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Road Traffic Act — Article 141 (Guidance and supervision)

도로교통법 제141조

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 shall properly guide and supervise traffic safety educational institutions, driving schools, etc. in order to ensure their sound development. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(2) Where deemed necessary, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency may request any of the following persons to submit or report matters concerning facilities, equipment, and education and submit various statistical data, or cause relevant public officials to enter relevant establishments to inspect facilities, equipment, books, and documents. In such cases, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency may order facilities and equipment to be upgraded if deemed necessary to do so: <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

1. The head of any traffic safety educational institution;

2. A person who establishes and operates any driving school, etc.;

3. The superintendent of any specialized driving school provided for in Article 104 (1) 1.

(3) The relevant public officials who enter any traffic safety educational institution or driving school, etc. in order to perform inspections under paragraph (2) shall carry a certificate evidencing their authority and produce it to interested parties.

(4) Deleted. <Jan. 30, 2024>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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