Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to eradicate violations related to motor vehicle management business and to establish sound practices for administrating such motor vehicle management business, by prescribing matters necessary for paying monetary rewards to individuals who report violations related to motor vehicle management business, pursuant to Article 53-2 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act.

Article 2 (Definitions) The term used in this Ordinance is defined as follows:
The term "motor vehicle management business" has the same meaning defined in subparagraph 6 of Article 2 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act").

Article 3 (Persons Eligible for Monetary Rewards) The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") may pay a monetary reward to any individual who reports, or files an accusation of a violation committed by any of the following persons, to an autonomous Gu or investigative agency (nevertheless, no monetary rewards shall be paid to any owner of a motor vehicle who reports any of the violations provided for in subparagraphs 3, 5, and 6): Provided, That the monetary reward shall be paid, either upon expiration of a period specified for the violator to file an appeal on the administrative measure taken, or upon completion of appeal proceedings: <Amended by Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance No. 6131, Jan. 7, 2016>
1. A violation of requirement for registration of motor vehicle management business: A person who conducts vehicle management business without filing for registration, in violation of Article 53 of the Act;
2. A violation of requirement for registration of any modification to motor vehicle management business: A person who conducts motor vehicle management business without filing for registration of modification, in violation of Article 53 of the Act;
3. A person who drives a motor vehicle without registration, in violation of Article 5 of the Act;
4. A person who displays false or exaggerated labeling or runs false or exaggerated advertising, in violation of Article 57 (3) 2 of the Act;
5. A person who fails to file an application for registration of transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle without good cause, in violation of Article 12 (1) of the Act;
6. A person who drives a motor vehicle in violation of Article 24-2 (1) of the Act.

Article 4 (Standards for Payment of Monetary Rewards) (1) Monetary rewards referred to in Article 3 shall be paid to a reporting person based on each case reported and the standards for payment shall be as specified in Appendix 1.
(2) Monetary rewards payable to one person shall not exceed a maximum of one million won monthly and ten million won annually.

Article 5 (Method for Payment of Monetary Rewards) (1) Where the budget for the current year is insufficient to pay a particular monetary rewards pursuant to Article 4, such monetary reward may be paid in the following year.
(2) A monetary reward shall be paid by depositing it into the savings account held by an eligible person, with a financial institution or postal service agency.
(3) Where a person eligible for a monetary reward is a minor, the monetary reward may be paid to the minor's legal representative.
(4) Where several persons report, or file an accusation of, the same violation, a monetary reward shall be paid to the first person who reports or files an accusation of such violation.

Article 6 (Cases Ineligible for Monetary Rewards) No monetary rewards shall be paid in the following circumstances:
1. Where a criminal investigation or inspection is being conducted as at the time a report or an accusation is filed, or a report or accusation is filed regarding a case, a punishment or an administrative measure of which has been taken;
2. Where a report or accusation is filed in violation of a related Act or subordinate statute;
3. Where a public official or police official in charge of traffic administration affairs files a report or accusation;
4. Where a false report or accusation is filed or a report or accusation is filed anonymously.

Article 7 (Method for Reporting and Payment of Monetary Rewards) (1) To report a violation, a person shall complete an application for payment of monetary rewards for reporting violations of the Motor Vehicle Management Act (hereinafter referred to as "application for payment of monetary rewards"), as shown in Appendix 2, and shall submit the application to an autonomous Gu.
(2) Upon receipt of an application for payment of monetary rewards or upon receipt of notice from an investigative agency, an autonomous Gu shall ascertain the facts related to the application and escalate such application to the Mayor by no later than the fifth of the following month.
(3) The Mayor shall ascertain the details of applications for monetary rewards submitted by autonomous Gus and pay the monetary rewards to the reporting persons by no later than the twentieth of each month.

Article 8 (Protection of Reporting Persons) (1) The Mayor and the heads of Gus shall take measures for preventing the divulgence of personal details of reporting persons, in order to protect the reporting persons.
(2) No public official in charge of payment of monetary rewards and public official who receives and manages reports, shall divulge any information they become aware of in the course of processing such reports.
(3) No person to be reported for any violation provided for in Article 3, shall accord any disadvantageous treatment to a person who reports his/her violation.

Article 9 (Recovery) Any monetary reward found to be paid by fraud or other improper means shall be immediately recovered. In such cases, a criminal punishment or other measures shall have no effect on the recovery of the monetary reward.

Article 10 (Enforcement Rule) Matters necessary for the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be prescribed by Rule of the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

ADDENDUM
This Ordinance shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance No. 6131, Jan. 7, 2016>
This Ordinance shall enter into force on February 12, 2016.