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Road Traffic Act — Article 150 (Penalty provisions)

도로교통법 제150조

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.

Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 1 year or by a fine not exceeding 5 million won: <Amended on Jan. 30, 2024; Mar. 19, 2024>

1. A person who does or takes the lead in dangerous conduct with others, in violation of Article 46 (1) or (2);

2. A traffic safety education instructor who falsely report the details of lecture participants as provided for in Article 77 (1);

3. The head of any traffic safety educational institution who issues a certificate of the education completion to a person who has not participated in such education or met the standards, in violation of Article 77 (2);3-2. A person who lends or borrows a driver's license or an instructor’s or skill examiner's qualification certificate, or a person who arranges such lending or borrowing, in violation of Article 85 (6), 106 (3), or 107 (3);3-3. A person who improperly uses a mobile driver's license in another person's name, in violation of Article 92 (3);

4. A person who has registered a driving school provided for in Article 99 or is designated by a specialized driving school provided for in Article 104 (1) by fraud or other improper means;

5. A person who has issued any certificate of completion or any certificate of graduation provided for in Article 108 (5) without having a specialized driving school designated pursuant to Article 104 (1);

6. A person who has conducted driving education for motor vehicles, etc. in return for fees, in violation of Article 116;

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

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