The information was published yesterday. The court hearing itself was held on the submission of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Valeriya Lutkovska regarding the official interpretation of the provision of part one of Article 276 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.
This decision tells us that traffic police officers do not have the right to demand payment of a fine for traffic violations. That is, in such a case, the official must draw up a protocol, interview witnesses, obtain explanations from the person being brought to responsibility, and carry out a number of other procedural actions established by the Code on Administrative Offenses. The drawn-up protocol should then be sent to the relevant authority – the district department of internal affairs.
The concept of "a case of an administrative offense is considered at the place of its commission" was also clarified:
The provision of part one of Article 276 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, which stipulates that "a case of an administrative offense is considered at the place of its commission," should be understood as follows: the phrase "at the place of its commission" used in it defines the administrative-territorial unit to which the jurisdiction of the relevant body authorized by law to consider the case of an administrative offense extends.
