Does a fine sentence also leave a criminal record?

If finalized as a fine sentence, it remains on the criminal record.

Strictly speaking, criminal records are something that can be looked up for life.

A fine sentence under criminal law is an amount of 50,000 won or more, and regardless of the amount, if you receive a fine sentence verdict, a criminal record remains.

If you have received punishment such as death penalty, imprisonment, confinement, loss of qualification, or suspension of qualification, it can be looked up for life when checking criminal history.

The list of inmates that records prisoners who received sentences of suspension of qualification or higher is managed by the prosecutor's office and military prosecutor's office, and the inmate registration card is managed by the city, district, town, or township office where the inmate is registered.

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

Therefore, it can be deleted afterwards.

1) Decision of non-transmission by judicial police officer

2) Non-prosecution disposition by prosecutor

3) Confirmation of court verdict of not guilty, dismissal, or rejection of prosecution (2 years after suspension of sentence)

4) Confirmation of court decision to dismiss prosecution

5) Decision of non-disposition or non-commencement of trial by family court juvenile division

If a criminal record remains, it can cause inconvenience in daily life such as disqualification for civil service appointment, inability to work at kindergartens, security companies, elderly care facilities, etc., or disadvantages in overseas travel, so we recommend obtaining a non-transmission decision from police and non-prosecution disposition from prosecutor whenever possible.