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Road Traffic Act — Article 162 (General provisions)

도로교통법 제162조

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) "Violation of regulations" in this Chapter means the act of violation falling under any subparagraph of Article 156 or any subparagraph of Article 157, and the specific scope shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(2) "Violator" in this Chapter means a person who commits a violation and falls under any of the following subparagraphs:

1. A driver who fails to produce his or her driver's license, etc. or a certificate in lieu thereof, or to answer a question of a police official about his or her identity and the confirmation of his or her driver's license pursuant to Article 92 (1) at the time he or she commits a violation;

2. A person who causes any traffic accident by violating regulations; provided, a person who is not subject to punishment for negligence in the conduct of business resulting in injury or death or gross negligence resulting in injury or death as provided for in Articles 3 (2) and 4 of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents, or a person who is exempted from the punishment provided for in Article 151 of this Act, shall be excluded.

(3) "Penalty" in this Chapter means the amount that a violator must pay to the National Treasury or the depository of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province in compliance with a notification disposition provided for in Article 163 and the amount of penalties shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree according to nature of the violation and the type of motor vehicle, etc. involved.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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