About 270 police stations across the country are preparing to entrust enforcement of parking regulations to the private sector. The measure will take effect next June following revision of the Road Traffic Law, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
When the revised law goes into force, some 1,600 private-sector patrollers will go on duty, according to the NPA.
"That will free up some 500 police officers per day so we will be able to assign them to work on street crime prevention and other jobs," the agency said.
About 9,300 people in 45 prefectures have been certified to enforce parking laws.
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