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Road Traffic Act — Article 92 (Duty to carry and produce drivers' licenses)

도로교통법 제92조

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 driver of a motor vehicle, etc. shall carry his or her driver's license, etc. falling under any of the following subparagraphs when driving a motor vehicle: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Jan. 12, 2021; Oct. 19, 2021>

1. A driver's license, international driver's license provided in Article 96 (1), or a mutually recognized foreign driver's license, or a construction machinery operator's license provided in the Construction Machinery Management Act (hereinafter referred to as "driver's license, etc.");

2. A certificate falling under the following items in lieu of the driver's license, etc.:(a) A temporary driving certificate as provided for in Article 91;(b) A written notice pertaining to the payment of a penalty or a written summons as provided for in Article 138;(c) A written summons as provided for in Article 143 (1).

(2) When a police official requests a driver to produce his or her driver's license, etc. under paragraph (1) or a certificate in lieu thereof, or asks a question to confirm his or her identity or his or her driver's license for traffic safety or maintenance of traffic order, the driver shall comply with such request.

(3) No one shall improperly use a mobile driver's license in another person's name. <Added on Jan. 30, 2024>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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