CRIME VICTIM PROTECTION ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to promoting crime victims’ welfare by formulating basic policies, etc. on protection and support for crime victims and providing aid to a person to whom death or bodily harm is caused by the criminal act of any other person.

Article 2(Basic ideology) #

(1) A crime victim has the right to immediately recover from the circumstances of the criminal injury and be guaranteed human dignity.

(2) A crime victim's reputation and privacy shall be protected.

(3) A crime victim has the right to participate in various criminal proceedings in connection with the relevant case.

Article 3(Definitions) #

(1) The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows:

1. The term "crime victim" means a victim of another person's criminal act and the spouse (including the de facto marriage), lineal relatives, and siblings of such victim;

2. The term "protection and support for crime victims" means acts that contribute to loss recovery and due exercise of rights by, and promotion of welfare of, crime victims; provided, no act which exercises undue influence over investigations, defenses and trials shall be included herein;

3. The term "crime victim support corporation" means a non-profit corporation established the main purpose of which is to provide protection and support for crime victims;

4. The term "criminal injury subject to relief" means death, disability, or serious injury caused by an act corresponding to a crime injuring human life or body committed inside the territory of the Republic of Korea or in a vessel or an aircraft of the Republic of Korea outside of the territory of the Republic of Korea (including acts which are not subject to punishment under Article 9, 10 (1), 12, or 22 (1) of the Criminal Act, but excluding acts which are not subject to punishment under Article 20 or 21 (1) of the same Act or acts committed by negligence);

CRIME VICTIM PROTECTION ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Basic ideology) #

Article 3(Definitions) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of State) #

Article 5(Responsibilities of local governments) #

Article 6(Responsibilities of citizens) #

Article 7(Loss recovery support) #

Article 8(Guarantee of participation in criminal procedures) #

Article 8-2(Provision of information to crime victims) #

Article 9(Protection of privacy and physical safety) #

Article 10(Education and training) #

Article 11(Promotion, survey, and research) #

Article 11-2(Crime victims' rights week) #

Article 12(Establishment of master plans) #

Article 13(Establishment of annual implementation plan) #

Article 14(Cooperation of relevant agencies) #

Article 15(Crime Victim Protection Committee) #

Article 16(Eligibility requirements for payment of relief funds) #

Article 17(Types of relief funds) #

Article 18(Scope of bereaved family and order of priority) #

Article 19(Cases where no relief fund may be paid) #

Article 20(Relationship with allowances under other statutes) #

Article 21(Relationship with compensation for damage) #

Article 22(Amount of relief funds) #

Article 23(Relief for foreigners) #

Article 24(Council for relief of criminal injury) #

Article 25(Application for payment of relief funds) #

Article 26(Decision on relief) #

Article 27(Application for re-deliberation) #

Article 28(Payment of urgent relief fund) #

Article 29(Examination for determinations) #

Article 29-2(Request for data) #

Article 29-3(Request for provision of financial information) #

Article 30(Refund of relief funds) #

Article 31(Extinctive prescription) #

Article 32(Protection of right to receive relief fund) #

Article 33(Registration of crime victim support corporations) #

Article 34(Subsidies) #

Article 35(Prohibition of use of subsidy for other than intended purpose and repayment of subsidies) #

Article 36(Supervision) #

Article 37(Prohibition of use of mark likely to be mistaken for mark of registered corporations) #

Article 38(Prohibition of exercising influence over trial) #

Article 39(Confidentiality) #

Article 40(Prohibition of acceptance of bribes including fees) #

Article 41(Referring to criminal conciliation) #

Article 42(Criminal conciliation committee) #

Article 43(Procedures for criminal conciliation) #

Article 44(Forwarding of relevant materials) #

Article 45(Completion of criminal conciliation procedures) #

Article 46(Provisions applicable mutatis mutandis) #

Article 46-2(Cooperation of police station) #

Article 47(Penalty provisions) #

Article 48(Penalty provisions) #

Article 49(Joint penalty provision) #

Article 50(Administrative fines) #