30s on Probation for Unlicensed Accident and Using Another Person's Resident Registration Number

A man in his 30s who was caught riding a motorized bicycle without a license and provided the police with someone else's resident registration number was sentenced to probation.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Intern Lee Gyehwa] A man in his 30s, identified as A, who was caught riding a motorized bicycle without a license and then gave the police someone else's resident registration number that he had memorized in advance, was sentenced to probation. A has a history of multiple fines for similar offenses.

On the 10th, the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Jin Wondoo) sentenced A (36), who was tried for violating the Road Traffic Act and the Resident Registration Act, to 8 months in prison with 2 years of probation. Additionally, A was ordered to pay a fine of 300,000 KRW and complete 80 hours of community service.

On November 21 last year, around 12:50 PM, A was caught by a police officer from the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency’s undercover patrol team while riding a motorized bicycle without a license for about 500 meters on a road in front of a university in Chuncheon.

When the police asked for his personal information, A gave the resident registration number of an acquaintance, C, which he had memorized beforehand. He also forged a private document by writing C’s name and resident registration number on the vehicle operation confirmation form requested by the police and signing it by hand. A was prosecuted for these charges.

The court stated, "A’s crimes are not minor, as he drove without a license and fraudulently used another person’s resident registration number," and explained the sentencing reasons: "Despite receiving a summary order for the same charges in July 2020, he committed the same type of crime again, and he has a history of multiple fines for unlicensed driving."

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