Licensed Real Estate Agent Fine Opinion Submission in Korea — 5,000,000 Won Fine for an Agent Assistant's Failure to Disclose and Proving Supervision

Procedure

1. 1. Check the violation and the legal basis in the advance notice

   The advance notice states the facts giving rise to the fine, the fine amount, the applicable law, and the deadline for submitting opinions (Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 3(1)). An agent assistant's disclosure violation falls under Article 51(2)1-4 of the Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, and a violation of the duty to verify and explain the brokered property falls under item 1-6 of the same paragraph; the registration authority imposes the fine for both (same Act, Article 51(5)4).

2. 2. Compare the standard amount with the reduction range

   Annex 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Licensed Real Estate Agents Act sets the agent assistant's disclosure violation at 5,000,000 won and the violation of the duty to verify and explain at 2,500,000 won or 5,000,000 won depending on the violation. The imposing authority may reduce the amount by up to one half where the violation resulted from minor carelessness or error, or where efforts to correct or resolve the violation are recognized, but no reduction applies if the person has unpaid fines in arrears (same Decree, Annex 2, item 1(a)).

3. 3. Organize records of the practicing agent's care and supervision

   The business acts of an agent assistant are deemed acts of the practicing agent who employs him or her, but a practicing agent who did not neglect due care and supervision to prevent the disclosure violation is excluded from the fine (Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, Article 15(2) and the proviso to Article 51(2)1-4). Organize dated records showing supervision before the violation, such as the employment report of the agent assistant, internal guidelines on how to disclose, and training dates and attendance records.

4. 4. Prepare the opinion submission and file it by the deadline

   The party may state opinions in writing or orally and submit evidence within the deadline, and if no opinion is submitted by the deadline, it is deemed that there is no opinion (Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 16(1) and (2); Enforcement Decree of the same Act, Article 3(2)). If the opinion has reasonable grounds, the authority may decide not to impose the fine or change the notified details (same Act, Article 16(3)).

5. 5. Decide between voluntary payment reduction and objection after imposition

   Voluntary payment within the opinion submission deadline can reduce the fine by up to 20%, but once the reduced fine is paid, the imposition and collection procedure ends and you can no longer submit opinions or file an objection (Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 18; Enforcement Decree of the same Act, Article 3(1)5-2 and Article 5). After receiving the imposition notice, you can file a written objection with the registration authority within 60 days of receipt, and an objection causes the imposition to lose effect and the case to be referred to the competent court (same Act, Articles 20 and 21).

Required documents

• Opinion submission (no prescribed statutory form; use the form attached to the advance notice if one is provided)
• Advance notice of fine imposition
• Copy of the brokerage office registration certificate
• Records of the agent assistant employment report
• Internal guidelines on disclosure and agent assistant training records
• Materials showing how the violation occurred (consultation logs, guidance text messages, etc.)
• Records of corrective measures (revised guidelines and retraining records after the violation, etc.)
• Letter of authorization (if submitted by a representative)

Fees

There is no separate government fee for filing an opinion submission. Our office fee starts from the amount shown above and may vary depending on the number of violations and the volume of supporting materials; we will give you an exact quote after reviewing your documents.

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Legal basis and review date

• Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, Article 15
• Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, Article 18-4
• Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, Article 51
• Enforcement Decree of the Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, Article 38
• Enforcement Decree of the Licensed Real Estate Agents Act, Annex 2
• Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 16
• Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 18
• Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 20
• Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 21
• Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 24
• Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 3
• Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 5

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-26

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• If you do not submit an opinion by the deadline, it is deemed that there is no opinion and the fine may be imposed as notified, so check the deadline in the advance notice first (Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 16(1)).
• If you neither file an objection within 60 days of receiving the imposition notice nor pay the fine, additional charges are added and the fine may be collected in the manner of collection of arrears (Act on the Regulation of Violations of Public Order, Article 20(1) and Article 24).

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