rental for profit without sealing it in a package, in violation of Article 16 (3);

5. A person who exhibits or displays a media product harmful to youth for sale or rental for profit without separating or segregating it from other products, in violation of Article 17 (1);

6. A person who exhibits or displays a media product harmful to youth, which falls under any of subparagraph 2 (a) through (c) and (g) through (i) of Article 2 through an automatic machine or unmanned vending machine, in violation of Article 17 (2);

7. A person who publicly installs, posts, or distributes a media product harmful to youth in the form of an outdoor advertisement defined in the Act on the Management of Outdoor Advertisements and Promotion of Outdoor Advertisement Industry,

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among media products specified as harmful to youth in subparagraph 2 (j) of Article 2, at any business establishment other than business establishments subject to prohibition of access by and employment of youth or at a place open to the public, or a person who installs, posts, or distributes a commercial advertisement by means of a computer communications system with no device to restrict youth's access, in violation of Article 19 (1);

7-2. A person who fails to indicate the prohibition on selling, lending, or distributing alcoholic beverages, etc., in violation of Article 28 (5);

8. A person who fails to indicate the fact that access by and employment of youth are restricted at a business establishment harmful to youth, in violation of Article 29 (6).

(2) Matters necessary for the categories of corrective orders under paragraph (1), the procedure for issuing such orders, and the compliance therewith shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 46 (Elucidation of Grounds for Disposition)

When the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu makes a disposition under Article 44 or 45, he/she shall specify the grounds for the disposition in detail.

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ies)

(1) When the Minister of Gender Equality and Family deems it necessary for the enforcement of this Act, he/she may seek opinions from the heads of related administrative agencies.

(2) When the Minister of Gender Equality and Family deems it necessary for due performance of obligations under this Act, he/she may request the head of a related administrative agency to cooperate with him/her as necessary.

Article 48 (Administrative Support, etc, for Non-Governmental Organizations)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a local government may provide administrative or financial support to non-governmental organizations that perform activities for cleaning up the environment harmful to youth, and the head of a local government may issue identification certificates indicating that a person performs activities for protecting youth from environments harmful to youth, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) The categories of non-governmental organizations under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in detail.

Article 49 (Reporting)

(1) In any of the

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following cases, t person who discovers relevant facts shall report his/her discovery to the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu:

1. When a person discovers that media products, drugs, or articles that are deemed to be harmful to youth are distributed to youth;

2. When a person discovers that a youth is employed by a business establishment harmful to youth or that youth enter into a business establishment harmful to youth;

3. When a person discovers any other violation of this Act.

(2) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall implement measures necessary to encourage reporting under paragraph (1) and may reward persons for reporting, if necessary.

Article 50 (Notification of Youth Subject to Guidance and Protection)

(1) The Minister of Gender Equality and Family, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, or the chief of the competent police station shall notify a person with parental authority over a youth, of any misdeed by the youth, if the youth has actively induced a violation of any provision of Articles 16 (1), 28 (1), 29 (1) and (2), and subparagraphs 1 through 3 and 7 through 9 of Article 30 or lied about his/her age to cause such violation.

(2) If the Minister

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of Gender Equality and Family, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, or the chief of the competent police station finds it necessary to take measures to guide and protect a youth referred to in paragraph (1) in consideration of the detail and degree of commitment of violation by the youth, he/she shall notify the fact to the head of the school in which the youth is enrolled (applicable only if the youth is a student) and a person with parental authority over the youth.

Article 51 (Establishment, etc. of Regional Youth Offices)

The Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan Autonomous City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor may establish a regional youth office or take other necessary measures, as prescribed by Municipal Ordinance, in order to protect youth within its jurisdiction. <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

Article 52 (Entrustment of Authority)

The Minister of Gender Equality and Family may partially entrust his/her authority under this Act to a nonprofit corporation or organization related to the protection of youth or media products, drugs, or articles, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 53 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials in Application of Penalty Provisions)

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A commission member or employee who is not a public official, among persons who are engaged in administrative affairs of the Commission on Youth Protection, shall be deemed a public official in applying Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act and Article 2 of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes, to such commission member or employee.

Article 54 (Penalty Surcharges)

(1) If a person who releases or imports media products specified in subparagraph 2 (g) or (h) of Article 2 distributed or distributes a media product that contravenes the guidelines prescribed in any provision of Article 9 (1) for examination without affixing thereto a mark indicating harmfulness to youth pursuant to Article 13 or sealing it in a package pursuant to Article 14 before it is determined and publicly notified as a media product harmful to youth, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family may impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 20 million won upon the person who has released or imported the media product.

(2) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding ten million won upon a person who takes a benefit from an activity specified in any subparagraph of Article 58 or 59, or collect the penalty surcharge from the person, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: Provided, That no penalty surcharge shall be imposed or collected if the relevant business permit has been revoked, the relevant business establishment has been closed, the operation of the relevant business

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has been suspended, a penalty surcharge has already been imposed, or any other disposition has already been made under another Act.

(3) Where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu imposes a penalty surcharge upon a person who takes a benefit from an activity specified in subparagraph 1, 3, or 4 of Article 58 or subpagraph 6 or 8 of Article 59, if a circumstance that a youth has obstructed the person from identifying the youth by using a counterfeited or falsified ID card, or a youth has assaulted or threatened the person in an intention to obstruct the person from identifying the youth, is recognized, the head may not impose a penalty surcharge, as prescribed in Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14067, Mar. 2, 2016>

(4) If a person fails to pay a penalty surcharge imposed under paragraph (1) or (2) by the deadline, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu shall collect it in the same manner as delinquent national taxes are collected or as defined in the Act on the Collection, etc. of Local Non-Tax Revenue. <Amended by Act No. 11998, Aug. 6, 2013>

(5) If the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu discovers that a person has difficulty paying the full amount of a penalty surcharge in a lump sum due to any of the following circumstances, he/she may extend the payment deadline or permit the person to pay it on installment:

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1. If a person has sustained a great loss of property due to a natural disaster, fire, or other event;

2. If a person has sustained a great loss in business and faces a critical crisis;

3. If it is anticipated that a person can hardly support his/her family and him/herself if he/she pays a penalty surcharge in a lump sum;

4. Where a ground similar to those specified in subparagraphs 1 through 3 exists.

(6) The amount of money collected as penalty surcharges under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) shall be used by the collecting entity for the following purposes: <Amended by Act No. 14067, Mar. 2, 2016>

1. Development and diffusion of programs for improving the environment harmful to youth;

2. Production of media products beneficial to youth and support for production of such products;

3. Support for programs conducted by the private sector for guidance and protection of youth and support for citizens' campaigns for improving the environment harmful to youth;

4. Other programs

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specified by Presidential Decree for guidance and protection of youth.

(7) The guidelines for imposing penalty surcharges under paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5), the methods for imposing and paying penalty surcharges, and other matters necessary for the imposition and collection of penalty surcharges shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 14067, Mar. 2, 2016>

CHAPTER VIII PENALTY PROVISIONS

Article 55 (Penalty Provisions)

Any person who commits an offense specified in subparagraph 1 of Article 30 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for at least one but not exceeding ten years.

Article 56 (Penalty Provisions)

Any person who commits an offense specified in subparagraph 2 or 3 of Article 30 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than ten years.

Article 57 (Penalty Provisions)

Any person who commits an offense specified in any provision of subparagraphs 4 through 6 of Article 30 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years.

Article 58 (Penalty Provisions)

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Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won: <Amended by Act No. 14067, Mar. 2, 2016; Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016>

1. A person who sells, lends, or distributes media products harmful to youth to youth or provides such media products to youth for viewing, watching, or using for profit in violation of Article 16 (1);

2. A person who aids and abets another person to distribute media products harmful to youth to youth for profit, in violation of Article 22;

3. A person who sells, lends, or distributes drugs specified in subparagraph 4 (a) (iv) or (v) of Article 2 as harmful to youth or articles specified in subparagraph 4 (b) (i) and (ii) of the aforesaid Article as harmful to youth to youth in violation of Article 28 (1) (including cases where a person sells, lends, or distributes such drugs or articles through an automatic machine, unmanned vending machine, or telecommunications system);

4. A person who employs a youth for a business establishment harmful to youth, in violation of Article 29 (1);

5. A person who commits an offense specified in any provision of subparagraphs 7 through 9 of Article 30;

6. A person who

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fails t recall media prducts, drugs, r articles harmful to youth in violation of Article 44 (1).

Article 59 (Penalty Provisions)

Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won: <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013; Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014; Act No. 13726, Jan. 6, 2016; Act No. 14067, Mar. 2, 2016; Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016; Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

1. A person who fails to affix a mark indicating harmfulness to youth on a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth, in violation of Articles 13 (1) and 28 (7);

2. A person who fails to seal a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth in a package, in violation of Article 14 (including cases to which the aforesaid Article shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28 (10));

3. A person who broadcasts a media product harmful to youth, in violation of Article 18;

4. A person who publicly installs, posts, or distributes an outdoor advertisement defined in the Act on the Management of Outdoor Advertisements and Promotion of Outdoor Advertisement Industry, among media products specified as harmful to youth in subparagraph 2 (j) of Article 2, at any business establishment, other than business establishments subject

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to prohibition of access by and employment of youth, or at a place open to the general public, or a person who installs, posts, or distributes a commercial advertisement by means of a computer communications system with no device to restrict youth's access, in violation of Article 19 (1);

5. A person who provides an Internet game to youth under the age of 16 late at night, in violation of Article 26;

6. A person who sells, lends, or distributes drugs harmful to youth referred to in subparagraph 4 (a) (i) or (ii) of Article 2 or articles harmful to youth referred to in item (b) (iii) of the same subparagraph (including where such drug or article is sold, lent, or distributed through an automatic machine, unmanned vending machine, or telecommunications system) to youth or provides such drugs or articles for profit to youth free of charge, in violation of Article 28 (1);

7. A person who purchases drugs and articles harmful to youth specified in subparagraph 4 (a) (i) or (ii) of Article 2 at the request of a youth and provides them to the youth, in violation of Article 28 (2);

7-2. A person who has a youth purchase drugs and articles harmful to youth for profit, in violation of Article 28 (3);

7-3. A person who fails to indicate the prohibition on selling, lending,

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or distributing alcoholic beverages, etc., in violation of Article 28 (5);

8. A person who permits a youth to enter a business establishment subject to prohibition of access by and employment of youth, in violation of Article 29 (2);

9. A person who fails to post a sign indicating that access by and employment of youth are restricted at a business establishment harmful to youth, in violation of Article 29 (6).

Article 60 (Penalty Provisions)

Any person who destroys a mark affixed on a media product, drug, or article harmful to youth to indicate harmfulness to youth, or a package in which such product, drug, or article is sealed, in violation of Article 15 (including where the aforesaid Article shall apply mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28 (10)), shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five million won. <Amended by Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013; Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014; Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

Article 61 (Penalty Provisions)

(1) Any person who divulge secrecy acquired in the course of performing his/her duty, in violation of Article 34-2 (5), shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won. <Amended by Act No. 13371, Jun. 22, 2015>

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(2) Any person who refuses, interferes with, or evades an inspection or investigation conducted by a related public official, in violation of Article 43, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three million won.

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 12699, May 28, 2014]

Article 62 (Joint Penalty Provisions)

If the representative of a legal entity or an agent, employee, or servant who works for a legal entity or an individual violates any provision of Articles 55 through 57 in connection with the business of the legal entity or individual, not only shall such offender be punished accordingly, but the legal entity or individual also shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 50 million won, while if the representative of a legal entity or an agent, employee, or servant of a legal entity or an individual violates any provision of Articles 58 through 61, not only shall such offender be punished accordingly, but the legal entity or individual shall also be punished by a fine prescribed in the relevant provisions: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply where the legal entity or individual has not neglected due care for and supervision over the business to prevent such violation.

Article 63 (Mitigation of Punishment)

If a person who committed an offense specified in Article 59 complies with a corrective order issued under Article 45, punishment for the offense may be mitigated.

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Article 64 (Administrative Fines)

(1) Any person who fails to comply with a corrective order issued under Article 45 (1) 1, 2, 7, 7-2, or 8 shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding five million won. <Amended by Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014>

(2) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding one million won:

1. A person who fails to comply with a demand to submit a report and data under Article 42 or a person who makes a false presentation in such report or data;

2. A person who fails to comply with a corrective order issued under any provision of Article 45 (1) 3 through 6.

(3) Administrative fines under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be imposed and collected by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.

ADDENDA

Article 1 (Enforcement Date)

This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)

Article 2 (Special Case concerning Evaluation of Scope of Game Pro

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ducts)

The evaluation conducted initially after this Act enters into force on the scope of game products subject to the restriction on hours permitted to provide Internet games late at night shall be completed by not later than November 20, 2012, notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 26 (2).

Article 3 (Transitional Measure concerning Penalty Provisions, etc.)

An act committed before this Act enters into force shall be governed by previous provisions (excluding the former Article 54) for the purpose of applying penalty provisions or provisions regarding administrative fines to such act.

Article 4 Omitted.

Article 5 (Relationship to other Acts)

A citation of the previous Youth Protection Act or a provision thereof by statutes in force at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed a citation of this Act or a relevant provision of this Act in lieu of the former provision, if this Act contains such relevant provision.

ADDENDUM <Act No. 11179, Jan. 17, 2012>

This Act shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulg

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ation. (Proviso Omitted.)

ADDENDUM <Act No. 11673, Mar. 22, 2013>

This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.

ADDENDA <Act No. 11862, Jun. 4, 2013>

Article 1 (Enforcement Date)

This Act shall enter into force on Jan. 1, 2015.

Articles 2 through 12 Omitted.

ADDENDA <Act No. 11998, Aug. 6, 2013>

Article 1 (Enforcement Date)

This Act shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation.

Articles 2 and 3 Omitted.

ADDENDUM <Act No. 12534, Mar. 24, 2014>

This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)

ADDENDUM <Act No. 12699, May 28, 2014>

This Act shall

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enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation.

ADDENDUM <Act No. 13371, Jun. 22, 2015>

This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.

ADDENDA <Act No. 13726, Jan. 6, 2016>

Article 1 (Enforcement Date)

This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)

Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.

ADDENDA <Act No. 14067, Mar. 2, 2016>

Article 1 (Enforcement Date)

This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.

Article 2 (Transitional Measure concerning Penalty Provisions)

The previous penalty provisions shall apply to violations committed before this Act enter into force.

ADDENDA <Act No. 14446, Dec. 20, 2016>

Article 1 (Enforcement Date)

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This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.

Article 2 (Transitional Measure concerning Penalty Provisions)

The previous penalty provisions shall apply to violations committed before this Act enter into force, notwithstanding the amended provisions of subparagraph 3 of Article and subparagraph 6 of Article 59.

ADDENDUM <Act No. 15209, Dec. 12, 2017>

This Act shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.

ADDENDUM <Act No. 15353, Jan. 16, 2018>

This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.

ADDENDUM <Act No. 15913, Dec. 11, 2018>

This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided, That subparagraph 5 (a) (x) and (xi) of Article 2 shall enter into force one year after the date of its promulgation.

ADDENDUM <Act No. 15987, Dec. 18, 2018>

This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.

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1. 청소년 보호법

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2. 청소년 보호법

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3. 청소년 보호법

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4. 청소년 보호법

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5. 청소년 보호법

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6. 청소년 보호법

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7. 청소년 보호법

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8. 청소년 보호법

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9. 청소년 보호법

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10. 청소년 보호법

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11. 청소년 보호법

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12. 청소년 보호법

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13. 청소년 보호법

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14. 청소년 보호법

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15. 청소년 보호법

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16. 청소년 보호법

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17. 청소년 보호법

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18. 청소년 보호법

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19. 청소년 보호법

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20. 청소년 보호법

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21. 청소년 보호법

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22. 청소년 보호법

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23. 청소년 보호법

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24. 청소년 보호법

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25. 청소년 보호법

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26. 청소년 보호법

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27. 청소년 보호법

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28. 청소년 보호법

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29. 청소년 보호법

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30. 청소년 보호법

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31. 청소년 보호법

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33. 청소년 보호법

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34. 청소년 보호법

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38. 청소년 보호법

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42. 청소년 보호법

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