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Road Traffic Act — Article 79 (Revocation of designation of traffic safety educational institutions)

도로교통법 제79조

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) When a traffic safety educational institution falls under any of the following cases, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency shall revoke the designation thereof or order it to suspend the operation thereof by fixing a period not exceeding one year, according to the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety; provided, where it falls under subparagraph 3, he or she shall revoke the designation thereof: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 22, 2020>

1. When a traffic safety educational institution fails to make a correction within 30 days from the date it receives a corrective order due to its non-compliance with the standards for designation provided for in Article 74 (2);

2. When the head of a traffic safety educational institution fails to take measures to cause traffic safety education instructors to undergo training and education, in violation of Article 76 (6);

3. When the head of a traffic safety educational institution issues a certificate of confirmation of education to a person who fails to complete traffic safety educational courses, in violation of Article 77 (2);

4. When the head of a traffic safety educational institution fails to submit materials or make a report, or submits false materials or makes a false report, in violation of Article 141 (2);

5. When the head of a traffic safety educational institution refuses, impedes, or evades the access and inspection by relevant public officials, in violation of Article 141 (2).

(2) Where a traffic safety educational institution continues operating business, in violation of orders to suspend the operation thereof pursuant to paragraph (1), the commissioner of a City/Do police agency may revoke the designation thereof, according to the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 22, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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