Does a sentence of a fine also leave a criminal record?

If a sentence of a fine becomes final, it remains on your criminal record.

Strictly speaking, a criminal record is a matter that can be checked for life.

Under the Criminal Act, a fine is an amount of 50,000 won or more, and regardless of the amount, if you are sentenced to a fine, a criminal record remains.

If you received a punishment such as the death penalty, imprisonment, imprisonment without labor, loss of qualifications, or suspension of qualifications, it will be checked for life whenever your criminal record is searched.

The register of convicted persons listing those who received a sentence of suspension of qualifications or heavier is managed by the prosecutors' office and the military prosecutors' office, and the convicted-person record card is managed by the si, gu, eup, or myeon office of the convicted person's registered domicile.

However, in the following situations, it is recorded only as investigation history data with a retention period of 5 to 10 years.

Therefore, it may be deleted afterward.

1) A judicial police officer's decision of non-referral

2) A prosecutor's non-prosecution disposition

3) A court's final judgment of acquittal, exemption from punishment, or dismissal of prosecution (2 years after a suspension of sentencing)

4) A court's final decision to dismiss the prosecution

5) A decision of non-disposition or a decision not to commence a hearing by the juvenile division of a family court or the like

If a criminal record remains, it causes inconvenience in daily life, such as disqualification from appointment as a public official, the inability to work at kindergartens, security companies, or elderly care facilities, or disadvantages regarding overseas travel, so we recommend obtaining, as far as possible, the police's decision of non-referral and the prosecutor's non-prosecution disposition.