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Road Traffic Act — Article 36 (Towing and keeping motor vehicles by agent)

도로교통법 제36조

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) The chief of a police station or a Mayor, etc. may fully or partially assign the work of towing, keeping, and returning motor vehicles towed pursuant to Article 35 to any corporation, organization, or individual (hereinafter referred to as "corporation, etc.") meeting the qualifications including human resources, facilities, and equipment necessary to perform such work on his or her behalf.

(2) The requirements of human resources, facilities, and equipment, etc. that must be met by any corporation, etc. that performs the work of towing, keeping, and returning motor vehicles by proxy pursuant to paragraph (1), and other matters concerning the performance of work by agent, shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(3) Where the chief of a police station or a Mayor, etc. has the work of towing, keeping, and returning motor vehicles performed by agent under paragraph (1), he or she may place an order to take measures and conduct education, necessary to perform such work.

(4) The executive officers and employees in charge of any corporation, etc. towing, keeping, and returning motor vehicles by agent pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deemed public officials for the purposes of Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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