Appeals against administrative dispositions
Writing a DUI Apology Letter and Petition Letters — 60-Day Objection to License Revocation, Mitigation Requirements and Attachments
When you seek mitigation after a license revocation or suspension for drunk driving, an apology letter and petition letters from family or your workplace are attachments that explain your livelihood circumstances and efforts to prevent a recurrence. An objection must be filed with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan/Provincial Police Agency within 60 days of receiving the disposition (Road Traffic Act Article 94), and anyone with a blood alcohol concentration over 0.1%, a drunk-driving accident causing injury, refusal of a breath test, or a prior drunk-driving record is excluded from objection mitigation (Enforcement Rule Annex 28).
Procedure
- Appeal Difficulty High
Submitting an opinion, objection or administrative appeal against a disposition or decision already made, or applying for damage relief or dispute mediation. The reviewing body decides after examining the facts and the law, so preparing supporting evidence is important.
We will prepare an objection form and an administrative appeal request form for driver's license cancellation or suspension. Applications for suspension of execution are classified into separate types.
Scope & fee
- Police-issued driver's license disposition objection only
- We will review the license disposition and driving/living data of 1 driver and prepare an objection to the National Police Agency and a statement of reasons for reduction of sentence. administrative appeals and suspensions of execution are not included. Scope of writing: 1 type of driving history, livelihood, reason for reduction of penalty, 5 pages per type. It does not include in-office submissions.
- Official fee source ↗
- Administrative appeal merits petition; stay-of-execution application excluded
- We will review the evidence of 1 license disposition and prepare a request for administrative appeal on the merits. It does not include applications for suspension of execution. Scope of preparation: 1 type of administrative appeal claim, 5 pages per type. It does not include in-office submissions.
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- Administrative appeal and administrative appeal commission stay-of-execution request
- We will prepare the merits of the administrative appeal for 1 license disposition and an application for suspension of execution by the Administrative Appeals Committee. It does not include court applications and appeals to the new Police Service. Scope of preparation: administrative appeal request form (1 type, 5 pages per type), Administrative Appeals Commission application for suspension of execution (1 type, per type), 5 pages per type. It does not include in-office submissions.
- Stay-of-execution documents for an existing driver's license administrative appeal
- We will review the records of the original case and emergency damage data that have already been filed and prepare an application for suspension of execution. It does not include filing of new merits and independent motions without merits. Scope of writing: Reasons for application for suspension of execution Type 1, 3 pages per type. It does not include in-office submissions.
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- Include the objection request as well
- We will prepare the National Police Agency objection, administrative appeal merits, and execution suspension documents for 1 license disposition to the extent of actual progress. Do not duplicate common documents. Scope of writing: National Police Agency objection statement (1 type/5 pages per category), reasons for requesting administrative appeal (1 type/5 pages per category), grounds for application for suspension of execution (1 type/type) (3 pages per category). It does not include in-office submissions.
- Official fee source ↗
1. Check the disposition and the exclusion grounds
Check the date you received the license disposition, your blood alcohol concentration and whether there was an accident. Mitigation applies to people for whom driving is an important means of supporting the family, model drivers who have done traffic volunteer work for at least 3 years, and similar cases; you are excluded if any of the following applies: over 0.1%, a drunk-driving accident causing injury, refusing a breath test, fleeing or assaulting a police officer, 3 or more injury accidents within 5 years, or a drunk-driving record within the past 5 years (Enforcement Rule Annex 28, item 1(f)). From February 25, 2027, the last criterion changes to a drunk-driving record after June 30, 2001.
2. Prepare livelihood documents
Show that driving is essential to your work with an employment certificate, work records stating driving duties, or business documents. Show dependents with a family relation certificate, and organize income and loan repayment burdens with pay statements and debt records.
3. Write the apology letter
State the date and circumstances of the stop and the measured level exactly as on the disposition, and acknowledge the wrongdoing before any explanation. Then describe the concrete difficulties losing the license causes for your livelihood and what you have actually done to prevent a recurrence (completing education, records of using designated driver services, etc.).
4. Obtain petition letters
Ask people who know your situation directly, such as family members, your supervisor or business partners, to write petition letters in their own names, and attach a copy of each writer's ID. Each letter should state the writer's relationship and what they have personally seen so the letters do not repeat the same content.
5. Submit the objection or the administrative appeal
File the objection within 60 days of receiving the disposition on Form No. 87 with the license disposition attached to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan/Provincial Police Agency, and the Driver's License Administrative Disposition Objection Review Committee reviews it (Enforcement Rule Article 95). If mitigated, a revocation becomes 110 disposition penalty points and a suspension is reduced to 1/2 of the days, and you may still file an administrative appeal within 90 days of being notified of the objection result (Road Traffic Act Article 94(3)).
Required documents
- Driver's license disposition objection form (Enforcement Rule of the Road Traffic Act, Form No. 87) or administrative appeal petition (Enforcement Rule of the Administrative Appeals Act, Form No. 30)
- Driver's license disposition (disposition decision notice)
- Your apology letter
- Petition letters from family or workplace contacts with copies of the writers' IDs
- Employment certificate or other documents showing that driving is your means of livelihood
- Family relation certificate, pay statements and debt records
- Traffic volunteer work certificate or commendation (if applicable)
Fees
There is no fee for the objection form (Form No. 87). Our office fee starts from the amount shown above and may vary depending on whether you proceed with an objection only or also an administrative appeal, and on the volume of attachments; we will give you an exact quote after reviewing your documents.
Legal basis and review date
- Road Traffic Act, Article 94
- Enforcement Rule of the Road Traffic Act, Article 95 and Form No. 87
- Enforcement Rule of the Road Traffic Act, Annex 28, item 1(f)
- Administrative Appeals Act, Article 27
- Enforcement Rule of the Administrative Appeals Act, Form No. 30
Check these first
- The 60-day objection period runs from the date you received the disposition, so record that date first.
- If the circumstances or measured level in your apology letter differ from the disposition, it loses credibility, so write them exactly as stated on the disposition.
Frequently asked questions
Will submitting a DUI apology letter alone reduce a license revocation?
Can I not file an objection if my blood alcohol concentration was over 0.1%?
What is the deadline for a DUI objection?
Who should write petition letters?
What changes if the objection is accepted?
Can an administrative agent help with the apology letter and objection?
Contact us
Hwang Yunsang Administrative Office in Songdo, Incheon prepares and submits administrative documents and explains the procedure. If your situation is similar, send us a message.
📍 2697, 26F POSCO Tower-Songdo, 165 Convensia-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Republic of Korea · 📞 010-3374-2687 · 🌐 hwangadmin.com
This guide is general information based on public sources. Requirements, documents and deadlines differ by case and by the competent agency, so please confirm them before you proceed.