The defendant shall be innocent.

1. The Defendant is the owner of C vehicle. Around 05:47 August 2, 1997, when D, an employee of the Defendant, was in violation of the restriction on vehicle operation of the Korea Highway Corporation by driving a vehicle with a 10 tons weight exceeding a stable of 10 tons on the said vehicle, even though the Korea Highway Corporation restricted traffic for the purpose of preserving the structure of the road and preventing traffic congestion, it was in violation of the restriction on vehicle operation of the said vehicle by driving the vehicle with a 10.5 tons weight exceeding a stable of 10.5 tons and 4 11.2 tons on the said vehicle.

2. The prosecutor brought a public prosecution against the above charged facts by applying Articles 86 and 83(1)2 of the former Road Act (amended by Act No. 4920 of Jan. 5, 1995 and amended by Act No. 7832 of Dec. 30, 2005) to the above charged facts.

However, with respect to Article 86 of the above Act, "if an agent, employee or other worker of a corporation commits an offense under Article 83 (1) 2 in connection with the business of the corporation, the corporation shall also be punished by a fine under the corresponding Article," the Constitutional Court rendered a decision that the Article 2010Hun-Ga38 dated October 28, 2010 should be in violation of the Constitution. In accordance with the above decision of unconstitutionality, the above provision of the law has retroactively lost its effect.

3. In conclusion, the facts charged in this case constitute a case that does not constitute a crime, and thus, the defendant is acquitted under the former part of Article 325 of the Criminal Procedure Act.