Prosecutors in South Korea directed charges against the subsidiary of American taxi company Uber, for violating the law on public transportation, according to Yonhap news agency.

The prosecutor’s office in Seoul began criminal proceedings against the subsidiary. The director is 38 year old Travis Kalanik, the founder of Uber which is the same company handling the app for smartphones and tablets. Prosecutors will not be making arrests, according to the same source. The maximum penalty for violating this law is the imposition of a fine of 18,121 USD or imprisonment up to two years, reported Yonhap.