This is about penalty deposit refund application. Refund application is made if there has been a double penalty payment, a sentence reduction by the court, or other reason for refund.
Deposit order
This is a system by which, when issuing a sentence for a case after a trial, the court orders payment of a penalty.
Deposit refund
A deposit paid to the prosecution service by the defendant in compliance with the court??s deposit order will be returned to the payer in the following cases
- in a case in which deposit payment was ordered in the first trial but no deposit payment was ordered by a higher court due to a not-guilty verdict, etc.
- if the paid deposit exceeds the determined amount; or
- if a penalty was paid two or more times.
How to know if one is entitled to a deposit refund
When a reason for a deposit refund arises, the payer will be notified of such by the concerned prosecution services refund staffer, by phone or mail. Even before receiving the above refund notice, however, the payer may apply with the prosecution service concerned for a refund when a reason for such arises.
- What to do if the refund recipient cannot apply for a refund because he/she joined the armed forces or is on a long trip, or because his/her whereabouts are unknown
- Apply for deposit refund through the refund recipient??s bank account (under the refund recipient??s name), without a bankbook.
- In case the refund recipient has no bank account, if the refund amount is KRW300,000 or under, the recipient??s spouse, immediate family member, or sibling may apply for a refund without any need to present the recipient??s power of attorney, only a family ID certificate and a family relation certificate.