(1) A person that intends to engage in the location-based service business (excluding location-based service business not handling personal location information; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article and Articles 9-2, 10, and 11) shall report, to the Korea Media and Communications Commission, the trade name; the location of the principal office; the type of business; and main business facilities, including location information systems, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 21, 2007; Feb. 29, 2008; Feb. 3, 2015; Apr. 17, 2018; Oct. 1, 2025>
(2) Any person for whom 1 year has not passed since the person was ordered to discontinue business operations under Article 13 (1) (if the person is a corporation, including its representative) shall be prohibited from reporting another location-based service business under paragraph (1). <Amended on Apr. 17, 2018; Jun. 9, 2020>
(3) If a person that has reported on the location-based service business under paragraph (1) intends to change any of the following, the person shall report the change to the Korea Media and Communications Commission, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Apr. 17, 2018; Jun. 9, 2020; Oct. 19, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>
1. Company name;
2. Location of the principal office;
3. Location information systems.
(4) Where a location information provider has submitted the documents required for reporting (in cases of micro enterprises, etc. in the main clause of Article 9-2 (1), referring to reporting under the proviso of that paragraph) on the location-based service business under paragraph (1), when filing an application for registration under Article 5 (1), such provider shall be deemed to have completed the reporting on the location-based service business under paragraph (1) (in cases of micro enterprises, etc. in the main clause of Article 9-2 (1), referring to reporting under the proviso of that paragraph). <Amended on Apr. 17, 2018; Oct. 19, 2021>
(5) Upon receiving a report under paragraph (1) or a report on a change in the matter specified in paragraph (3) 3, the Korea Media and Communications Commission shall review and accept the report if it meets the requirements of this Act. <Added on Apr. 17, 2018; Oct. 1, 2025>