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Minimum Wage Act — Article 26 (Authority of labor inspector)

최저임금법 제26조

(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall have a labor inspector take charge of the matters relating to the enforcement of this Act under Article 101 of the Labor Standards Act, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(2) In order to exercise the authority prescribed in paragraph (1), a labor inspector may enter workplaces, demand presentation of accounting books and documents, inspect other articles, and ask relevant persons any question.

(3) A labor inspector who enters workplaces and conducts inspection under paragraph (2) shall carry with him or her an identification card indicating his or her status, and present it to relevant persons.

(4) A labor inspector shall discharge the duties of a judicial police officer, as prescribed by the Act on the Persons Performing the Duties of Judicial Police Officials and the Scope of Their Duties, on any crime committed in violation of this Act.[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 21, 2008]

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