Incheon City Expands Residents' Audit Request Rights... Age Limit Lowered from 19 to 18

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City announced on the 11th that it will lower the age for filing a resident audit request from 19 to 18 years old.

The city will implement a partial amendment to the 'Ordinance on Resident Audit Requests' starting from the 13th to lower the age requirement and ease the filing period for resident audit requests.

Accordingly, the age criterion for audit requests will be lowered from 19 to 18 years old, and the deadline for filing an audit request will be extended from within 2 years to within 3 years from the date the administrative task was processed or completed. The minimum number of residents required for an audit request remains unchanged at 300.

A resident audit request can be filed when illegal or unjust administrative actions or unreasonable administrative systems cause infringement of residents' rights. If a petition signed by at least 300 residents aged 18 or older is submitted to the head of the relevant department, a resident audit will be conducted.

An official from Incheon City stated, "We promoted the ordinance amendment in cooperation with each district and county," and added, "We will continue to publicize the resident audit request system so that it can operate as a means to remedy infringements on citizens' rights."

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