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Road Traffic Act — Article 149 (Penalty provisions)

도로교통법 제149조

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 has operated signal apparatus and removed, relocated or damaged traffic safety facilities without approval therefor in violation of Article 68 (1) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding seven million won.

(2) A person who has caused any traffic danger on any road by way of any act referred to in paragraph (1) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 5 years or by a fine not exceeding 15 million won.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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