In the Verkhovna Rada, there are plans to simplify the conditions for imposing absentee fines from territorial recruitment centers

The bill on voluntary payment of fines with a discount for violations of mobilization rules also clarifies the procedure for remote summons.

This is reported by the “Judicial and Legal Gazette.”

The clarifications are as follows:

1. The document states that the return of a summons from the Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC) marked as undelivered or refused serves as grounds for issuing a fine without compiling a protocol. In other words, after the return of the summons, the TRC can immediately issue a fine.
2. It is established that an extract from the “Oberig” registry, which courts had previously sometimes rejected, can now be considered proof that a person has not updated their registration information.
3. The case may be reviewed either at the location where the individual is registered for military service or where they were identified.
4. There is a 30-day period for paying the fine from the date the decision comes into effect. After this period, the fine is subject to forced collection. In other words, the decision of the TRC will be sent to an enforcement officer, who can immediately open enforcement proceedings, freeze the bank accounts of the individual avoiding mobilization and take other prescribed actions.

Previously, the media reported that Territorial Recruitment Centers had not been actively issuing fines for violations of military registration rules (particularly for not updating information) after the new mobilization law was passed, and that people were reluctant to pay fines.

Additionally, a lawyer mentioned that Ukrainian courts overturn the majority of fines imposed by TRCs related to mobilization law violations. According to him, many fines are being issued, and many related cases are being heard, but 88% of the cases against TRCs regarding fine collection are won by individuals.