There are some things that every driver cannot avoid. It’s an unmanned surveillance camera. If you are caught by an unmanned enforcement camera for a signal violation or speed violation, a ‘Notice of Violation and Advance Notice of Fine Imposition’ is sent to your home. At this time, there is a fine or a penalty for negligence, and if you do not pay it within the payment period, you may be at a disadvantage.
Signal violation – fine – negligence – non-payment – penalty
Penalty standards for non-payment of signal violation fines and negligence fines
What if I do not pay fines or fines for signal violations?
Disadvantages due to non-payment of fines 신호위반 과태료
If the driver of the offending vehicle is identified at the time of signal violation, a fine is imposed on the driver. 좋은뉴스
The driver or vehicle owner who has received the notice of imposition of a fine must pay the fine or the fine within the deadline for submitting opinions and paying or raising an objection.
If you pay in advance within 35 days of the issuance of the fine for negligence, you can receive a 20% reduction.
If the fine for negligence is not paid by the payment deadline, a penalty equivalent to 5% will be collected from the date on which the payment deadline has elapsed.
If you continue to fail to pay the fine for negligence in arrears, an additional fee equivalent to 1.2% of the fine for negligence in arrears will be added and collected for each one month elapses from the date on which the payment deadline has passed.
The period during which the additional penalty may be collected shall not exceed 60 months. As a result, a person who pays a fine for negligence is subject to a penalty of up to 75% of the fine for negligence.
If you continue to fail to pay fines and penalties for negligence, your property may be seized or sold for public sale, depending on the example of a disposition for arrears in national or local taxes.
Disadvantages due to non-payment of penalty
The driver who received the notice of penalty payment must pay the penalty within 10 days unless there is an unavoidable reason.
If you do not pay the penalty within the payment period, you must pay 1.2 times the penalty within 20 days from the day following the end of the payment period.
If you do not pay the fine within 30 days of receiving the notice, you will be referred to a summary trial. If 1.5 times the penalty is paid before the judgment is declared, the request for a summary judgment will be cancelled.
When the summary judgment proceeds, it is necessary to appear in each district court for a trial. If they are referred to a summary judgment for non-payment of the fine, they are usually sentenced to a fine of not more than 200,000 won, detention, or a minor.
If you do not attend the summary judgment, you will be charged 40 demerit points. In this case, your license will be suspended for 40 days.
During the period of license suspension, if you pay 1.5 times the amount of the offense notified at the time of the violation and submit supporting documents, the remaining license suspension will be lifted.
How to pay fines
Payment via phone banking or internet banking (refer to the virtual account number and available hours on the front of the notice)
Payment by visiting a commercial bank using advance notice
Internet payment through the Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute or the National Police Agency ePain, etc.
Credit card payment (However, a 1% fee may apply when paying by credit card)
Importance of Penalty Point Management
If the demerit points are less than 40 points for one year, the demerit points will disappear if no demerit points are added for one year from the date of the last violation.
If there are more than 40 demerit points, the license will be suspended for 40 days.
If the demerit points are 40 or more, the management continues for 3 years, and if the license is not revoked after 3 years, the demerit points disappear and become 0 again.
Based on the first violation of the law or the date of the accident, the license will be revoked if the score is 121 points or more for 1 year, 201 points or more for 2 years, and 271 points or more for 3 years.
If you do not take relief measures after a traffic accident, if you lend your driver’s license to others, if you assault a police officer or injure someone while driving under the influence of alcohol, if your blood alcohol concentration is 0.08% or higher, your license will be revoked regardless of the penalty points.
If a traffic accident is found not guilty by a court ruling, the administrative disposition of the driver’s license is immediately revoked, and the demerit points for the accident or violation are deleted.