by the Supreme Court of Korea

“ The grounds for exceptions such as a violation of traffic signal, etc., stipulated in the items of Article 3 (2) of the Act on Special Cases concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accident that permits a driver who causes a traffic accident and commits a crime of causing injury to someone, while on the job, through negligence or through gross negligence to bring a suit against a victim's expression of opinions are not the elements of the crime of violation stipulated under Article 3 (1) of the same Act but merely constitute the grounds for submitting the indictment. ”

“ Article 117 of the Road Traffic Act (Common Provisions) (1) For the purpose of this Chapter, the term "act of offense" means the violating acts falling under the crimes under each subparagraph of Article 113 or 114, and the definite scope thereof shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree. (2) For the purpose of this Chapter, the term "offender" means a person who has committed an act of offense, but who does not fall under any of the following subparagraphs: A driver of a motor vehicle, etc. who has been unable to present his driver's license at the time of an act of offense ”

“ A driver of a vehicle who commits a crime provided in Article 268 of the Criminal Act by reason of a traffic accident shall be punished by imprisonment without prison labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won. ”