Types of penalties are the following:
1. Death penalty
2. Life-time term of reform through labour
3. Limited term of reform through labour
4. Short-term labour
5. Deprivation of the right to vote
6. Confiscation of property
7. Monetary penalty
8. Removal of qualifications
9. Suspension of qualifications
Article 28 (Principal Punishments and Supplementary Punishments)
The death penalty, life-time term of reform through labour, limited term of reform through
labour, and short-term labour are principal punishments.
Deprivation of the right to vote, confiscation of property, monetary penalty, removal of
qualifications, and suspension of qualifications are supplementary punishments.
Article 29 (Death Penalty)
The death penalty is the gravest of penalties, depriving the criminal of his or her physical life.
The death penalty may not be imposed on those who were under 18 years of age at the time of
committing the crime, and it may not be executed against pregnant women.
Article 30 (Life-time Term of Reform through Labour and Limited Term of Reform
through Labour)
Life-time term of reform through labour and limited term of reform through labour are penalties
involving placing the criminal in a kyohwaso and ordering him or her to work. Citizens’ rights
are partially suspended during the term of execution of life-time term of reform through labour
and limited term of reform through labour. The term of limited term of reform through labour is
between 1 year and 15 years. The term of limited term of reform through labour cannot exceed
15 years even where crimes are combined or prison terms are cumulative.