서울고등법원 | 2019-12-10 | 2019누50658
법원 판례 기준으로 판결요지와 원문 출처를 내부에서 확인하세요.
원문이 아닌 정리본이며, 저장된 요약의 끝부분이 잘려 있을 수 있습니다.
경찰공무원 공금 횡령에 따른 징계처분 정당성 및 징계부가금 부과 대상 여부
결과 요약
- 근로자의 항소를 기각하고, 항소비용은 근로자가 부담함.
- 제1심판결의 일부 오기를 수정하고, 횡령액 및 징계시효, 평등의 원칙 위배 여부, 징계부가금 부과 대상 여부에 대한 판단을 추가하여 인용함.
사실관계
- 근로자는 경찰공무원으로, 2013. 1. 1.부터 2015. 12. 31.까지 총 16,187,463원의 공금을 횡령함.
- 근로자는 횡령한 공금 중 7,217,601원이 국가공무원법 제78조의2 제1항 제2호에서 정한 징계부가금 부과 대상이 되는지에 대해 다툼.
- 근로자는 유사한 비위행위를 저지른 다른 경찰공무원에게 내려진 징계에 비해 자신의 징계가 과중하여 평등의 원칙에 반한다고 주장함.
- 근로자는 징계시효가 도과되었다고 주장함.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
징계처분의 평등의 원칙 위배 여부
- 법리: 징계처분이 평등의 원칙에 반하는지 여부는 비위행위의 정도, 태양, 경위, 동기 등을 종합적으로 고려하여 판단함.
- 법원의 판단:
- 근로자는 다른 경찰공무원의 감봉처분 사례를 근거로 평등의 원칙 위배를 주장함.
- 그러나 해당 사례의 경찰공무원은 횡령행위가 발각되지 않았음에도 4일 만에 자발적으로 반환했던 점 등을 고려할 때, 근로자의 위반행위와 비행의 정도, 태양, 경위, 동기 등이 동일하거나 유사하다고 보기 어려움.
- 따라서 위 사례만으로 해당 징계처분이 평등의 원칙에 반한다고 단정할 수 없음.
징계시효 도과 여부
- 법리: 국가공무원법 제83조의2 제1항, 제78조의2 제1항에 따라 징계사유에 대한 징계시효는 5년임.
- 법원의 판단:
- 이 부분 징계사유에는 5년의 징계시효가 적용됨.
- 징계시효가 도과되었다고 볼 수 없음.
징계부가금 부과 대상 여부
- 법리: 국유재산법령의 위임을 받아 마련된 국유재산 사용·수익허가 지침에 따라 경찰관서장으로부터 권한을 위임받은 자치조직에서 식당을 운영하여 발생한 초과 수익은 국고금 관리법 제2조 제1항 가목의 '법령 또는 계약 등에 따라 국가의 세입으로 납입되는 현금 등'에 해당하며, 이는 국가공무원법 제78조의2 제1항 제2호에서 정한 징계부가금 부과 대상이 됨.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
공식 원문 미확인
1. 원고의 항소를 기각한다. 2. 항소비용은 원고가 부담한다.
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- 법원의 판단:
- B경찰서 복지위원회는 구내식당 등의 효율적인 운영을 위해 마련된 조직에 불과함.
- 국유재산인 구내식당 등의 운영으로 인한 수익금은 국고금 관리법 제2조 제1항 가목의 '법령 또는 계약 등에 따라 국가의 세입으로 납입되는 현금 등'에 해당함.
- 근로자가 횡령한 합계 7,217,601원의 공금은 국가공무원법 제78조의2 제1항 제2호에서 정한 징계부가금 부과 대상이 됨.
- 따라서 근로자의 이 부분 주장은 이유 없음.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 국가공무원법 제78조의2(징계부가금)
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① 공무원이 다음 각 호의 어느 하나에 해당하는 비위를 저질러 징계의결을 요구하는 경우에는 해당 징계 외에 징계부가금 부과 의결을 함께 요구하여야 한다.
- 2. 공금 횡령, 유용
- 국가공무원법 제83조의2(징계시효)
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① 징계의결등의 요구는 징계사유가 발생한 날부터 3년(금품 및 향응 수수, 공금의 횡령ㆍ유용의 경우에는 5년)이 지나면 하지 못한다.
- 국고금 관리법 제2조(정의)
- ① 이 법에서 사용하는 용어의 뜻은 다음과 같다.
- 1. "국고금"이란 다음 각 목의 어느 하나에 해당하는 현금 등을 말한다.
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가. 법령 또는 계약 등에 따라 국가의 세입으로 납입되는 현금 등
- 구 경찰공무원 징계양정 등에 관한 규칙(2017. 9. 25. 경찰청예규 제528호로 개정되기 전의 것)
검토
- 본 판결은 공금 횡령 등 비위행위에 대한 징계처분의 정당성을 재확인하고, 특히 징계부가금 부과 대상이 되는 '공금'의 범위를 명확히 함.
- 경찰서 구내식당