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Road Traffic Act — Article 87-2 (Verification of identities of persons to whom drivers' licenses are to be issued)

도로교통법 제87조의2

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 commissioner of a City/Do police agency who intends to issue a driver's license (including mobile driver's license) pursuant to Article 85 (2) through (4), 86, or 87 (1) (hereafter in this Article and Article 137-2 (2), referred to as "issuance of a driver's license"), may verify the identity of the person who intends to be issued a driver's license through the relevant person's resident registration number, passport, photograph on the identification card, etc. prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 22, 2020; Dec. 26, 2023>

(2) Where it is difficult to verify the identity of the person in question by the method prescribed in paragraph (1), the commissioner of a City/Do police agency may verify it by comparing the fingerprint information with consent from the person who intends to be issued a driver's license. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(3) Where a person who intends to be issued a driver's license fails to comply with the procedures for verifying his or her identity prescribed in paragraph (2), the commissioner of a City/Do police agency may refuse to issue his or her driver's license. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>[This Article Added on Dec. 2, 2016]

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