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Road Traffic Act — Article 43 (Prohibition on motor vehicle without driver's license)

도로교통법 제43조

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.

A person who does not obtain his or her own driver's license from the commissioner of a City/Do police agency pursuant to Article 80 or a person who holds a driver's license, which is suspended, shall be prohibited from driving any motor vehicle, etc. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 12, 2021>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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