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Article 85 (Issuance of Driver's License, etc.)

제85조 운전면허증의 발급 등

Ministry
경찰청
In force
2026-07-01
Articles
192
Original (Korean)

운전면허를 받으려는 사람은 운전면허시험에 합격하여야 한다.

A person who intends to obtain a driver's license shall pass the driver's license examination.

시ㆍ도경찰청장은 운전면허시험에 합격한 사람에 대하여 행정안전부령으로 정하는 운전면허증을 발급하여야 한다. <개정 2013.3.23, 2014.11.19, 2017.7.26, 2020.12.22>

The Provincial Police Agency Commissioner shall issue a driver's license, as prescribed by the Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, to a person who has passed the driver's license examination. <Amended by Act No. 11699, Mar. 23, 2013, Act No. 12844, Nov. 19, 2014, Act No. 14859, Jul. 26, 2017, Act No. 17820, Dec. 22, 2020>

시ㆍ도경찰청장은 운전면허를 받은 사람이 다른 범위의 운전면허를 추가로 취득하는 경우에는 운전면허의 범위를 확대(기존에 받은 운전면허의 범위를 추가하는 것을 말한다)하여 운전면허증을 발급하여야 한다. <신설 2014.12.30, 2020.12.22>

When a person who has obtained a driver's license additionally acquires a driver's license of a different category, the Provincial Police Agency Commissioner shall issue a driver's license by expanding the category of the driver's license (meaning adding to the category of the driver's license previously obtained). <Newly Inserted by Act No. 12948, Dec. 30, 2014, Act No. 17820, Dec. 22, 2020>

시ㆍ도경찰청장은 운전면허를 받은 사람이 운전면허의 범위를 축소(기존에 받은 운전면허의 범위에서 일부 범위를 삭제하는 것을 말한다)하기를 원하는 경우에는 운전면허의 범위를 축소하여 운전면허증을 발급할 수 있다. <신설 2014.12.30, 2020.12.22>

When a person who has obtained a driver's license wishes to reduce the category of the driver's license (meaning deleting a part of the category of the driver's license previously obtained), the Provincial Police Agency Commissioner may issue a driver's license by reducing the category of the driver's license. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 12948, Dec. 30, 2014, Act No. 17820, Dec. 22, 2020>

운전면허의 효력은 본인 또는 대리인이 제2항부터 제4항까지에 따른 운전면허증을 발급받은 때부터 발생한다. 이 경우 제3항 또는 제4항에 따라 운전면허의 범위를 확대하거나 축소하는 경우에도 제93조에 따라 받게 되거나 받은 운전면허 취소ㆍ정지처분의 효력과 벌점은 그대로 승계된다. <개정 2014.12.30>

The effect of a driver's license shall arise from the time when the driver's license is issued pursuant to paragraphs ② through ④, either by the person himself or by an agent. In this case, even when expanding or reducing the category of a driver's license pursuant to paragraphs ③ or ④, the effect of the driver's license cancellation or suspension and the penalty points received or to be received pursuant to Article 93 shall be inherited as they are. <Amended by Act No. 12948, Dec. 30, 2014>

제2항부터 제4항까지에 따라 발급받은 운전면허증은 부정하게 사용할 목적으로 다른 사람에게 빌려주거나 빌려서는 아니 되며, 이를 알선하여서도 아니 된다. <신설 2024.3.19>

A driver's license issued pursuant to paragraphs ② through ④ shall not be lent to another person or borrowed from another person for the purpose of fraudulent use, nor shall it be facilitated. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 18974, Mar. 19, 2024>

Translation

Machine translation. The Korean text is authoritative.

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