(1) When deemed necessary to protect children from the danger of traffic accidents, a Mayor, etc. may restrict the driving speed of motor vehicles, etc. and trams to not more than 30 kilometers an hour after designating certain sections as protection areas for children among roads around any of the following establishments or places: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 28, 2014; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 24, 2015; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 27, 2018; Oct. 19, 2021; Apr. 18, 2023>
1. Kindergartens provided for in Article 2 of the Early Childhood Education Act, elementary schools or special schools provided for in Articles 38 and 55 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;
2. Childcare centers designated by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, among those provided for in Article 10 of the Infant Care Act;
3. Private teaching institutes prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, among those defined in Article 2 of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons;
4. Schools which have the course of study of a kindergarten or an elementary school, among foreigners' schools or alternative schools provided for in Article 60-2 or 60-3 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, alternative educational institutions defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on Alternative Educational Institutions, international schools provided for in Article 223 of the Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Development of Free International City, and foreign educational institutions defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Special Act on Establishment and Management of Foreign Educational Institutions in Free Economic Zones and Jeju Free International City;
5. Other establishments or places frequently visited by children and determined by ordinance of the relevant local government.
(2) Matters necessary for the procedures, standards, etc. for designating, and revoking the designation of, protection areas for children referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Joint Ministerial Decree of Education, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Apr. 18, 2023>
(3) While passing through the road in protection areas for children, drivers of motor vehicles or trams and riders of horses shall observe measures referred to in paragraph (1) and shall pay attention to the safety of children. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2018>
(4) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency, the chief of a police station, or a Mayor, etc. shall install unmanned traffic enforcement equipment referred to in Article 4-2 preferentially at a place prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety among the roads in protection areas for children to control acts, etc., in violation of paragraph (3). <Added on Dec. 24, 2019; Dec. 22, 2020>
(5) A Mayor, etc. shall install the following facilities or equipment preferentially in protection areas for children designated pursuant to paragraph (1), or request the competent road management authorities to install the relevant facilities or equipment: <Added on Dec. 24, 2019; Apr. 18, 2023; Jan. 30, 2024>
1. Signal apparatus for a crosswalk on an arterial road which is at the nearest distance to the main entrance of a facility designated as a protection area for children;
2. Safety signs, such as speed restriction signs, crosswalk safety signs, and first and last stops;
3. Facilities for preventing over-speeding or slipping of motor vehicles and horses, among road appurtenances under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Road Act;3-2. Protective fences;
4. Other facilities or equipment prescribed by Joint Ministerial Decree of Education, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011][Title Amended on Apr. 18, 2023]