Jeju Police Agency Implements Special Clemency for Driver's License Administrative Sanctions on Liberation Day

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Police Agency will implement the ‘2022 Liberation Day Driver’s License Administrative Sanction Special Amnesty’ starting at midnight on the 15th.

According to the Jeju Police Agency on the 12th, the purpose of this amnesty is to alleviate the burden on ordinary citizens, such as livelihood drivers who are struggling due to administrative sanctions on their driver’s licenses, and to provide an opportunity for early return to economic activities.

The amnesty target period is from November 1, 2021, immediately following the ‘2022 New Year Driver’s License Administrative Sanction Special Amnesty’ reference period (2020.11.01.~2021.10.31.) to June 30, 2022.

During this period, a total of 23,960 individuals in Jeju who were subject to driver’s license penalty points for traffic law violations and traffic accidents, those undergoing license suspension or cancellation procedures, and those in the license acquisition restriction period (disqualification period) are eligible for the amnesty.

With this special amnesty, all penalty points imposed on 19,374 individuals in the province will be deleted.

Among those currently under driver’s license suspension or in the process of suspension, 119 individuals will have their remaining suspension period exempted or the suspension procedure halted, allowing them to drive immediately from the 15th.

Two individuals undergoing driver’s license cancellation procedures will also have the execution halted and can drive immediately, and 4,465 individuals in the disqualification period will be granted the benefit of immediate eligibility to take the driver’s license test by lifting the disqualification period.

However, even first-time offenders of drunk driving are excluded from the special amnesty due to the risk and potential social condemnation, and drivers who caused fatal traffic accidents are also excluded to raise awareness and for prevention purposes.

Additionally, those who committed serious traffic violations such as hit-and-run after a traffic accident (with casualties), reckless or retaliatory driving, drugged driving, vehicle-related crimes, obtaining a license fraudulently or falsely, vehicle theft or robbery, assaulting police officers during enforcement, traffic law violations in protected zones, and speeding, as well as those who received amnesty within the past three years as of the enforcement date (June 30, 2022), are excluded from the amnesty.

Those exempted from driver’s license cancellation and those exempted from suspension due to joint risky behavior and causing traffic accidents must complete six hours of traffic safety education conducted by the Road Traffic Authority by the 15th of next month.

Individuals subject to withdrawal of driver’s license suspension or cancellation will be notified individually by mail, but penalty point deletions and disqualification removals must be checked individually.

Special amnesty confirmation is available after identity verification on the Police Agency website and Police Agency Traffic Civil Complaints 24.

Also, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, confirmation is possible after identity verification via the Police Civil Complaints Call Center using the individual’s mobile phone, or by visiting the local police station in person.

Driver’s license suspension and cancellation special amnesty allows individuals to retrieve their driver’s licenses at their local police station starting today, but actual driving is permitted only after midnight on the 15th.

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr