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Road Traffic Act — Article 166 (Prohibition on abuse of official authority)

도로교통법 제166조

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.

In taking the disposition for notification pursuant to this Chapter, all police officials in charge of traffic crackdown shall be prohibited from abusing their official authority in deviating from their original objectives without permission therefor.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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