Supreme Court widens ID options for seal registration
A revised Supreme Court rule adds residence certificates to the documents accepted as proof of identity when Koreans register a personal seal, and tightens what counts as a disability certificate.
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it has broadened the identification documents accepted when a person registers a personal seal, adding a certificate of domestic residence to the list and clarifying the requirements for a disability registration card.
The change took effect the same day under Supreme Court Rule No. 3293, a partial revision of the Commercial Registration Rules. Article 36 will now accept foreigner registration cards, domestic residence certificates, passports, driver's licenses and disability registration cards that show both an address and a resident registration number, along with any other identification the court's administrative regulations specify.
The rule previously named driver's licenses, passports, foreigner registration cards and disability registration cards, without setting out what a disability card had to show. The revision makes the address and resident number a condition for the disability card, giving registrars a clearer standard to check against.
The National Court Administration said the change was meant to secure the accuracy and reliability of identity checks when a seal is registered — the point at which a signature stamp is officially recorded and can later be used on legal documents.
The National Court Administration published a draft of the revision on Sept. 2 as Notice No. 2026-208 before the rule was promulgated on Nov. 3 as Supreme Court Rule No. 3293.
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