DUI & Traffic Accident Center
Legal Guides
Drunk driving, refusing a breath test, hit-and-run, license relief. Guides by case type and procedure from DAEON DUI & Traffic Accident Center, based on Korean law in force as of October 20, 2026.
By Type of Case
Drunk Driving (DUI)
In a drunk driving case, the sentence depends on which blood…
How to respond →Case TypeRepeat DUI · Second Offense or More
If you are caught again within 10 years after a fine or heav…
How to respond →Case TypeRefusing a Breath Test · Obstructing a Test (Post-Driving Drinking)
It is easy to assume that avoiding the test will make the pe…
How to respond →Case TypeDUI Accident · Death and Injury Due to Dangerous Driving
If you injured someone while driving drunk, an offense for t…
How to respond →Case TypeHit-and-Run · Fleeing After Causing Injury
Fleeing after causing injury is among the most heavily punis…
How to respond →Case TypeFailure to Take Measures After an Accident · Leaving After Property Damage
Even in an accident where no one was hurt, you can be crimin…
How to respond →Case TypeThe 12 Serious-Fault Traffic Accidents
The Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffi…
How to respond →Case TypeCrosswalk · Pedestrian Accidents
Accidents injuring pedestrians are among those that investig…
How to respond →Case TypeChild Protection Zone Accidents · Min-sik's Law
Article 5-13 of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. o…
How to respond →Case TypeFatal Traffic Accidents
The special exemption does not apply to fatal accidents even…
How to respond →Case TypeRetaliatory Driving · Reckless Driving
Because the law can treat a car as a "dangerous object," thr…
How to respond →Case TypeDriving Without a License
Not only people who never obtained a license, but also those…
How to respond →Case TypeCompensation for Traffic Accident Victims
The amount an insurer first offers is based on its own polic…
How to respond →Procedure Guides
DUI Penalties · License Rules at a Glance
DUI penalties differ completely depending on whether it is a…
Read the guide →Procedure GuideChallenging License Revocation – Objection · Administrative Appeal · Administrative Lawsuit
License revocation is an administrative action taken separat…
Read the guide →Procedure GuidePolice Questioning in Traffic Accident · DUI Cases
A traffic accident case starts in the traffic investigation…
Read the guide →Procedure GuideCriminal Settlement · Deposit in Traffic Accident Cases
Even if the insurer pays the medical costs and damages, crim…
Read the guide →Procedure GuideComprehensive Insurance and the Special Exemptions of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents (the “Traffic Accident Settlement Act”, 교통사고처리법)
The Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffi…
Read the guide →Procedure GuideWidmark Formula · Rising BAC Phase · Blood Tests
BAC rises for a while after drinking and then falls graduall…
Read the guide →Procedure GuideConditional License with an Ignition Interlock Device
The conditional driver's license is a system in force since…
Read the guide →Procedure GuideSentencing Materials and Suspended Sentences in Traffic Criminal Cases
When setting a sentence within the statutory range, the cour…
Read the guide →More case results and columns (in Korean) are on the DAEON DUI & Traffic Accident Center website.
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