A law on increased mobilization comes into force in Ukraine on May 18, which aims to strengthen the country's defense capabilities in connection with the aggravation of the situation in the east and the threat from Russia. However, this is not the only law that will be important for Ukraine's national security.
In parallel with it, another law, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, on liability for “evaders” (fines from 17,000 to 25,500 hryvnias, for officials – from 34,000 to 59,500 hryvnias), should come into force. It has not yet been signed by the president, but, most likely, it will be done in the near future.
There is already a lot of very contradictory information surrounding the topic of who is responsible and what.
For example, some deputies claim that after a person fails to pay several fines, he or she faces criminal liability. All the lawyers and lawyers interviewed by Strana denied this. There is no criminal liability for not updating one’s data or not coming to a summons. Only a fine, regardless of how many times it is imposed on a person.
Criminal liability arises in two cases. If a person does not come after a warning from the head of the CCC (not to be confused with a summons). Importantly, the warning must be delivered to the person personally.
Secondly, criminal liability arises if a person has passed a military medical examination and has been given a summons to mobilize into the army ("combat") and has not shown up for it. But for this, one must pass a military medical examination.
Failure to pay the fine may result in seizure of property and debiting of funds from the account.
In addition, the imposition of fines can be appealed in court. And lawyers recommend doing so, because by paying a fine, a person actually admits guilt in violating the rules of military registration. And this threatens that such a conscript, if found, may be given a warning from the CCC, for evading which criminal liability arises.
