| Article 30 (Service Period, etc. of Public Interest Service Personnel) |
| (1) | The service period for the public interest service personnel shall be as follows: <Amended by Act No. 6972, Sep. 3, 2003> |
| 1. | Two years and two months for the public interest service personnel who serve to support administrative affairs, etc. provided for in Article 26 (1) 1; |
| 2. | Two years and ten months for the public interest service personnel who serve in the fields of art and athletics provided for in Article 26 (1) 3; and |
| 3. | Two years and six months for the public interest service personnel who serve for the work of international support provided for in Article 26 (1) 4. |
| (2) | In case where any public interest service personnel is sentenced to imprisonment or imprisonment without prison labor, or penal detention, or he has deserted from his service, the number of days for which the sentence is executed, or he has deserted from his service, shall not be counted in the service period. |
| (3) | The provisions of Article 18 (4) shall apply |
| (4) | Necessary matters concerning the service of the public interest service personnel, including the calculation of their service period and the cancellation of their calls-up, shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree. <Amended by Act No. 6972, Sep. 3, 2003> |