Article 26 (Disposition to Impose Penalty Surcharges) (1) Each Mayor/Do Governor may, if a manufacturer or importer falls under any provision of Article 25 (1) 3 through 19, impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 100 million won in lieu of the disposition to suspend his or her business: Provided, That the same shall not apply where a manufacturer or importer violates Article 14 (1) 1 on at least three occasions or violates subparagraph 3 or 7 of that paragraph, and thus falls under Article 25 (1) 12. <Amended on Feb. 11, 2020; Dec. 27, 2022> (2) The amount of a penalty surcharge that may be imposed depending upon the type and degree of each violation subject to the imposition of a penalty surcharge under paragraph (1) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. (3) Each Mayor/Do Governor shall, if a person who is obligated to pay a penalty surcharge under paragraph (1) fails to pay it by the payment deadline, collect it under the Act on the Collection of Local
Administrative Penalty Charges. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013; Mar. 24, 2020>
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS