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Road Traffic Act — Article 108 (Skill examinations)

도로교통법 제108조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-07-22. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-07-01) — check the Korean original.

(1) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency may require the superintendent of any specialized driving school to perform the skill examination of students of the relevant specialized driving school, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in order to determine whether they have skills to drive motor vehicles or drive motor vehicles on the road pursuant to Article 83 (1) 4 and (2) (hereinafter referred to as "skill examination"). <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(2) The superintendent of any specialized driving school shall require skill examiners to perform a skill examination for any of the following persons, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

1. A person who has completed education of classroom subjects and skill training aimed at upgrading skills necessary to drive any motor vehicle, etc. pursuant to Article 83 (1) 4 (hereinafter referred to as "skill training in a driving school");

2. A person who has completed skill training aimed at upgrading skills necessary to drive any motor vehicle, etc. on a road pursuant to Article 83 (2) (hereinafter referred to as "driving training on a road").

(3) No superintendent of any specialized driving school shall allow a person who is not a skill examiner to perform any skill examination.

(4) Every skill examiner shall attest to, in writing, those persons who successfully undergo a skill examination held by him or her, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

(5) With respect to persons who are attested to, in writing, by any skill examiner as those who successfully undergo a skill examination under paragraph (4), the superintendent of every specialized driving school shall issue a certificate of completion or a certificate of graduation to each of such persons according to the relevant kinds of skill examination, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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