A defendant shall be punished by imprisonment with prison labor for up to six months.

However, the execution of the above punishment shall be suspended for a period of two years from the date this judgment becomes final and conclusive.

Punishment of the crime

[2017 Highest 72]

1. The Defendant in violation of the Safety Control of Elevator Facilities Act is a person who manufactures and installs elevators with the trade name “C” from Pyeongtaek-si B.

Any person who intends to engage in the business of manufacturing or importing the entrance shall file for registration with the competent Mayor/Do Governor.

Nevertheless, from April 2015, the Defendant operated an office with the trade name "C" in Pyeongtaek-si B, and operated an elevator manufacturing business without being registered with a branch office of Gyeonggi-do from April 2015, including manufacturing and installing an elevator in the E church located in Pyeongtaek-si D around June 2016.

2. Around June 2016, the Defendant, who is engaged in the business of manufacturing and installing elevators, was engaged in manufacturing and installing a pressure-type manual lifts (hereinafter “elevator”) inside the E church located in D at the time of influence.

In such cases, a person engaged in the manufacture and installation of an elevator shall install an elevator safely in accordance with the design drawings verified by using the standardized parts in accordance with the relevant laws, such as the Safety Control of Elevator Facilities, and after inspection of whether the elevator is operated safely, prevent safety accidents by obtaining operation approval from the relevant agencies, and if the elevator entrance is not completely closed, an elevator has a duty of care to install an elevator so as not to operate the elevator.

Nevertheless, the defendant did not register as an elevator manufacturer and did not observe the procedure such as obtaining approval for operation as described in paragraph 1, but did not properly install a locked location to confirm whether the elevator door is completely closed on the elevator door, so even if the elevator door is not closed, the above locked location was recognized as locked and installed to operate the elevator.

On September 20, 2016, the entrance door of the first floor of an elevator around 04:08.