ACT ON THE REGULATION OF VIOLATIONS OF PUBLIC ORDER

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters concerning the requirements for constituting violations of public order and concerning the imposition and collection of, and trials on, administrative fines with a view to ensuring efficiency in the performance of legal duties and protecting the rights and interests of citizens.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows:

1. The term "violation of public order" means any act that is subject to the imposition of an administrative fine for a violation of a duty assigned by any Act (including municipal ordinances of local governments; hereinafter the same shall apply); provided, it shall not include any of the following acts:

(a) An act that is subject to the imposition of an administrative fine for a violation of a duty described in any private law or code of legal procedure prescribed by Presidential Decree;

(b) An act that is subject to the imposition of an administrative fine by reason of constituting a cause for disciplinary action pursuant to any Act prescribed by Presidential Decree;

2. The term "administrative agency" means any agency of the State or a local government that is authorized to make and express administrative decisions, or any public organization or its agency or any private individual with administrative authority or administrative authority delegated or consigned pursuant to statutes, municipal ordinances or rules of local governments;

3. The term "party" means any natural person or legal entity (including any association or foundation that is not a body corporate but has a representative or manager; hereinafter the same shall apply) that has committed a violation of public order.

Article 3(Temporal scope of applicable Act) #

(1) The punishability of a violation of public order and the disposition of an administrative fine therefor shall be determined by Act in effect at the time of commission of that violation.

ACT ON THE REGULATION OF VIOLATIONS OF PUBLIC ORDER

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Temporal scope of applicable Act) #

Article 4(Spatial scope of applicable Act) #

Article 5(Relationship to other Acts) #

Article 6(Principle of Act-based regulation of violations of public order) #

Article 7(Intent or negligence) #

Article 8(Mistake of law) #

Article 9(Age of liability) #

Article 10(Mental disorders) #

Article 11(Application to legal entities) #

Article 12(Joint violation of public order) #

Article 13(Handling of compound violations of public order) #

Article 14(Calculation of administrative fines) #

Article 15(Prescription of right to collect administrative fines) #

Article 16(Prior notification and presentation of opinions) #

Article 17(Imposition of administrative fines) #

Article 17-2(Payment of administrative fines by credit card) #

Article 18(Reduction of administrative fines for voluntary payers) #

Article 19(Statutory period for imposition of administrative fines) #

Article 20(Raising objections) #

Article 21(Notification to court) #

Article 22(Investigation into violations of public order) #

Article 23(Requests for provision of materials) #

Article 24(Collection of additional dues and dispositions on default) #

Article 24-2(Execution against inherited property) #

Article 24-3(Deferment of collection of administrative fines) #

Article 24-4(Write-off) #

Article 25(Competent court) #

Article 26(Timing jurisdiction arises) #

Article 27(Transfer due to lack of jurisdiction) #

Article 28(Provisions applicable mutatis mutandis) #

Article 29(Disqualification of court officials) #

Article 30(Notification of fact of notification by administrative agency) #

Article 31(Hearing) #

Article 32(Requests for attendance of administrative agency) #

Article 33(Detection of fact and investigation of evidence ex officio) #

Article 34(Matters that may be commissioned) #

Article 35(Preparation of protocol) #

Article 36(Judgments) #

Article 37(Notification of decisions) #

Article 38(Appeals) #

Article 39(Judgment by appellate court) #

Article 40(Procedure of appeal) #

Article 41(Court costs) #

Article 42(Execution of judgments on administrative fines) #

Article 43(Entrustment of execution of judgments on administrative fines) #

Article 44(Summary judgment) #

Article 45(Objections) #

Article 46(Method of objection) #

Article 47(Withdrawal of objections) #

Article 48(Dismissal of objections without prejudice) #

Article 49(Final and conclusive summary judgment) #

Article 50(Shifting to formal judicial proceedings due to objection) #

Article 51(Requests for submission of materials) #

Article 52(Restrictions of government-permitted business) #

Article 53(Furnishing of credit information) #

Article 54(Sanctions against large-amount and habitual delinquents) #

Article 55(Provisional impoundment of motor vehicle registration license plate of delinquents of administrative fines relating to motor vehicles) #

Article 56(Submission of certificate of payment of administrative fines relating to motor vehicles) #

Article 57(Administrative fines) #