ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON THE HONORABLE TREATMENT OF PERSONS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO INDEPENDENCE

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 20, 2008]

Article 2(Policy measures of the Government) #

The Government shall develop various policy measures related to honorable treatment under Chapter II to implement basic principles of honorable treatment and succeed to and develop patriotic spirit under Articles 2 and 3 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence (hereinafter referred to as the "Act').

[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 20, 2008]

Article 3(Application for registration) #

(1) If a person who wishes to become eligible under the Act as a person of distinguished service to independence or as any of family members or bereaved family members of such person pursuant to Article 6 (1) of the Act, the person with first priority (referring to bereaved family members under the subparagraphs of Article 5 (1) of the Act if bereaved family members having first priority are unable to apply for registration for any unavoidable cause) under any the following subparagraphs shall file an application for registration with the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, accompanied by the documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs: <Amended on Mar. 29, 2011; Dec. 30, 2014; Jun. 21, 2016; Dec. 31, 2018; Apr. 11, 2023>

1. The person with preference under Article 12 (2) through (5) of the Act as a person of distinguished service to independence or as a bereaved family member of such person entitled to compensation;

2. The bereaved family members not falling under subparagraph 1 shall be prioritized under Article 5 (1) of the Act. If at least two persons have equal priority, such persons shall be prioritized as follows:

(a) The oldest person shall take preference, but the oldest child with preference of a person of distinguished service to independence shall be deemed the grandchild with preference; provided, the person, if any, who has mainly supported the person of distinguished service to independence shall have preference;

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON THE HONORABLE TREATMENT OF PERSONS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO INDEPENDENCE

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Policy measures of the Government) #

Article 3(Application for registration) #

Article 4(Examination of eligibility and determination) #

Article 5 #

Article 5-2(Standards for payment of compensation to grandchildren of persons of distinguished service to independence) #

Article 6(Compensation) #

Article 7 #

Article 8(Lump-sum payment upon death) #

Article 9(Amounts payable as patriot benefits) #

Article 9-2(Amount of patriot benefits exempted from seizure or attachment) #

Article 9-3(Allowances for adjusting living conditions) #

Article 9-4(Application for Payment of Allowances for Adjusting Living Conditions) #

Article 9-5(Scope of household members) #

Article 9-6(Scope of financial information) #

Article 9-7(Verification investigation) #

Article 9-8(Request for, and provision of, financial information) #

Article 10(Assistance to children of eldest grandchild of person of distinguished service to independence for employment) #

Article 10-2(Livelihood assistance) #

Article 11(Burden of medical expenses) #

Article 12(Reduction of or exemption from medical expenses) #

Article 12-2(Loan) #

Article 13(Ability to support) #

Article 13-2(Subsidies for care assistance) #

Article 13-3(Details of psychological rehabilitation services provided and methods therefor) #

Article 14(Use of transportation facilities) #

Article 15(Use of ancient palaces) #

Article 15-2(Priority for housing allotment) #

Article 16(Settlement allowances) #

Article 16-2(Subsidies for expenses for managing cemeteries) #

Article 17(Revenue and expenditure of Funds) #

Article 18(Management of surplus fund) #

Article 19 #

Article 20(Method of receiving revenue of Fund) #

Article 21(Allocation of budget for Fund) #

Article 22(Disbursement of Fund) #

Article 23(Disbursement of fund in cash) #

Article 24 #

Article 25 #

Article 26 #

Article 27 #

Article 28 #

Article 29 #

Article 30(Accounts of Fund) #

Article 31 #

Article 32 #

Article 33 #

Article 34 #

Article 35(Accounting principles of Fund) #

Article 36(Recovery of patriot benefits) #

Article 37 #

Article 38(Acts harmful to personal dignity) #

Article 39(Suspension of payment of patriot benefits) #

Article 39-2(Employees ordinarily engaged in public service in state) #

Article 39-3(Request for provision of data) #

Article 40(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 40-2(Processing of sensitive information and personally identifiable information) #

Article 40-3 #

Article 40-4(Guidelines for imposing administrative fines) #

Article 41(Application of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons of Distinguished Service to the State) #