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Road Traffic Act — Article 117 (Prohibition on using similar names)

도로교통법 제117조

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) A person who fails to have his or her driving school registered pursuant to Article 99 shall not post or advertise its trading name using any name similar to that of the driving school.

(2) A person who fails to have his or her driving school registered pursuant to Article 99 shall not affix any sign similar to that of a motor vehicle of any driving school, which is used for driving training on a road, on any motor vehicle that he or she owns or rents.

(3) Any driving school that is not a specialized driving school provided for in this Act shall not use the title "specialized driving school" or any title similar thereto.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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