(1) A person who intends to drive a motor vehicle, etc. shall obtain a driver's license from the commissioner of a City/Do police agency; provided, the same shall not apply where a person with a mobility disadvantage defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on Promotion of the Transportation Convenience of Mobility Disadvantaged Persons drives a vehicle that can move up to 20 kilometers an hour among vehicles equipped with a motor defined in subparagraph 19 (b) of Article 2. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 12, 2021>
(2) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency shall classify the scope of drivers' licenses as follows, based on the types of motor vehicles that can be driven, and manage such drivers' licenses by scope. In such cases, the types of motor vehicles that can be driven, based on such scope of the drivers' licenses, shall be determined by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jan. 27, 2016; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 22, 2020>
1. Class I drivers' licenses:(a) Drivers' licenses for large motor vehicles;(b) Drivers' license for ordinary motor vehicles;(c) Drivers' licenses for small motor vehicles;(d) Drivers' licenses for special motor vehicles:(i) Drivers' licenses for large towing vehicles;(ii) Drivers' licenses for small towing vehicles;(iii) Drivers' licenses for recovery vehicles;
2. Class II drivers' licenses:(a) Drivers' licenses for ordinary motor vehicles;(b) Drivers' licenses for small motor vehicles;(c) Drivers' licenses for motorcycles;3. learner's licenses:(a) Class I ordinary learner's licenses;(b) Class II ordinary learner's licenses.
(3) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency may attach necessary conditions prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, including restrictions on the structures of motor vehicles that can be driven, etc., according to the physical conditions or driving skills of persons entitled to drivers' licenses. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Jun. 9, 2020; Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 12, 2021>
(4) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency may set additional conditions or alter the conditions referred to in paragraph (3) according to the physical conditions or driving skills of persons who have taken aptitude tests pursuant to Articles 87 and 88. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]