(Prescription of Public Prosecution)

(1) The prescription of public prosecution against the crime under this Act shall be completed at the lapse of six months (six months from the date
on which the crime is committed, in cases of a crime committed after the election day) after the relevant election day: Provided, That if the criminal
escapes or aids and abets an accomplice or witness required for proving the crime to escape, the period shall be three years.

<Amended by Act No.7189, Mar. 12, 2004; Act No. 11374, Feb. 29, 2012>

(2) Notwithstanding the main sentence of paragraph (1), the prescription of public prosecution against a crime committed in a ship in connection with
shipboard voting shall be completed at the lapse of six months from the date on which the criminal enters into the Republic of Korea.

<Newly Inserted by Act No. 11374, Feb. 29, 2012>

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and (2), the prescriptive period for the prosecution of a crime under this Act, which a public official (excluding
persons who may engage in an election campaign under the proviso to Article 60 (1) 4) commits in connection with his/her duties or by taking advantage of his/her position shall expire at the lapse of ten years after the relevant election day (or ten years from the date on which the relevant act is committed, in cases of a crime committed after an election day).

<Newly Inserted by Act No. 12393, Feb. 13, 2014>