shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour of less than 3 years. In grave cases, he or
she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour of more than 3 years and less than 7
years.
Article 257 (Illegal Marriage and Family Breakdown)
A person who has married several subjects or broken another person’s family for ignoble motives
such as greed shall be sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year. In grave cases
of acts in the foregoing paragraph, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through
labour of less than 2 years.
Article 258 (Neglecting the Responsibility to Protect Elderly and Children)
A person who has a duty to protect the elderly, children or people without labour capacity and
has caused grave consequences by neglecting his or her responsibility shall be sentenced to a
term of short-term labour of less than 1 year.
Article 259 (Violating the Order of Care for Elderly)
A person who has caused grave consequences by failing to properly care for the elderly shall be
sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year. In grave cases of acts in the
foregoing paragraph, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through labour of less than
3 years.
Article 260 (Abuse and Contempt)
A person who is abusive and contemptuous of a person under his or her protection shall be
sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year. In cases where the person under
protection becomes a person with disability, or incurs grave injury or dies or commits suicide due
to the acts in the foregoing paragraph, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform through
labour of less than 3 years. In grave cases, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform
through labour of less than 5 years.
Article 261 (Embezzlement of Found Items)
A person who does not submit found money or goods to State institutions but keeps it shall be
sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year.
Article 262 (Failure to Submit Compensation)
A public servant who does not submit compensation received during a transaction process to a
State institution but keeps it shall be sentenced to a term of short-term labour of less than 1 year.
In grave cases of acts in the foregoing paragraph, he or she shall be sentenced to a term of reform
through labour of less than 3 years.
Article 263 (Trade in Plundered Goods)