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Road Traffic Act — Article 153 (Penalty provisions)

도로교통법 제153조

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) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than six months, by a fine not exceeding two million won, or by misdemeanor imprisonment: <Amended on Aug. 11, 2015>

1. A person who has caused another person to drive any poorly repaired motor vehicle or has driven any poorly repaired motor vehicle, in violation of Article 40;

2. A person who has not complied with or has rejected or impeded any request, any measure or any order of police officials pursuant to Article 41, 47, or 58;

3. A person who manufactures, imports, sells, or installs a device interfering with functions of traffic enforcement equipment for the purpose of avoiding traffic enforcement, in violation of Article 46-2;

4. A person who drives a motor vehicle with a device installed to interfere with functions of traffic enforcement equipment, in violation of Article 49 (1) 4;

5. A person who has impeded the act of making a report or taking measures when any traffic accident occurs, in violation of Article 55;

6. A person who has installed traffic safety facilities or other artificial structures similar thereto without permission therefor, in violation of Article 68 (1);

7. A person who has driven a motor vehicle in violation of the conditions provided for in Article 80 (3) or (4).

(2) Any of the following persons shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one million won or by misdemeanor imprisonment: <Added on Aug. 11, 2015; Jun. 9, 2020>

1. A person who drives a motor vehicle intentionally violating Article 13 (3) on an expressway, an automobile road, or a road with median strip;

2. A person who drives a motor vehicle, etc. at a speed exceeding the maximum speed limit prescribed in Article 17 (1) and (2) by more than 100 kilometers per hour, in violation of Article 17 (3).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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