Amendments and additions to the Administrative Liability Code

The Act introduces into the Administrative Liability Code the procedure for processing applications for placement in a rehabilitation centre of a person without a fixed place of residence.

The law also provides for the transfer to the Administrative Liability Code of the rules of the Administrative Liability Code concerning the consideration of applications for placement in a rehabilitation centre of persons of no fixed abode and the transfer of the consideration of the corresponding cases from the administrative courts to the district and municipal criminal courts.

The Administrative Liability Code includes a procedure for dealing with cases of placement in a rehabilitation centre of a person of no fixed abode.

If the grounds for placing a stateless person in a rehabilitation centre are established, the internal affairs organ is required to prepare materials for submission to the court within 48 hours of the person's arrival at the internal affairs organ with a request to place him or her in a rehabilitation centre for a period not exceeding 30 days.

Materials concerning placement in a rehabilitation centre of a person without a fixed place of residence are submitted by the internal affairs body to the district (city) criminal court at the place where the person is identified or at the location of the rehabilitation centre.

The application is considered individually by the judge in a closed court session within 24 hours of its submission.

The Act enters into force on the date of its official publication.