TRC fined a man 17 thousand UAH for failure to register at the IDP address – which side did the court take
The Rozdilna District Court canceled the ruling imposing a fine on a conscript for violating military registration rules.
Case circumstances
The plaintiff is a conscript. In 2017, he received the status of an internally displaced person and registered his place of residence at the corresponding address. On December 20, 2023, the plaintiff deregistered from his previous place of residence in Luhansk region and registered a new place of residence.
In 2023, the plaintiff updated his military registration data and registered for military service at his registered place of residence, which is confirmed by a temporary conscript certificate. On February 6, 2025, the plaintiff passed the military medical commission. In addition, he was repeatedly granted a deferral from conscription during mobilization under paragraph 4 of part one of article 23 of the Law of Ukraine "On Mobilization Preparation and Mobilization" due to single parenting of a child whose mother had died.
On February 16, 2026, an employee of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center drew up a protocol on an administrative offense under part 3 of article 210 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses. The basis was that the plaintiff allegedly did not register for military service at the place where he obtained the status of an internally displaced person.
On February 26, 2026, the acting head of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center issued ruling No. 105, which held the plaintiff administratively liable under part 3 of article 210 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses and imposed a fine of 17,000 hryvnias.
The plaintiff appealed the ruling to the court, stating that he had timely registered for military service at his registered (declared) place of residence back in 2023, fulfilled all legal obligations, and did not violate military registration rules.
Court decision
On June 11, 2026, the Rozdilna District Court of Odesa region fully satisfied the claim in case No. 511/834/26.
The court established that in 2023 the plaintiff registered a new place of residence and registered for military service at that place, updated his military registration data, passed the military medical commission, and had a valid deferral from conscription. The court concluded that the plaintiff fulfilled the obligation to register for military service at the registered (declared) place of residence in accordance with the requirements of article 37 of the Law of Ukraine "On Military Duty and Military Service" and the Procedure for organizing and maintaining military registration.
The court noted that current legislation does not contain a separate requirement for mandatory military registration specifically at the place of obtaining the status of an internally displaced person if the person has registered (declared) a new place of residence. The defendant failed to prove the presence of an administrative offense under part 3 of article 210 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses.
Court ruling:
- To recognize as unlawful and cancel ruling No. 105 dated February 26, 2026, on imposing an administrative penalty.
- To close the proceedings in the administrative offense case against the plaintiff due to the absence of the event and elements of an administrative offense.
- To recover court costs in the amount of 605 hryvnias 60 kopecks in favor of the plaintiff at the expense of the budget allocations of the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center.
The decision may be appealed to the Fifth Administrative Court of Appeal within ten days from the date of the full decision.
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