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Fine by summary order

Unlicensed driving: leniency by summary fine

Road Traffic Act(unlicensed driving)

Case type
Road Traffic Act(unlicensed driving)
Statute
Dorogyotongbeob Je152Jo Je1Ho, Je43Jo
Counsel
LAWL Law Firm Busancriminalspecialist Attorney
Outcome
Beolgeum KRW 100 million summary order

Case summary

This file is indexed as “Unlicensed driving: leniency by summary fine”. It was classified as Road Traffic Act(unlicensed driving). The recorded outcome is Fine by summary order.

Statutes and legal standards

Drunk driving is charged under the Road Traffic Act from a 0.03% criminal threshold. Injury while intoxicated and leaving the scene can add the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes Act. License suspension runs on a separate administrative clock and does not wait for the criminal judgment.

Issues and LAWL’s work

The live fights are the drinking-to-test timeline, prior DUI counts, accident facts and whether the license track is already moving. Harm repair, if there are injured parties, has to be documented rather than promised. This file was classified as Road Traffic Act(unlicensed driving), with the outcome Fine by summary order.

Result of LAWL’s work

The indexed outcome is Fine by summary order. Sentencing and charging exits turn on early evidence, harm repair where it applies, and a record the court can use — not a speech about remorse.

Practice notes

Plot last drink, observation period and test gap before talking about remorse. Repeat DUI and unlicensed driving change the range. If there is an injury file, documented recovery of harm is usually the difference between a speech and a record the court can use.

References

Korean statutes: Korea Law Information Center (law.go.kr).
Plain-language guides: Ministry of Government Legislation easy-law service (easylaw.go.kr).
Court procedure: Supreme Court of Korea (scourt.go.kr).
Sentencing: Supreme Court Sentencing Commission (sc.scourt.go.kr).
Confirm amendments on those sites; this page is a practice note, not an official translation of the Korean case file.

Before you call

Does a first-offense DUI always end in a fine?
No. Blood-alcohol level, distance driven, injury and priors move the range. Injury while intoxicated can be charged as a felony-range count even on a first file.
If I settle with injured drivers, is the criminal case over?
Settlement does not erase the count. It can matter for sentencing. Documented payment and medical records have to be in the file, not described later as a promise.

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