Driving despite the court decision: how a double violation turned into a criminal verdict
The Khmelnytskyi City District Court found a driver guilty who drove again after being deprived of the right to drive, for failing to comply with a court decision, and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment. At the same time, the man was released from serving the sentence with probation. This was reported by the Khmelnytskyi City District Court of Khmelnytskyi region.
As the court established, on March 27, 2026, a ruling of the Lityn District Court of Vinnytsia region came into legal force, which found a resident of Vinnytsia region guilty of committing an administrative offense under part 5 of article 126 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses (CUAO). He was fined 40,800 hryvnias and deprived of the right to drive vehicles for five years.
However, just a week later, on April 4, 2026, the man got behind the wheel again. In the territory of Khmelnytskyi region, he was stopped by patrol police officers who drew up an administrative protocol. Later, by the ruling of the Khmelnytskyi City District Court, which also came into legal force, he was again found guilty of committing an administrative offense under the same article of the CUAO and was assigned a similar administrative penalty.
Due to the intentional non-compliance with the court ruling that came into legal force, the man was brought to criminal responsibility under part 1 of article 382 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
During the trial, the accused fully admitted his guilt, sincerely repented, expressed regret for his actions, and declared his readiness to bear punishment.
When imposing the sentence, the court took into account that the accused works as a laborer at a farm, supports a minor child, and has a positive character reference. The court recognized sincere repentance as a mitigating circumstance and found no aggravating circumstances.
As a result of the consideration, the Khmelnytskyi City District Court found the man guilty of committing a criminal offense under part 1 of article 382 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment. At the same time, the court released him from serving the sentence with probation, setting a probation period of one year.
The verdict was made in case No. 686/19664/26. An appeal may be filed against it.
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