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SECURITY SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the sound operation of the security business by providing for necessary matters concerning the fostering and development of the security business and the systematic management thereof.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on May 31, 2005; Jun. 7, 2013; Jan. 30, 2024>

1. The term "security business" means the service falling under any of the following items (hereinafter referred to as "security services") that is performed, in whole or in part, according to a contract:

(a) Facility security services: Services rendered to prevent the occurrence of dangers, such as theft, fire, and congestion in establishments and places which are in need of security services (hereinafter referred to as "establishment subject to security services");

(b) Escort security services: Services provided to prevent the occurrence of dangers, such as theft and fire, with regard to cash, securities, precious metals, commodities, and other articles in transit;

(c) Personal protection services: Services provided to prevent the occurrence of dangers posed to the life or body of any person and protect such person;

(d) Mechanical equipment security services: Services provided to prevent the occurrence of dangers, such as theft and fire, through receiving information which has been sensed and transmitted by the equipment installed in establishments subject to security services with the equipment of control facilities which are installed in places other than establishments subject to security services;

(e) Special security services: Services rendered to guard key national establishments such as airports (including aircraft) prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "key national establishments") and to prevent the occurrence of theft, fire, and other dangers in such establishments;

(f) Congestion and traffic guidance security services: Business of preventing the occurrence of danger due to traffic accidents or other congestion, etc. at construction sites connected to roads, places where there is a danger to persons and vehicles passing through it, or at event halls occupying roads, etc.;

Article 4(License for security business) #

(1) Any corporation that intends to run the security business shall specify the security services it intends to render under a contract and then obtain a license therefor from the commissioner of a City/Do police agency having jurisdiction over the seat of the principal office of such corporation. The same shall apply where the corporation alters the licensed security services it intends to provide under a contract. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(2) Any corporation that intends to obtain a license under paragraph (1) shall satisfy the following requirements: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2013; Nov. 15, 2022; Jan. 7, 2025>

1. Holding capital of at least 100 million won as prescribed by Presidential Decree;

2. The following requirements for the manpower of security guards:

(a) Facility security services: at least 10 security guards and at least one security instructor;

(b) Security services other than facility security services: the manpower of security guards as prescribed by Presidential Decree;

3. Facilities and equipment prescribed by Presidential Decree;

4. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree in order to render security services.

(3) Where any corporation that has obtained a license for the security business under paragraph (1) falls under any of the following subparagraphs, it shall file a report thereon with the commissioner of a City/Do police agency: <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020; Feb. 13, 2024>

1. When it discontinues or suspends the security business;

2. When it changes its name, representative, and executive officers;

3. When it sets up, relocates, or closes its principal office or branch office;

4. When it installs, relocates, or shuts down control facilities used to carry out the mechanical equipment security services;

5. When it commences or terminates the special security services;

6. When it alters other important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(4) Necessary matters concerning the license or report, such as the procedures for the license or the report and the time limit for the report under paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 7(Obligations of security business entities) #

(1) A security business entity shall perform its security services within the scope of the management right of the owner or manager of an establishment subject to security services (hereinafter referred to as "owner of an establishment") and shall not infringe on the freedom or right of other persons or interfering with their legitimate activities.

(2) A security business entity shall faithfully carry out its security services, and reject any illegal or unfair security services contract.

(3) A security business entity shall not enter into an unfair security services contract that infringes on the rights of security guards or impeding a sound development of the security business.

(4) A person who is working or has worked as an executive officer or employee of any security business entity shall not disclose any confidential information he or she has obtained while performing his or her duties, provide it to another person for use, or otherwise use it for unjust purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided in other Acts.

(5) A security business entity shall not cause its security guards to engage in any services other than the licensed security services; provided, a security business entity may cause its security guards to engage in services prescribed by Presidential Decree, within the scope that does not interfere with the achievement of the purposes of the security services. <Amended on Jan. 7, 2025>

(6) When placing security guards at a collective petition site, a security business entity shall appoint and place a security instructor at such site, and shall require the security instructor to guide and supervise the security guards, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Added on Jun. 7, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

(7) When a security business entity rendering the special security services (hereinafter referred to as "special security business entity") files a report on the commencement of the special security services under Article 4 (3) 5, it shall designate a person, from among other special security business entities, who will provide the special security services on its behalf (hereinafter referred to as "security services agency") where its provision of the special security services for a key national establishment is suspended, and report such fact to the licensing authority. The same shall apply to a case where it intends to alter the designation of the security services agency. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2013>

(8) Where the special security services for a key national establishment is suspended, the special security business entity shall notify the security services agency under paragraph (7) of such fact in advance, and upon receiving such notice, the security services agency shall immediately take over the security services. In such cases, paragraph (7) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the security services agency. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2013; Dec. 30, 2014>

(9) A special security business entity shall not engage in other business than the security-related business prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the security business under this Act, the business of manufacturing, installing and selling of security equipment, the information industry utilizing networks, the business of maintaining and managing installations and the business of training security guards. <Amended on Dec. 18, 2002; Jun. 7, 2013>

[Paragraph (5) of this Article is amended by Act No. 120645 (Jan. 7, 2025), following a decision of incompatibility with the Constitution rendered by the Constitutional Court on March 23, 2023.]

Article 10(Grounds for disqualification of security instructor and security guards) #

(1) Any of the following persons shall be disqualified from being a security instructor or a general security guard: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2013; Dec. 30, 2014; Jan. 12, 2021>

1. A person under 18 years of age or a person under adult guardianship;

2. A person who has yet to be reinstated after having been adjudicated bankrupt;

3. A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment without labor or greater punishment and for whom five years have yet to elapse from the date on which the execution of such sentence is terminated (including a case where the execution of such sentence is deemed terminated) or exempted;

4. A person who is under suspension of the execution of imprisonment without labor or greater punishment as declared by a court;

5. A person who has been sentenced to a fine for committing any of the following crimes and for whom 10 years have yet to elapse from the date of the sentencing, or who has been sentenced to imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment for committing any of the following crimes and for whom 10 years have yet to elapse from the date on which the execution of the sentence was completed (including cases where the execution is deemed completed) or after the execution of the sentence was suspended or remitted:

(a) A crime referred to in Article 114 of the Criminal Act;

(b) A crime referred to in Article 4 of the Punishment of Violences Act;

(d) A crime referred to in Articles 3 through 11, and Article 15 (applicable to attempted crimes under Articles 3 through 9 only) of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes;

(e) A crime referred to in Articles 7 and 8 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sexual Abuse;

(f) A crime referred to in items (c) through (e) and subject to aggravated punishment under other Acts;

6. A person who has been sentenced to a fine for committing any of the following crimes and for whom five years have yet to elapse from the date of the sentencing, or who has been sentenced to imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment for committing any of the following crimes and for whom five years have yet to elapse from the date on which the execution of the sentence was suspended:

(a) A crime referred to in Articles 329 through 331, 331-2, and 332 through 343 of the Criminal Act;

(b) A crime referred to in item (a) and subject to aggravated punishment under other Acts;

(d) Deleted; <Dec. 30, 2014>

7. A person who has been sentenced to medical treatment and custody for committing a crime referred to in items (c) through (f) of subparagraph 5 and for whom 10 years have yet to elapse from the date on which the execution of such sentence was completed or remitted, or a person who has been sentenced to medical treatment and custody for committing a crime referred to in any item of subparagraph 6 and for whom five years have yet to elapse from the date on which the execution of such sentence was remitted;

8. A person who has been sentenced to punishment of a fine by reason of violating this Act or an order issued under this Act and for whom five years have yet to elapse from the date on which the sentence was given, or who has been sentenced to imprisonment without labor or greater punishment for such reasons and for whom five years have yet to elapse from the date on which the execution of such sentence was suspended.

(2) Any of the following persons shall not become a special security guard: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Apr. 1, 2009; Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 7, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Dec. 30, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Jan. 12, 2021>

1. A person who is younger than 18 years of age or a person under adult guardianship;

2. A person with mental disorder prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as a person suffering from mental unsoundness or an alcohol addict;

3. A person falling under any of paragraph (1) 2 through 8;

4. A person who is under suspension of sentence after having been declared suspension of sentence of imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment;

5. A person who fails to meet the physical requirements prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

(3) Any security business entity shall be prohibited from employing disqualified persons falling under the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) or (2) as a security instructor or security guard, or allowing them to work as a security instructor or security guard.

Article 14(Duties of special security guards and their use of weapons) #

(1) Any special security business entity shall get his special security guards to guard establishments and perform other duties of preventing the occurrence of theft, fire, and other dangers in guard areas at which they are placed under the supervision of persons responsible for guarding key national establishments, including the heads of competent police stations and the heads of airport police stations (hereinafter referred to as the "head of the competent police agency"), and the owners of such key national establishments.

(2) Any special security guard shall not cause any impediment to the normal operation of key national establishments while rendering his security services for such key national establishments.

(3) When deemed necessary to perform security services for a key national establishment, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency shall purchase weapons upon a request from the owner of such key national establishment. In such cases, the owner of the key national establishment shall pay for the purchase of such weapons and donate the purchased weapons to the State. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(4) When deemed necessary to perform security services for a key national establishment, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency shall require the head of a competent police agency to rent the weapons that the owner of the key national establishment has donated to the State, upon a request from the owner of such key national establishment, and the owner of the key national establishment may allow his or her special security guards to carry such weapons. In such cases, the special security guards shall not leave the guard area at which they are placed, carrying their weapons, without good cause. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(5) The owner of a relevant key national establishment and the head of a competent police agency shall assume the responsibility for controlling the weapons rented to the owner of such establishment under paragraph (4) and the head of a competent police agency shall exercise guidance and supervision over the management of the weapons by the owner of the key national establishment and the special security guards, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014>

(6) The head of the competent police agency may issue necessary orders to the owner of the key national establishment to whom the weapons have been rented under paragraph (4), to ensure proper control of such weapons. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014>

(7) Any person who is designated as a manager of the weapons by the owner of a key national establishment (hereinafter referred to as "person in charge of managing the weapons") shall manage such weapons by the following manners:

1. weapons-delivery-receipt cards and weapons-operation records shall be made and kept;

2. The weapons shall be delivered and received directly by the person in charge of managing the weapons.

(8) A special security guard may, when the use of weapons is deemed the only means to guard a key national establishment, use such weapons within the limits of necessity; provided, the special security guard shall not cause any harm to a person except in any of the following cases: <Amended on Feb. 13, 2024>

1. When a person carrying weapons or explosives in a key national establishment keeps resisting, refusing to comply with demands from special security guards to surrender himself and lay down such weapons or explosives not less than three times and the use of weapons against him is deemed the only means to suppress him;

2. When an armed secret agent trespassed on a key national establishment refuses to comply with demands from special security guards to surrender himself.

(9) Necessary matters concerning the carrying of weapons by special security guards, kinds of weapons, standards for using weapons, standards for safety check of weapons, etc. shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 16(Uniforms of security guards) #

(1) A security business entity shall determine the uniforms of its security guards that are clearly distinguishable from those of police officials or military servicemen in terms of color, design, etc., and shall file a report thereon with the commissioner of a City/Do police agency having jurisdiction over its principal office, along with photographs by which the uniforms can be identified, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 22, 2020>

(2) A security business entity shall require its security guards to attach name tags indicating the security company to which they belong and wear the same uniforms as those reported pursuant to paragraph (1) when they render security services, and shall not require them to put any mark on their uniforms that can be mistaken for that of other companies or wear uniforms of other companies; provided, the same shall not apply to cases where they provide the personal protection services at a place other than a collective petition site or where the head of a competent police agency permits them to do so in consideration of the nature of the relevant security services in extenuating circumstances.

(3) After examining the photographs submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), the commissioner of a City/Do police agency may issue a corrective order for alteration, etc. of the uniforms to the security business entity. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

(4) Upon receipt of a corrective order referred to in paragraph (3), the security business entity shall fulfill the order and file a report with the commissioner of a City/Do police agency on the fulfillment of the order, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of the the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 22, 2020>

(5) Matters necessary for the uniforms, etc. of security guards and other relevant matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 7, 2013]

Article 17(Inquiry into criminal records for confirmation of grounds for disqualification) #

(1) The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency, or the head of a competent police agency may conduct an inquiry into criminal records referred to in Article 6 of the Act on the Lapse of Criminal Sentences, ex officio or upon a request for inquiry into criminal records referred to in paragraph (2), in order to ascertain whether an executive officer, security instructor, or security guard falls under any ground for disqualification under subparagraphs 3 and 4 of Article 5, Article 10 (1) 3 through 8, or Article 10 10 (2) 2 and 3. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 12, 2021>

(2) A security business entity may request the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the head of a police agency having jurisdiction over the principal office, branch office, or place at which its security guards are placed to inquire about criminal records referred to in Article 6 of the Act on the Lapse of Criminal Sentences in order to ascertain whether an executive officer, security instructor, or security guard whom the security business entity intends to elect, appoint, hire, or place falls under any ground for disqualification under subparagraphs 3 and 4 of Article 5, Article 10 (1) 3 through 8, or Article 10 (2) 2 and 3. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 12, 2021>

(3) Where the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the head of the competent police agency who has received a request for inquiry into criminal records under paragraph (2) notifies the relevant security business entity of the result of the inquiry, he or she shall notify the security business entity of only whether its executive officer, security instructor, or security guard falls under any ground for disqualification under subparagraphs 3 and 4 of Article 5, Article 10 (1) 3 through 8, or Article 10 (2) 2 and 3. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 12, 2021>

(4) Where the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the head of a competent police agency learns that any executive officer, security instructor, or security guard of a security business entity falls under any ground for disqualification under any subparagraph of Article 5, any subparagraph of Article 10 (1), or any subparagraph of Article 10 (2) or violates this Act or any order issued under this Act, he or she shall notify the security business entity of such fact. <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 7, 2013]

Article 18(List and permission for placement of security guards) #

(1) A security business entity shall prepare and keep the list of its security guards, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety; provided, the list of general security guards placed at a collective petition site shall also be prepared and kept at the place where the security guards are placed. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 7, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

(2) When a security business entity places a security guard or withdraws a placed security guard, it shall report such fact to the head of a competent police agency, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety; provided, in cases falling under subparagraph 1, a security business entity shall file an application for permission for placement of a security guard at least 48 hours before the intended placement of the security guard, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and shall place the security guard after obtaining the permission for placement from the head of a competent police agency (in cases falling under subparagraphs 2 and 3, it shall file a report before it places the security guard), and in such cases, the head of the competent police agency may impose necessary conditions when granting permission for the placement of the security guard: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 7, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Jan. 7, 2025>

1. A general security guard assigned to a collective petition site while performing facility security services, personal protection services, or congestion and traffic guidance security services under subparagraph 1 of Article 2;

2. A general security guard rendering the personal protection services under subparagraph 1 (c) of Article 2 at a place other than a collective petition site;

3. A special security guard.

(3) Where the head of a competent police agency receives an application for permission for placement of a security guard under the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (2), he or she shall not grant the permission in any of the following cases. In such cases, the head of the competent police agency may require a police official under his or her jurisdiction to visit the intended location of placement and conduct investigation in order to verify the following: <Added on Jun. 7, 2013>

1. Where any security guard is likely commit an act deviating from the scope of his or her security services, in violation of Article 15-2 (1) and (2);

2. Where security guards who are disqualified under Article 10 (1) or (2) or who have failed to receive education for newly hired security guards under Article 13 are included in excess of the standards prescribed by Presidential Decree;

3. Where any security guard fails to comply with a necessary order concerning uniforms, gears, etc. issued under Article 24.

(4) Upon receipt of an application for permission for placement of security guards under the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (2), the head of the competent police agency shall grant permission for placement after excluding any disqualified security guard, if there is any security guard falling under the grounds for disqualification referred to in Article 10 (1) or (2). <Added on Jun. 7, 2013>

(5) Where any security business entity places security guards for security services, it shall prepare and retain a record of the state of their service, containing matters such as their personal information and the date and place of placement, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Added on Jun. 7, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

(6) No security business entity shall place a security guard who has been sentenced to punishment of a fine by reason of committing either of the following crimes and for whom five years have yet to elapse after the sentence was given, or who has been sentenced to imprisonment without labor or greater punishment for such reasons and for whom five years have yet to elapse after the execution of such sentence was suspended, at a collective petition site as a general security guard: <Added on Jun. 7, 2013; Jan. 6, 2016>

1. Any crime referred to in Articles 257 through 262, Article 264, Articles 276 through 281, Articles 284, 285, 320, 324 (2), 350-2, 351 (limited to habitual offenders referred to in Articles 350 and 350-2), and 369 (1) of the Criminal Act;

2. Any crime referred to in Article 2 or 3 of the Punishment of Violences Act.

(7) No security business entity shall cause a person not included in the list of security guards referred to in paragraph (1) to render security services, and in cases of placing a security guard pursuant to paragraph (2), a security business entity shall place a security guard who has received the education for newly hired security guards referred to in Article 13. <Added on Jun. 7, 2013>

(8) Where a security business entity falls under any of the following cases, the head of a competent police agency may issue an order to withdraw placed security guards: <Added on Jun. 7, 2013>

1. Where it places security guards without obtaining permission for placement, in violation of the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (2), or where it makes false entries into an application for permission for placement with regard to the list of security guards, the date and place of their placement, etc.;

2. Where it places a person falling under the grounds for disqualification referred to in paragraph (6) at a collective petition site as a general security guard;

3. Where it places a person who has failed to receive education for newly hired security guards as a security guard referred to in each subparagraph of paragraph (2), in violation of paragraph (7);

4. Where the security business entity or any of its security guards causes collective violence, using power, lethal weapons, or other dangerous objects;

5. Where it places a general security guard without filing a report, in violation of the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (2).

[Title Amended on Jun. 7, 2013]

Article 19(Revocation of security business license) #

(1) Where a security business entity falls under any of the following cases, the licensing authority shall revoke its license: <Amended on Dec. 18, 2002; Jun. 7, 2013; Oct. 24, 2017>

1. When it has obtained its license by fraud or other improper means;

2. Deleted; <Jan. 7, 2025>

3. When it has engaged in other business than the security business and the security-related business in violation of Article 7 (9);

4. When it has had no record of being awarded a security services contract for two years from the date on which it is licensed, or it has suspended the security business for one year or longer continuously without good cause;

5. When it has had no record of being awarded a security services contract for two years from the date following the date on which its final security services contract expires, without good cause;

6. When it has continued to run the security business after being subjected to a disposition taken to suspend its security business;

7. When it has caused its security guard to perform any act deviating from the scope of the security services, in violation of Article 15-2 (2);

8. When it has failed to comply with an order to withdraw placed security guards issued by the head of a competent police agency under Article 18 (8).

(2) Where a security business entity falls under any of the following cases, the licensing authority may revoke its license or may issue an order to suspend all or part of the security business for a period of up to 6 months in accordance of the standards for administrative dispositions prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Added on Jun. 7, 2013; Dec. 22, 2020; Jan. 7, 2025>

1. Where it alters the security services without obtaining a license from the commissioner of a City/Do police agency, in violation of the latter part of Article 4 (1);

2. Where it fails to reject an illegal security services contract, in violation of Article 7 (2);

2-2. Where it causes its security guards to engage in any services other than the services prescribed by Presidential Decree, within the scope that does not interfere with the security services or the achievement of the purposes thereof, in violation of Article 7 (5);

3. Where it fails to appoint and place a security instructor at a collective petition site, in violation of Article 7 (6);

4. Where it fails to establish a response system for an alarm for an establishment subject to security services, in violation of Article 8;

5. Where it fails to prepare and retain relevant documents, in violation of Article 9 (2);

6. Where it places a security guard falling under any ground for disqualification, or appoints and places a security instructor falling under any ground for disqualification, in violation of Article 10 (3);

7. Where it appoints a security instructor, in violation of Article 12 (1);

8. Where it fails to require its security guards to receive education, in violation of Article 13;

9. Where it violates the provisions concerning uniforms, etc. of security guards referred to in Article 16;

10. Where it violates the provisions concerning gears, etc. of security guards referred to in Article 16-2;

11. Where it violates the provisions concerning vehicles, etc. of security guards referred to in Article 16-3;

12. Where it fails to prepare and retain the list of general security guards at a collective petition site, in violation of the proviso of Article 18 (1);

13. Where it places security guards without obtaining permission for placement, or makes false entries into an application for permission for placement with regard to the list of security guards, the date and place of placement, etc., in violation of the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 18 (2);

14. Where it places a general security guard falling under any ground for disqualification at a collective petition site, in violation of Article 18 (6);

15. Where it fails to comply with an order issued for supervision under Article 24;

16. Where it fails to compensate for damage, in violation of Article 26.

(3) When the licensing authority issues a disposition to revoke the license or suspend the business under paragraphs (1) and (2), it shall limit such disposition to the security services falling under the grounds for the license revocation or security business suspension from among the security services for which the security business entity has obtained a license; provided, the same shall not apply to cases where the license is to be revoked on the grounds falling under paragraph (1) 7. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2013; Jan. 7, 2025>

[Paragraph (5) of this Article is amended by Act No. 120645 (Jan. 7, 2025), following a decision of incompatibility with the Constitution rendered by the Constitutional Court on March 23, 2023.]

Article 23(Mutual-aid business) #

(1) The association of security business may engage in the following mutual-aid business: <Amended on Jul. 20, 2015>

1. Business to cover security business entities' liabilities for damages under Article 26;

2. Business to provide guarantee for tender, contract (including guarantee for performance), and subcontract that is necessary when a security business entity runs the security business;

3. Business to improve welfare of security guards and to compensate for losses caused by an accident in the course of business;

4. Business relating to research on security services and education and training for security guards.

(2) When the association of security business intends to engage in the mutual-aid business under paragraph (1), it shall establish mutual-aid rules.

(3) The mutual-aid rules referred to in paragraph (2) shall prescribe matters necessary for the operation of mutual-aid business, such as the scope of mutual-aid business, contents of mutual-aid contract, mutual-aid money, mutual-aid premiums and the liability reserve to be appropriated for the mutual-aid money.

(4) The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency may establish the standards for supervision of mutual-aid business in order to foster the mutual-aid business under paragraph (1) in a sound manner and to protect members of the association. <Added on Jul. 20, 2015>

(5) Where the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency approves the mutual- aid rules under paragraph (2) or establishes the standards for supervision of the mutual-aid business under paragraph (4), he or she shall consult with the Financial Services Commission in advance. <Added on Jul. 20, 2015>

(6) The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency may request the Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service under the Act on the Establishment of Financial Services Commission to conduct inspection on the mutual-aid business under paragraph (1). <Added on Jul. 20, 2015>

Article 28(Penalty provisions) #

(1) Any special security guard who has caused an impediment to the normal operation of a key national establishment in violation of Article 14 (2) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won. <Amended on Oct. 24, 2017>

(2) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Jun. 7, 2013; Jul. 20, 2015>

1. Any person who has run the security business without obtaining a license therefor under Article 4 (1);

2. Any person who has leaked confidential information that he or she has obtained while performing his or her duties or used such confidential information for unjust purposes, in violation of Article 7 (4);

3. Any special security business entity or a security services agency that has failed to notify the suspension of its special security services or to take over immediately the special security services, in violation of Article 7 (8);

4. Any person who has subcontracted the security services to a person who has failed to obtain the license referred to in Article 4 (1) when placing security guards at a collective petition site, in violation of Article 7-2 (1);

5. Any person who has directly hired security guards when he or she places 20 or more security guards at a collective petition site, in violation of Article 7-2 (2);

6. Any contractor who intervenes in, or exerts influence on, the hiring of an unqualified person, unsuitable person, etc. when a security business entity hires a security guard, in violation of Article 7-2 (3);

7. Any special security guard who has mistakenly caused an impediment to the normal operation of a key national establishment, in violation of Article 14 (2);

8. Any special security guard who has committed a violation of Article 15 (1) or (2) at the time when an emergency situation is caused by the grounds of the theft and damage of facilities and the explosion of hazardous substances in the guard area;

9. Any person who has caused a security guard to commit an act deviating from the scope of the security services, in violation of Article 15-2 (2).

(3) Any special security guard who has deserted a guard area at which he or she has been placed carrying weapons without good cause in violation of the latter part of Article 14 (4) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won.

(4) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005; Jun. 7, 2013; Dec. 22, 2020>

1. Any person in charge of management who violates Article 14 (7);

2. Any special security guard who engages in an act of strike, in violation of Article 15 (3);

3. Any security guard who commits any act deviating from the scope of his or her security services, in violation of Article 15-2 (1);

4. Any security guard who renders the security services, carrying lethal weapons or other dangerous objects other than the gears prescribed in Article 16-2 (1), or any person who causes security guards to render security services carrying such weapons or objects;

5. Any person who fails to comply with an order given by the head of a police agency to withdraw placed security guards, in violation of Article 18 (3);

6. Any person who fails to comply with an order for cessation issued by the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the head of a competent police station referred to in Article 24 (3).

(5) Deleted. <Jun. 7, 2013>

Article 31(Administrative fines) #

(1) Any of the following security business entities shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 30 million won: <Added on Jun. 7, 2013>

1. Any entity that places security guards at a collective petition site without filing a report on their uniforms, in violation of Article 16 (1);

2. Any entity that places security guards at a collective petition site without requiring them to attach name tags or to wear the same uniforms as those reported, in violation of Article 16 (2);

3. Any entity that fails to prepare and retain the list of the security guards at a site where they are placed while placing them at a collective petition site, in violation of the proviso of Article 18 (1);

4. Any entity that places security guards without obtaining permission for placement or makes false entries into an application for permission for placement with regard to the list of security guards, the date and place of their placement, etc., in violation of the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 18 (2);

5. Any entity that places, as a security guard referred to in each subparagraph of Article 18 (2), a security guard who has not received the education for newly hired security guards under Article 13, in violation of Article 18 (7).

(2) Any of the following security business entities, security instructors, or establishment owners shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 5 million won: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2013; Feb. 13, 2024>

1. A person who has failed to file a report in violation of Article 4 (3) or 18 (2);

2. A person who has failed to file a report on the designation of a security services agency in violation of Article 7 (7);

3. A person who has failed to fulfill an explanation obligation in violation of Article 9 (1);

3-2. A security instructor who fails to receive refresher education without good cause, in violation of Article 11-2;

4. A person who has failed to appoint a security instructor in violation of Article 12 (1);

4-2. A person who fails to report appointment or dismissal of a security instructor, in violation of Article 12-2;

5. A person who has failed to comply with an order necessary for supervision without any good cause under Article 14 (6);

6. A person who places a security guard falling under the grounds for disqualification or appoints and places a security instructor falling under the grounds for disqualification, in violation of Article 10 (3);

7. A person who fails to file a report, in violation of the provisions concerning reporting of uniforms, etc. referred to in Article 16 (1);

8. A person who places security guards for security services without requiring them to attach name tags or to wear the same uniforms as those reported, in violation of Article 16 (2);

9. A person who has failed to prepare and retain a list in violation of the main clause of Article 18 (1); a record of the state of their service;

10. A person who has failed to keep and retain a record of the state of services of security guards, in violation of Article 18 (5).

(3) The administrative fine referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be imposed and collected by the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the head of a police agency, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2013; Dec. 22, 2020>

(4) Deleted. <Jun. 7, 2011>

(5) Deleted. <Jun. 7, 2013>

SECURITY SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Corporation) #

Article 4(License for security business) #

Article 4-2(Restrictions on license) #

Article 5(Grounds for disqualification of executive officers) #

Article 6(Term of validity of license) #

Article 7(Obligations of security business entities) #

Article 7-2(Obligations of contractors for security services) #

Article 8(Response system) #

Article 9(Prevention of erroneous alert) #

Article 10(Grounds for disqualification of security instructor and security guards) #

Article 10-2(Ipso facto retirement of special security guards) #

Article 11(Examination for security instructor) #

Article 11-2(Refresher education for security instructors) #

Article 11-3(Designation of educational institutions for security instructors and entrustment of education) #

Article 11-4(Revocation of designation of educational institutions for security instructors) #

Article 12(Appointment of security instructor) #

Article 12-2(Duty to report appointment and dismissal of security instructors) #

Article 13(Education for security guards) #

Article 13-2(Designation of educational institutions for security guards) #

Article 13-3(Revocation of designation of educational institution for security guards) #

Article 14(Duties of special security guards and their use of weapons) #

Article 15(Duties of special security guards) #

Article 15-2(Duties of security guards) #

Article 16(Uniforms of security guards) #

Article 16-2(Gears of security guards) #

Article 16-3(Vehicles) #

Article 17(Inquiry into criminal records for confirmation of grounds for disqualification) #

Article 18(List and permission for placement of security guards) #

Article 19(Revocation of security business license) #

Article 20(Revocation of qualification of security instructor) #

Article 21(Hearing) #

Article 22(Association of security business) #

Article 23(Mutual-aid business) #

Article 24(Supervision) #

Article 25(Guidance and check of security) #

Article 26(Indemnification) #

Article 27(Delegation and entrustment) #

Article 27-2(Fees) #

Article 27-3(Legal fiction as public official for purposes of applying penalty provisions) #

Article 28(Penalty provisions) #

Article 29(Aggravation of punishment) #

Article 30(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 31(Administrative fines) #