In Ukraine, a driver was deprived of his license for the first time due to violating military registration rules

In Ukraine, a driver was deprived of his license for the first time due to violating military registration rules

On the territory of Ukraine, the first case has been recorded where an individual was restricted in the right to drive a car due to violations of military registration rules. At least 41 court cases were found using the court register search engine.

This became known from Opendatabot.

It is noted that, for now, in most cases, courts return the cases back — however, this is only related to issues with the filing of lawsuits, specifically the non-payment of court fees by the TRC.

"The TRC, as government bodies, might simply not have accounted for the funds for court fees for such lawsuits in their budgets — since the amendments to the mobilization legislation took place in mid-2024. It’s important to understand that this situation is temporary — so by 2025, such an expense item should appear in the TRC budgets, thus increasing the chances of success in courts," comments lawyer Valentyna Slobodyanyuk.

However, there is already a case where the court satisfied the TRC lawsuit.

"For the first time, a driver was temporarily restricted in the right to operate vehicles due to a violation of military registration rules — until he fulfills the TRC requirements or until this requirement is withdrawn," it is said in the message.

The lawyer notes that restrictions on the right to drive a car are not a novelty for our citizens. For example, such a measure is actively applied by state and private bailiffs to debtors regarding alimony. It should be noted that court decisions in such cases are fully anonymized — they do not specify the parties to the process, which prevents verification of the existence of a case regarding oneself.

This may be related to the legislators’ plans to close access to information about court cases related to mobilization. The relevant draft law has already passed the first reading in the Verkhovna Rada and is being prepared for the second reading.

"Indeed, currently, in such categories of cases, there are no legal requirements for anonymizing the data of the participants in the case. Such measures are only possible in criminal cases, in closed court proceedings, and concerning court decisions on conducting covert investigations. Now, restricting access to the Register or its separate decisions is aimed at preventing threats to the life and health of judges and trial participants. The basis for this can be instructive letters from the SSU, government directives, appeals from the command of the Armed Forces," says the lawyer.

Thus, Ukrainians can find out if there are such lawsuits against them only through court services in the "Diya" app or in the electronic office of the "e-Court" system.