SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE ON COLLECTION OF CONGESTION FEES
- Enactment No. 3339, Oct. 05, 1996
- Partial Amendment No. 3844, Mar. 15, 2001
- Partial Amendment No. 4028, Sep. 12, 2002
- Partial Amendment No. 4303, Jul. 21, 2005
- Partial Amendment No. 4463, Jan. 02, 2007
- Partial Amendment No. 4853, Sep. 29, 2009
- Partial Amendment No. 5578, Oct. 04, 2013
- Partial Amendment No. 5658, Jan. 09, 2014
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 6016, Oct. 08, 2015
- Partial Amendment No. 6227, May. 19, 2016
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7580, May. 19, 2020
- Partial Amendment No. 7709, Oct. 05, 2020
- Partial Amendment No. 7834, Jan. 07, 2021
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 7912, Mar. 25, 2021
Partial Amendment No. 4463, Jan. 02, 2007 | Partial Amendment No. 4853, Sep. 29, 2009 |
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Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for matters delegated pursuant to Articles 22 and 35 of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act and Article 15 of the Enforcement Decree of the aforesaid Act regarding the imposition and collection of congestion fees and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof.
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Article 2 (Definitions)
Terms used in this Ordinance shall be defined as follows:
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Article 3 (Designation of Areas subject to Imposition of Congestion Fees and Cancellation of Designation)
(1) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor") may designate an area as a traffic congestion area pursuant to Article 15 of the Enforcement Decree of the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act.
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Article 4 (Hours subject to Imposition of Congestion Fees)
(1) The hours subject to the imposition of congestion fees shall be from 7:00 to 21:00: Provided, That no congestion fee shall be imposed on Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays. <Amended on Jul. 21, 2005>
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Article 5 (Types of Vehicles subject to Imposition)
A motor vehicle with two or less persons on board, including the driver, shall be subject to the imposition of congestion fees, if it falls under any of the following subparagraphs:
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Article 6 (Exemption for Congestion Fees)
(1) Notwithstanding Article 5, no congestion fee shall be imposed on any of the following motor vehicles:
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Article 7 (Guidelines for Imposition of Congestion Fees)
The amount of a congestion fee shall be 2,000 won.
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Article 8 (Methods of Collecting Congestion Fees)
(1) The methods of collecting congestion fees shall be classified into collection by collectors and automated collection by electronic devices, and either a single method or combined methods may be applied for the collection depending upon regional circumstances and traffic conditions.
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Article 9 (Temporary Suspension of Collection of Congestion Fees)
The Mayor may temporarily suspend the collection of congestion fees if any of the following events occurs due to a natural disaster or accident:
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Article 10 (Entrustment of Administrative Matters)
The Mayor may entrust the private sector with the operation of equipment for the collection of congestion fees and administrative matters therefor in order to impose and collect congestion fees efficiently.
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Article 11 (Fines for Negligence for Violating Vehicles)
(1) If a vehicle subject to the imposition of congestion fees passes through a congestion area without paying a congestion fee, the Mayor shall impose a fine for negligence equivalent to five times as much as the congestion fee on such a vehicle.
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