(1) When the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center issues a written order of deportation or departure to a person on whom a prosecutor has requested a court to issue a summary order, where the director of the competent district prosecutors’ office gives an opinion that his or her departure from the Republic of Korea does not impede a trial, and the person has paid the amount equivalent to a fine, he or she may execute the written order of deportation prior to a summary order issued by a district court, and allow a person subject to the written order of departure to leave the Republic of Korea. <Amended on May 8, 2018>
(2) When the Head of an Immigration Office, the head of an office, the head of a branch office, or the head of a detention center issues a written order of deportation or departure to a person who fails to pay a fine or punitive collection charge in full, where the director of the competent district prosecutors’ office gives an opinion that he or she has no ability to pay such fine or punitive collection charge, he or she may execute the written order of deportation even if the person fails to pay the fine or punitive collection charge in full, and allow a person subject to the written order of departure to leave the Republic of Korea. <Amended on May 8, 2018>[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]