(1) Where an immigration control official intends to extend a period of detention pursuant to the proviso of Article 52 (1) of the Act, he or she shall obtain a permit to extend the period of detention, stating the extended period, grounds for an extension, applicable legal provisions, etc. from the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(2) Where a suspect in respect to whom a permit to extend the period of detention has been issued under paragraph (1) is detained in a detention facility, an immigration control official shall obtain a copy of the permit to extend the period of detention, stating the extended period, grounds for an extension, etc. from the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center, and send such copy to the head of the detention facility who detains the alien. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(3) Where the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center does not permit an extension of the period of detention under paragraph (1), an immigration control official shall without delay release a suspect from detention. In such cases, where the suspect is detained in a detention center, the immigration control official shall be issued a request for release from detention, stating grounds for release from detention, etc. by the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center, and send such request to the head of the detention facility who detains the alien. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]