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Road Traffic Act — Article 9 (Movement of processions)

도로교통법 제9조

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) Processions of students and other people or processions prescribed by Presidential Decree as being likely to impede pedestrian traffic (hereinafter referred to as "procession, etc.") may pass along the roadway, notwithstanding the main clause of Article 8 (1). In such cases, the procession, etc. shall pass along the right-hand side of the roadway.

(2) When marching along a street during any socially important event, a procession, etc. may pass along the center of the road.

(3) When deemed necessary to prevent any danger on the road and to ensure safe and smooth flow of traffic on the road, police officials may designate a section, order the procession, etc. to pass along the right-hand side of the road or the roadway (on a roadway with a bicycle track, this refers to the right-hand side of the roadway other than the bicycle track) in such section and take other necessary measures.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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