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Road Traffic Act — Article 143 (Enforcement by Si/Gun public officials against motor vehicles traveling in exclusive lanes)

도로교통법 제143조

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) Where any driver is found to violate a duty not to travel along an exclusive lane under Article 15 (3), a duty to give the right of way to any emergency motor vehicle under Article 29 (4) and (5), or a duty not to stop and park a motor vehicle under Articles 32 through 34, Si/Gun public officials may issue a written notice forthwith clearly indicating the gist of such violation as well as the date on, and the place at, which the violator is to appear before the chief of the relevant police station (in cases of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, it shall refer to the Governor of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) on the spot and request the driver to present his or her driver's license and keep it in custody, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. In such cases, the written notice shall have the same effect as that of a driver's license until the date the driver appears. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

(2) When a Si/Gun public official issues a written notice pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall notify without delay the chief of the relevant police station thereof, accompanied by the relevant driver's license.

(3) In receipt of a written notice notified pursuant to paragraph (2), the chief of the relevant police station shall confirm the act of violation.

(4) No Si/Gun public officials shall abuse their authority, contrary to the intended purposes, when issuing a written notice and taking any other measure pursuant to paragraph (1).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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