On the 7th, 'Resident Registration Fact-Finding Survey' Begins... Up to 75% Fine Reduction for Self-Reporting

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[Asia Economy Reporter Osangdo] The government will conduct a "Resident Registration Fact Survey" nationwide in towns, townships, and neighborhoods from the 7th to March 20th.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 6th that it will carry out the resident registration fact survey to verify whether the resident registration details match the actual place of residence. This is in accordance with Article 20 of the Resident Registration Act and Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Resident Registration Act. Mayors, county governors, and district heads must conduct the fact survey at least once a year and take appropriate measures accordingly.

This survey will serve as a reference for compiling the voter list for the 21st National Assembly election to be held on April 15th, and will be used as basic data for establishing various policies such as taxation, welfare, education, and military service.

The survey is first conducted by community leaders (i-tongjang) visiting every household in their jurisdiction to cross-check the household registry with actual residence. Then, township and neighborhood officials conduct detailed individual investigations of suspicious households. Based on the findings, resident registration corrections, deletions, or registrations of unknown residence will be carried out.

Those subject to fines for unknown residence registration or failure to fulfill resident registration reporting obligations can receive up to a 75% reduction in the fine amount if they voluntarily report to the community center during the fact survey period.

In the "2019 3rd Quarter Resident Registration Fact Survey" conducted from August to September last year, among 52,963 suspected deceased persons, only 2,961 (5.6%) were confirmed to be actually residing. The remaining 49,699 (93.8%) were deleted due to death, and 303 (0.6%) were registered as unknown residence.

Lee Jaegwan, Director of Local Autonomy and Decentralization at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said, "Resident registration data is important data that forms the foundation for national policy making," and urged, "We hope the public will actively cooperate in this fact survey to improve the accuracy of the data."

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