1. Reason for Revision

In order to strengthen the management of flooded vehicles, the Motor Vehicle Management Act has been revised (Law No. 20298; promulgated on February 13, 2024; enforced on of August 14, 2024) to require motor vehicle maintenance businesses and persons in charge of maintenance to report and transmit information when they become aware of the fact that the relevant motor vehicle is flooded during the maintenance process, and to impose sanctions for violations; accordingly, this proposed revision prescribes the matters delegated by the Act, such as the standards for the imposition of administrative dispositions against motor vehicle maintenance businesses and persons in charge of maintenance who fail to report or transmit information even after becoming aware of the fact that the relevant motor vehicle is flooded, and the matters necessary for its enforcement. 

2. Main Contents

a. Minor revisions to the text (Article 1 of the draft)

According to the revision of the Act, “Article 46 (5) and Article 64 (2)” are revised to “Article 46 (5), Article 64 (2) and Article 64 (3).”

b. Disposition based on evidence (Article 3 of the draft)

Regarding the administrative disposition items for which the competent authority must secure evidence to prove a violation, the revision contains a provision for the issuance of an order to a motor vehicle maintenance business to suspend the person in charge of maintenance from his/her duties in the event that such person does not report the fact that the relevant motor vehicle is flooded to the motor vehicle maintenance business concerned or makes a false report.

c. Establishment of related administrative disposition standards (Attached Table of the draft)

The revision establishes administrative disposition standards for motor vehicle maintenance businesses and persons in charge of maintenance that fail to report or transmit the facts that the relevant motor vehicle is flooded.