Starting August 28, 2026, under the Electronic Government Act, regulations and penalties regarding the forgery, alteration, and improper use of mobile identification have been strengthened. Under Article 76 of the Act, the following acts may be punished by imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine of up to KRW 30 million: Anyone who improperly uses another person's mobile identification, or its image file or copy. Anyone who forges or alters a mobile identification or uses a forged/altered mobile identification. Anyone who, in order to make a mobile identification appear genuine or cause confusion, fabricates or alters an image file, electronic document, or copy, and uses the fabricated or altered mobile identification. Anyone who provides or receives a mobile identification, or a forged/altered mobile identification, for the purpose of improper use, or anyone who knowingly facilitates such an act. [Source: 모바일 외국인등록증 공지]