ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE SECURITY SERVICES INDUSTRY ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated by the Security Services Industry Act and other matters necessary to implement such delegated matters.

Article 2(Key national establishments) #

"Key national establishments ... <Omitted> ... prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 1e of Article 2 of the Security Services Industry Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means establishments designated by the Director of the National Intelligence Service as necessary for national security from among airports, harbors, nuclear power plants, etc. and the key national establishments designated by the Minister of National Defense under Article 21(4) of the United Defense Act. <Amended on Nov. 11, 2003; Nov. 17, 2009>

Article 3(Application for license) #

(1) Where any corporation intends to obtain a license for security business under Article 4(1) of the Act, or where any corporation that has already obtained a license of security business (hereinafter referred to as "security business entity") intends to alter its licensed security services or add new security services, it shall file an application for a license or an application for altering the license, accompanied by documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, with the commissioner of the City/Do police agency having jurisdiction over its main office or the head of a police station under the jurisdiction of the relevant City/Do police agency. In such cases, the head of a police station in receipt of an application shall send it to the commissioner of the competent City/Do police agency without delay. <Amended on Apr. 4, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 31, 2020>

(2) Any corporation that files an application for a license for security business or an application for altering the licensed security services or adding new security services under paragraph (1) shall have security guards, capital, facilities and equipment specified in Appendix 1; provided, if any corporation is unable to secure the facilities, etc. specified in Appendix 1 (excluding the capital: hereafter the same shall apply in this paragraph), such corporation shall secure the facilities, etc. specified in Appendix 1 and have such facilities, etc. confirmed by the commissioner of a City/Do police agency within one month from the date of obtaining the license for security business or permission for altering the security services or adding new security services after submitting a plan for securing the facilities, etc. when it files such application for the license for security business or such application for altering its security services or adding new security services. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

Article 4(Licensing procedures) #

(1) Upon receipt of an application for the license for security business or an application for altering security services or adding new security services filed pursuant to Article 3(1), the commissioner of a City/Do police agency shall determine whether to grant a license upon examining the following matters: whether any executive officer of a corporation intending to run the security business falls under grounds for disqualification as prescribed in Article 5 of the Act; whether such corporation is capable of securing security guards, facilities and equipment; the capital of such corporation; and the careers and credit standing of the representative and executives. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

(2) Where the commissioner of a City/Do police agency grants a license for security business or permission for altering the security services or adding new security services following examination as provided in paragraph (1), he or she shall issue a certificate thereof to the applicant through the head of the police station having jurisdiction over the main office of the relevant corporation. <Amended on Apr. 4, 2011; Dec. 31, 2020>

(3) Where a license certificate of security business has been lost or destroyed, the relevant security business entity shall file an application for reissuing a license certificate of security business, accompanied by the following documents, with the commissioner of the City/Do police agency having jurisdiction over its main office or the head of the police station under the jurisdiction of the relevant City/Do police agency. In such cases, the head of the police station in receipt of the application shall forward it to the commissioner of the relevant City/Do police agency without delay: <Amended on Apr. 4, 2011; Dec. 31, 2020>

1. Where the license certificate has been lost, a statement describing the grounds therefor;

2. Where the license certificate has been destroyed, the license.

Article 5(Reporting on closure or suspension of business) #

(1) When any security business entity closes its security business, it shall file a business closure report, along with its license certificate of security business, with the commissioner of the City/Do police agency having jurisdiction over its main office or the head of the police station under the jurisdiction of the relevant City/Do police agency within seven days from the date of business closure pursuant to Article 4(3)1 of the Act. In such cases, the head of a police station in receipt of the business closure report shall forward it to the commissioner of the relevant City/Do police agency without delay. <Amended on Apr. 4, 2011; Dec. 31, 2020>

(2) When any security business entity suspends its security business, it shall file a business suspension report to the commissioner of the City/Do police agency having jurisdiction over its main office or the head of the police station under the jurisdiction of the relevant City/Do police agency within seven days from the date of business suspension pursuant to Article 4(3)1 of the Act, and the head of a police station in receipt of the business suspension report shall forward it to the commissioner of the relevant City/Do police agency without delay. In such cases, when any security business entity that has filed a business suspension report intends to resume the business prior to expiration of the reported suspension period, or to extend the reported suspension period, it shall submit a report on business resumption or a report on extension of the suspension period within seven days after the date of business resumption, or within seven days after expiration of the reported suspension period. <Amended on Apr. 4, 2011; Dec. 31, 2020>

(3) Any office that shall be reported pursuant to Article 4(3)3 of the Act when it is newly established, relocated, or closed is an office, other than a principal office, such as a branch office, local office, or a place of business which is used as a business base for routinely overseeing and controlling security services in a particular area.

(4) "Other important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 4(3)6 of the Act means the objectives stipulated in the articles of incorporation. <Amended on Nov. 11, 2003>

(5) The report referred to in Article 4(3)2 through 6 of the Act shall be filed within 30 days from the date on which the grounds for such report arise. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014>

[Title Amended on Nov. 11, 2003]

Article 6(Measures for special security business entity prior to commencement of security services) #

(1) Any security business entity that performs special security services under subparagraph 1e of Article 2 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "special security business entity") shall obtain authorization for handling confidential matters from the commissioner of a City/Do police agency before it files a report on the commencement of its special security services under Article 4(3)5 of the Act. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

(2) The commissioner of the City/Do police agency shall, when he or she intends to grant authorization for handing confidential matters under paragraph (1), get the relevant special security business entity to ask the Director of the National Intelligence Service through the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency for clearing security checks for him or her in accordance with Article 25 of the Act. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

Article 7(Response system by mechanical equipment security business entity) #

Any security business entity that performs the mechanical equipment security services under subparagraph 1d of Article 2 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "mechanical equipment security business entity") shall, when it is alerted by any relevant establishment under Article 8 of the Act, create a response system by which it gets its security guards to arrive at the scene within at least 25 minutes from the time that it is alerted.

Article 7-2(Services other than security services) #

"Services prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso of Article 7(5) of the Act means services specified in Appendix 1-2.

[This Article Added on Dec. 23, 2025]

[Previous Article 7-2 moved to Article 7-3 <Dec. 23, 2025>]

Article 7-3(Business activities permitted for special security business entities) #

(1) "Security-related business prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as 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" in Article 7(9) of the Act means the following business activities: <Amended on Dec. 23, 2025>

1. Business activities under Appendix 1-3;

2. Business activities incidental to the business activities under subparagraph 1, and determined and publicly notified by the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in the Act or this Decree, the scope of business activities under paragraph (1) shall be governed by the Korea Standard Industrial Classification publicly notified by the Minister of Data and Statistics under the Statistics Act.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 3, 2014]

[Moved from Article 7-2; previous Article 7-3 moved to Article 704 <Dec. 23, 2025>]

Article 7-3(Scope of unqualified persons and unsuitable persons) #

No person who intends to contract out the following security services shall intervene in, or exert influence on, the hiring of the following persons as security guards of the security business entity that has been contracted to provide the relevant security services, in accordance with Article 7-2(3) of the Act: <Amended on Aug. 13, 2024>

1. Facility security services, escort security services, personal protection services, mechanical security services, or congestion and traffic guidance security services; provided, security services under subparagraph 3 shall be excluded:

a. A person who is disqualified from being a security instructor or a general security guard under Article 10(1) of the Act;

b. A person who is prohibited from engaging in security services under Article 56(1)14 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sexual Abuse;

2. Special security services:

a. A person who is disqualified from being a special security guard under Article 10(2) of the Act;

b. A person who is prohibited from engaging in security services under Article 56(1)14 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sexual Abuse;

3. Facility security services, personal protection services, or congestion and traffic guidance security services at sites of collective civil petitions:

a. A person who is disqualified from being a security instructor or a general security guard under Article 10(1) of the Act;

b. A person who is prohibited from being assigned as a general security guard at sites of collective civil petitions under Article 18(6) of the Act;

c. A person who is prohibited from engaging in security services under Article 56(1)14 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sexual Abuse.

[This Article Added on Oct. 20, 2015]

[Moved from Article 7-3 <Dec. 23, 2025>]

Article 8(Explanations for prevention of erroneous alert) #

(1) The explanations made by a mechanical equipment security business entity to any contracting party under Article 9(1) of the Act shall be made in a manner that a document or an electronic document containing the following matters is delivered to such contracting party (hereinafter referred to as "document, etc." and the electronic document is limited to a case where the contracting party wants it):

1. Names and locations of control facilities and the branch offices (referring to the branch offices prescribed in Article 5(3); hereinafter the same shall apply) related to the relevant mechanical equipment security services;

2. Measures to be taken by the mechanical equipment security business entity when receiving an alert from an establishment subject to the security services;

3. Place and kinds of the machinery and tools which are installed for the mechanical equipment security services and outline of other mechanical devices;

4. The cause of occurrence of erroneous alert and the method of maintaining and operating a radio transmitter.

(2) Each mechanical equipment security business entity shall deliver a document, etc. stating matters concerning the scope and amount of indemnification under Article 26 of the Act, along with a document, etc. stating matters of each subparagraph of paragraph (1), to the contracting party.

Article 9(Management document of mechanical equipment security business entity) #

(1) Each mechanical equipment security business entity shall keep at each of its branch office a document in which each of the following matters are entered under Article 9(2) of the Act:

1. Name and location of an establishment subject to security services and the contract period for such security services;

2. Names of mechanical equipment security instructors, the date on which they are placed, the place at which they are placed, and the number of stand-by vehicles;

3. The receipt of alerts, the date and time that the mechanical equipment security guards arrive at the scene, and the results of responsive measures;

4. In the case of an erroneous alert, the establishment subject to the mechanical equipment security services where such erroneous alert occurs and the results of steps taken toward the erroneous alert.

(2) The document stating the matters referred to in paragraph (1)3 and 4 shall be kept for one year from the date on which the relevant alert is received.

Article 10(Classification of security instructors) #

Security Instructors shall be classified as follows: <Amended on Aug. 13, 2024>

1. General security instructor: A security instructor in charge of guiding, overseeing, and educating security guards engaged in the following security services:

a. Facility security services;

b. Escort security services;

c. Personal protection services;

d. Special security services;

e. Congestion and traffic guidance security services;

2. Mechanical equipment security instructor: A security instructor in charge of guiding, overseeing, and educating security guards engaged in the mechanical equipment security services.

Article 10-2(Grounds for disqualification as special security guards) #

"Person who has any mental restraints prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as an insane person, a person addicted to alcohol, etc." in Article 10(2)2 of the Act means any of the following persons:

1. An insane person;

2. A person addicted to narcotics, hemp, psychotropic drugs, or alcohol;

3. A person who has dementia defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Dementia Management Act, a mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder (manic-depressive psychosis) and recurrent depressive disorder, mental retardation, or epilepsy; provided, persons recognized as eligible as special security guards by a medical specialist in the relevant field shall be excluded herefrom.

[This Article Added on Jul. 13, 2021]

Article 11(Execution and public announcement of examination for security instructors) #

(1) The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall annually prepare a schedule of an examination for security instructors (hereinafter referred to as "examination") pursuant to Article 11(1) of the Act. <Amended on Mar. 12, 2019>

(2) When the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency intends to hold an examination according to the examination schedule prepared under paragraph (1), he or she shall publicly announce eligibility to take the examination, subjects, the date and place of the examination, the number of security instructors to be selected, etc. no later than 90 days before the date of the examination. <Amended on May 1, 2012>

(3) The public announcement under paragraph (2) shall be published in the Official Gazette and through the bulletin board and website of each City/Do police agency. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

Article 12(Method and subjects of examination) #

(1) The examination shall be conducted in the way of writing and consist of the first and second rounds. In such cases, the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency may, when it is deemed necessary, hold the first and second rounds of the examination concurrently.

(2) The first and second rounds shall consist of multiple-choice questions and the second round may be added with questions requiring simple free- responses in addition to multiple-choice questions.

(3) The subjects of the first and second rounds shall be as listed in Appendix 2.

(4) Only persons who pass the first round shall be eligible for the second round; provided, this shall not apply to a case where the first and second rounds are held concurrently in accordance with the provisions of the latter part of paragraph (1).

(5) Where the first and second rounds are held concurrently in accordance with the provisions of the latter part of paragraph (1), the second round taken by any person who fails the first round shall be made invalid.

(6) Persons who have passed the first round shall be exempted from taking the said round only for the immediate following examination. <Added on Nov. 11, 2003>

Article 13(Partial exemption from examination) #

Any of the following persons shall be exempt from the first round of the examination for security instructors, as prescribed in Article 11(3) of the Act: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Feb. 4, 2020>

1. A person who has served at least seven years as a police official under the Police Officials Act;

2. A person who has served at least seven years as a security officer or a public official in special service under the Presidential Security Act;

3. A person who has served at least seven years as a noncommissioned officer or higher from a troop branch or a military police branch of the Armed Forces under the Military Personnel Management Act;

4. A person who has served at least seven years as a security guard (at least three years in cases of special security services) under the Security Services Industry Act and completed education prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety;

5. A person who has served at least three years as a security guard after graduating from a university, college or higher school provided in the Higher Education Act and completing at least three examination subjects for security instructors in accordance with Article 12(3) while at school;

6. A person who has served at least five years as a security guard after graduating from a junior college provided in the Higher Education Act and completing at least three examination subjects for security instructors in accordance with Article 12(3) while in college;

7. A person who has taken the examination for mechanical equipment security instructors after being qualified as a general security instructor or who has taken the examination for general security instructors after being qualified as a mechanical equipment security instructor;

8. A person who has served at least seven years as a public official of correctional category in the administrative operational group prescribed by the Decree on the Appointment of Public Officials.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 4, 2011]

Article 14(Decision of successful examinees) #

(1) In determining successful examinees taking the first round of the examination, persons who gain not less than 40 points out of the 100-point full mark for each subject and an average of not less than 60 points for all subjects shall be determined as a successful examinee.

(2) In determining successful examinees taking the second round of the examination, successful examinees shall be determined in the order of points from the highest from among the examinees gaining not less than 60 points out of the 100-point full mark within the scope of the number of persons to be selected. In such cases, if the number of persons to be selected is more than decided due to the number of persons who earn even scores, they shall be deemed to pass the second round.

(3) The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall publicly announce the list of persons who pass the second round of the examination and put such persons on notice that they pass the second round of the examination and they are called up for education.

Article 15(Appointment and commissioning of members in charge of preparing examination questions) #

(1) The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall appoint or commission persons, from among the persons falling under each of the following subparagraphs, as a member in charge of preparing examination questions: <Amended on Aug. 13, 2024>

1. Persons serving as assistant professor or higher in the department of police administration or the department of law at a junior college or higher educational institution under the Higher Education Act;

2. Persons who hold master's degrees or higher and are recognized as having research achievements or professional experiences with regard to security services as determined by the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency;

3. Senior Inspectors or higher-ranking police officials (referring to those who have been in charge of crime prevention and security services for at least 3 years, and experience prior to becoming Senior Inspectors shall be included).

(2) The number of members in charge of preparing examination questions referred to in paragraph (1) shall be at least two members for each examination subject.

(3) Persons who are appointed or commissioned as a member in charge of preparing examination questions shall sincerely comply with matters prescribed by the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency.

(4) The members in charge of preparing questions of the examination and other persons engaged in administrative work for the examination may be paid allowances and travel expenses within the budget; provided, this shall not apply where a member who is a public official is engaged in administrative work for the examination in direct connection with his or her duties.

Article 15-2(Basic education for security instructors) #

(1) At least 40 hours of basic education (hereinafter referred to as "basic education") shall be provided by the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency pursuant to Article 11(1) of the Act; provided, where any of the following persons receives basic education, he or she may be exempt from receiving part of the basic education, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety:

1. A person who passes the examination for mechanical equipment security instructors within 3 years after obtaining qualification as a general security instructor;

2. A person who passes the examination for general security instructors within 3 years after obtaining qualification as a mechanical equipment security instructor.

(2) The subjects and hours of basic education under paragraph (1) and other matters necessary for conducting basic education shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

[This Article Added on Aug. 13, 2024]

Article 15-3(Refresher education for security instructors) #

(1) The refresher education provided by the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency pursuant to Article 11-2 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "refresher education") shall include at least 6 hours of education for security instructors appointed pursuant to Article 12(1) of the Act, which shall be provided every third year from the date of appointment; provided, where a person who has become qualified as both a general security instructor and a mechanical security instructor is appointed to serve as both general security instructor and mechanical security instructor pursuant to Article 12(1) of the Act, part of the refresher education may not be provided, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where a person who has never received basic or refresher education for at least 3 years from the date of receiving the basic education or the previous refresher education is appointed as a security instructor pursuant to Article 12(1) of the Act, he or she shall receive the refresher education within 60 days from the date of his or her appointment.

(3) The subjects and hours of refresher education under paragraphs (1) and (2) and other matters necessary for conducting refresher education shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

[This Article Added on Aug. 13, 2024]

Article 15-4(Standards for designation of educational institutions for security instructors) #

(1) The standards for designation of educational institutions for security instructors under Article 11-3(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "educational institutions for security instructors") shall be as specified in Appendix 2-2.

(2) A person who intends to be designated as an educational institution for security instructors pursuant to Article 11-3(1) of the Act shall submit an application for designation to the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency, along with the following documents, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety:

1. A plan for the operation of security-related education and a written record of operating experience (the written record shall only apply to those who have experience operating security-related education);

2. Documents certifying the personal information and qualifications of instructors who meet the standards for human resources;

3. Documents verifying the current status of educational facilities and equipment.

(3) Upon receiving an application for designation under paragraph (2), the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall examine whether the application meets the standards for designation under paragraph (1), and may designate an educational institution for security instructors if deemed appropriate as a result of such examination. In such cases, the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall verify a corporation registration certificate through administrative data matching under Article 36(1) of the Electronic Government Act.

(4) When designating an educational institution for security instructors pursuant to paragraph (3), the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall publicly announce the name, location, date of designation, etc. on the Korean National Police Agency's website.

(5) When entrusting an educational institution for security instructors with services related to basic and refresher education for security instructors pursuant to Article 11-3(1) of the Act, he or she shall publicly notify the entrusted institution and the details of entrusted affairs.

[This Article Added on Aug. 13, 2024]

Article 16(Appointment and placement of security instructors) #

(1) Each security business entity shall appoint and place security instructors according to the standards as shown in Appendix 3 as prescribed in Article 12(1) of the Act.

(2) Where any security instructor appointed and placed in accordance with paragraph (1) causes a vacancy or is unable to perform his or her duties on the grounds of qualification suspension, etc., the security business entity shall fill the vacancy with other security instructor within 15 days from the date when such security instructor leaves his or her post.

Article 17(Duties of security instructors and matters to be observed) #

(1) "Duties prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 12(2)5 of the Act mean the following duties: <Amended on Jun. 3, 2014>

1. The operation and supervision of mechanical devices for the mechanical equipment security services (limited to mechanical equipment security instructors);

2. The supervision of machinery maintenance for prevention of erroneous alert, etc. (limited to mechanical equipment security instructors).

(2) Each security instructor shall, under Article 12(3) of the Act, perform the duties provided in paragraph (2)1 and 2 of the same Article and the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) of this Article at least once a month. <Amended on Apr. 4, 2011>

(3) Each security instructor shall provide education for security guards under Article 12(2)1 of the Act, keep the records thereof in a ledger for job training of security guards in the form prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and retain them for two years. <Added on, Apr. 4, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

Article 18(Education for general security guards) #

(1) When employing general security guards, a security business entity shall require the relevant general security guards to receive education for newly hired general security guards provided by an educational institution for general security guards under Article 19-2(1) of this Decree (hereinafter referred to as "educational institution for general security guards") among educational institutions for security guards under Article 13-2(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "educational institution for security guards") at the expense of the relevant security business entity pursuant to the main clause of Article 13(1) of the Act. <Amended on Aug. 13, 2024>

(2) Where a security business entity hires any of the following persons as a general security guard under the proviso of Article 13(1) of the Act, it may exempt the relevant general security guard from the education for newly hired general security guards: <Amended on Jun. 28, 2016>

1. A person who has received education for newly hired general security guards under the main clause of Article 13(1) of the Act or education for newly hired special security guards under Article 13(3) of the Act, who has been engaged in the security services within three years before he or she is hired;

2. A person who has served as a police official under the Police Officials Act;

3. A person who has served as a security officer or public official in special service under the Presidential Security Act;

4. A person who has served in a position higher than a noncommissioned officer under the Military Personnel Management Act;

5. A person qualified as a security instructor;

6. A person for whom three years have yet to elapse after he or she received the education for newly hired general security guards under Article 13(2) of the Act at the time of employment.

(3) A security business entity shall require its general security guards to receive job training each month for at least the hours determined by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety according to training plans formulated by the security instructor appointed pursuant to Article 12 of the Act, in accordance with Article 13(1) of the Act. <Amended on Nov. 19, 2014; Jun. 28, 2016; Jul. 26, 2017>

(4) "Educational institution prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 13(2) of the Act means an educational institution for general security guards. <Added on Jun. 28, 2016; Aug. 13, 2024>

Article 19(Education for special security guards) #

(1) Where a special security business entity employs special security guards, it shall require the relevant special security guards to receive education for newly hired special security guards provided by an educational institution for special security guards referred to in Article 19-2(1) among educational institutions for security guards at the expense of the relevant special security business entity pursuant to Article 13(3) of the Act. <Amended on Aug. 13, 2024>

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where a special security business entity hires a person who has been engaged in the special security services within three years before he or she is hired, it may exempt the relevant special security guard from the education for newly hired special security guards.

(3) A special security business entity shall require its special security guards to receive job training each month for at least the hours prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety according to training plans formulated by the security instructor appointed pursuant to Article 12 of the Act, in accordance with Article 13(3) of the Act. <Amended on Nov. 19, 2014; Jun. 28, 2016; Jul. 26, 2017>

(4) Matters necessary for education of special security guards, such as subjects and hours of the education for the newly hired referred to in paragraph (1) and subjects of the job training referred to in paragraph (3), 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. 3, 2014]

Article 19-2(Standards for designation of educational institutions for security guards) #

(1) Educational institutions for security guards shall be classified into educational institutions for general security guards and special security guards, and the standards for designation thereof shall be as specified in Appendix 3-2.

(2) Article 15-4(2), the former part of paragraph (3), and paragraph (4) of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the procedures, etc. for the designation of educational institutions for security guards. In such cases, "educational institution for security instructors" shall be construed as "educational institution for security guards".

[This Article Added on Aug. 13, 2024]

Article 20(Procedures for carrying weapons by special security guards) #

(1) Any establishment owner shall, when he or she intends to get weapons rented for special security guards to carry with himself or herself in accordance with Article 14(4) of the Act, file an application for renting weapons with the commissioner of a City/Do police agency through the person responsible for the security guard of a key national establishment, including the head of the competent police agency or competent airport police unit (hereinafter referred to as "head of the competent police agency"). <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

(2) Any establishment owner shall, when he or she intends to get his or her special security guards to carry weapons rented from the head of the competent police agency in accordance with Article 14(4) of the Act, obtain prior approval therefor from the head of the competent police agency under paragraph (9) of the same Article.

(3) In granting prior approval under paragraph (2), the head of the competent police agency shall judge whether it is required to rent weapons to special security guards including the consideration of whether it is likely that any person in possession of weapons or explosives or any armed agents might intrude into key national establishments.

(4) Any establishment owner shall, if it is deemed unnecessary to keep his or her special security guards armed under paragraph (3), immediately retrieve the weapons from his or her special security guards.

(5) Kinds of weapons the special security guards are permitted to carry under Article 14(9) of the Act shall be handguns and rifles.

(6) Article 18 and Appendix 2 of the Regulations on the Standards for Using Dangerous Police Equipment shall apply mutatis mutandis to the standards for the safety check of weapons under Article 14(9) of the Act. <Amended on Nov. 19, 2014>

(7) Any establishment owner, any person in charge of managing the weapons under Article 14(7) of the Act, and any special security guard shall comply with the rules governing the control of weapons, prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017>

Article 21(Guidance and supervision on management of weapons) #

The head of the competent police agency shall check the management of weapons by an establishment owner and his or her special security guards at least once a month in accordance with Article 14(5) of the Act.

Article 22(Standards for non-permission for placement at collective petition sites) #

"The standards prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 18(3)2 of the Act means 21/100.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 3, 2014]

Article 23(Reporting and notice of violation) #

(1) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the head of a police agency having jurisdiction over any branch office of a security business entity or any establishment subject to its security services shall, when he or she learns that any executive officer or employee or any security guard of such branch office has violated this Act or orders issued under this Act, without delay serve a written notice or submit a written report thereon to the commissioner of the City/Do police agency who has licensed the relevant security business. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

(2) Upon receiving the notice or the report under paragraph (1), the commissioner of the City/Do police agency shall, when he or she takes an administrative disposition against the violation, serve a notice thereon to the commissioner of the relevant City/Do police agency or the head of relevant police agency. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

Article 24(Standards for administrative disposition) #

The standards for the administrative disposition issued in accordance with Article 19(2) of the Act shall be as specified in Appendix 4. <Amended on Jun. 3, 2014>

Article 25(Standards for disposition taken to suspend qualifications of security instructors) #

The standards for any disposition taken to suspend qualifications of any security instructor under Article 20(2) of the Act shall be as specified in Appendix 5.

Article 26(Association of security business) #

(1) Where security business entities intend to establish the association of security business (hereinafter referred to as the "association") in accordance with Article 22(1) of the Act, they shall prepare the articles of association. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2014>

(2) The association may collect membership fees from its members as prescribed by the articles of association.

Article 27(Mutual-aid business) #

(1) In case that the association runs mutual-aid business in accordance with Article 23(1) of the Act, the account of such mutual-aid business shall be dealt with separately from the account of other business.

(2) Deleted. < Oct. 20, 2015>

Article 28(Fees for license certificates) #

(1) Any person who intends to obtain a license for security business or to obtain a reissued license certificate under the Act shall pay the following fees:

1. As for a license for security business (including addition, alteration and renewal of a license) under Articles 4(1) and 6(2) of the Act: 10 thousand won;

2. As for re-issuance of a license certificate upon a report filed to alter licensed matters: Two thousand won.

(2) Fees referred to in paragraph (1) shall be paid by affixing revenue stamps to applications.

(3) Any person who intends to apply for an examination shall pay fees fixed and publicly notified by the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency.

(4) In any of the following cases, the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall refund all or part of the examination fees received pursuant to paragraph (3) in accordance with the following categories: <Amended on Jun. 3, 2014>

1. Where examination fees are overpaid or erroneously paid: The entire amount overpaid or erroneously paid;

2. Where an applicant fails to take an examination due to reasons attributable to the agency administering the examination: The entire amount of examination fees;

3. Where an application is withdrawn 20 days before the examination date: The entire amount of examination fees;

4. Where an application is withdrawn 10 days before the examination date: 50/100 of the examination fees.

(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3), the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency and the commissioner of a competent City/Do police agency may allow payment of fees in electronic currencies, by electronic payment, etc. through information and communications networks. <Added on Mar. 17, 2004; Apr. 4, 2011; Dec. 31, 2020>

Article 29(Guidance and check of special security services) #

The commissioner of a City/Do police agency shall guide and check on special security business entities at least two times a year in accordance with Article 25 of the Act. <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

Article 30(Request for security services for establishments that need them) #

(1) If the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the chief of a police station deems it necessary to provide security services to prevent the occurrence of danger caused by congestion, etc. in an event hall or other facilities or places where many people gather (hereinafter referred to as "event hall, etc."), he or she may request the organizer of the event or the manager of the facilities or places to assign security guards to the event hall, etc.

(2) When making a request under paragraph (1), if it is deemed impracticable to assign security guards to the event hall, etc., the commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the chief of a police station may request to the organizer of the event or the manager of the facilities or places of the event to be notified of such fact 1 day before the event or gathering.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 13, 2014]

Article 31(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

(1) The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall delegate his or her authority falling under each of the following subparagraphs to the commissioner of a City/Do police agency in accordance with Article 27(1) of the Act: <Amended on Dec. 31, 2020>

1. Authority to revoke and suspend qualifications of security instructors under Article 20 of the Act;

2. Authority to hold hearings in respect of the revocation and suspension of qualifications of security instructors under subparagraph 2 of Article 21 of the Act.

(2) Pursuant to Article 27(2) of the Act, the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency or the head of a police agency shall entrust the affairs relating to the management of the examination for security instructors under Article 11(1) of the Act to an institution or organization designated and publicly notified by the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency as an institution or organization with human resources and expertise in security services. <Amended on Aug. 13, 2024>

Article 31-2(Handling of sensitive information and personally identifiable information) #

The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency, the commissioner of a City/Do police agency, the head of a police station, and the head of a police agency (including any person delegated or entrusted with the authority of the Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency or the head of a police agency under Article 31) may handle data including information regarding health provided in Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act (limited to the affairs under subparagraphs 1-2 and 4), criminal history records referred to in subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act (limited to the affairs under subparagraphs 1-2 and 9), and resident registration numbers or alien registration numbers referred to in subparagraph 1 or 4 of Article 19 of the same Decree, in inevitable circumstances to perform the following affairs: <Amended on Jun. 3, 2014; Dec. 31, 2020; Jul. 13, 2021; Dec. 20, 2022; Aug. 13, 2024>

1. Affairs related to granting licenses, renewing licenses, etc. under Articles 4 and 6 of the Act;

1-2. Affairs related to verifying grounds for disqualification for executives, security instructors, and security guards under Articles 5 and 10 of the Act;

2. Affairs related to examinations, etc. for security instructors under Article 11 of the Act;

2-2. Affairs related to reporting on the appointment and dismissal of security instructors under Article 12-2 of the Act;

3. Affairs related to education, etc. for security guards under Article 13 of the Act;

4. Affairs related to the duties of special security guards, their use of weapons, etc. under Article 14 of the Act;

5. Deleted; <Jul. 13, 2021>

6. Affairs related to permission for placement, etc. of security guards under Article 18 of the Act;

7. Affairs related to administrative dispositions, etc. under Articles 19 and 20 of the Act;

8. Affairs related to the guidance and supervision of security business entities and security instructors under Article 24 of the Act;

9. Affairs related to the guidance and check of security and evaluation of the security state under Article 25 of the Act;

10. Deleted. <Dec. 20, 2022>

[This Article Added on Jan. 6, 2012]

Article 31-3(Re-examination of regulation) #

The Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency shall review the appropriateness of the following matters and take measures for improvement, etc. every three years based on the following base dates (referring to the period that ends on the day before the base date of every third year): <Amended on Mar. 2, 2021; Aug. 13, 2024>

1. The base date for facilities, etc. of security business referred to in Article 3(2) and Appendix 1: June 8, 2014;

1-2. Hours of the basic and refresher education for security instructors under Articles 15-2(1) and 15-3(1): January 1, 2025;

2. The base date for non-permission for placement at a collective petition site referred to in Article 22: June 8, 2014;

3. Deleted; <Mar. 2, 2021>

4. Deleted. <Mar. 2, 2021>

[This Article Added on Jun. 3, 2014]

Article 32(Criteria for imposition of administrative fines) #

(1) The criteria for imposition of an administrative fine under Article 31(1) and (2) of the Act shall be as specified in Appendix 6. <Amended on Jun. 3, 2014>

(2) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency or the head of a police agency may reduce or increase the amount of an administrative fine within the scope of 50/100 of the amount prescribed in Appendix 6, in consideration of the matters referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 14 of the Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order; provided, where the amount is increased, the increased amount shall not exceed the maximum amount of an administrative fine under Article 31(1) and (2) of the Act. <Amended on Jun. 3, 2014; Dec. 31, 2020>

(3) Deleted. <Jun. 3, 2014>

(4) Deleted. <Jun. 3, 2014>

[This Article Wholly Amended Nov. 26, 2008]