96 Surveying Companies Caught Operating Illegally Despite License Cancellation 4 Years Ago

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Even though it has been 4 years since their registration was canceled, surveying companies operating without registration have been massively caught for illegal activities.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 24th that from April to September, it conducted inspections on 1,144 public, general, and cadastral surveying companies under its management and identified 96 companies that violated relevant laws.

In one case, Surveying Design Office A had its registration canceled in February 2019 and was required by law to re-register and resume business after 2 years, but it continued operating without registration and was caught. Gyeonggi Province filed a complaint with the local police station. Surveying Design Corporation B was also found to have continued illegal operations after closing in April 2019 and was reported to the local police station.

If there are changes in registered surveying business details such as technical personnel, trade name, representative, location, or equipment, the trade name, location, and representative must be reported within 30 days from the date of change, and technical personnel and equipment within 90 days. Failure to report these changes may result in administrative penalties such as fines up to 1 million KRW or business suspension.

Gyeonggi Province plans to impose fines on 19 companies that continued operations without reporting changes in affiliated technical personnel, representatives, or locations. Among these, 3 companies that repeatedly failed to report after the first violation have been suspended from business, and 4 companies that did not meet registration standards are undergoing registration cancellation.

Choi Min-gyu, head of the Cadastral Management Team at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Officially registered surveying companies are always publicly available on the Gyeonggi Real Estate Portal, so it is advisable to check during the development permit application process," and added, "We will continue to enforce strong administrative measures against companies violating related laws to prevent surveying damages to residents."

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