With the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, a curfew was introduced. It provides for a ban on being on the street or in other public places without special passes during certain hours of the day.
Is there liability for violating the curfew — ICTV Fakty interviewed lawyer of LCF Law Group, candidate for membership in the Ukrainian Bar Association, junior lieutenant of the reserve Volodymyr Romanchuk. Read more about this in our article.
Violation of curfew: fines 2025
According to the lawyer, currently in Ukraine there is a penalty for violating the curfew in the form of a fine of 170 to 510 UAH.
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Also, violators may be subject to correctional labor or administrative arrest for 15 days. Not only police officers, but also other representatives of the curfew patrol can issue a fine.
– If you are met during a curfew violation not only by police officers, but also by national guardsmen, municipal guards, territorial defense, or other representatives of law enforcement agencies or the Armed Forces of Ukraine who are involved in maintaining public order during the curfew, they can also hold you administratively liable, – the lawyer said.
Now The commandant patrol has the right to:
- detain and deliver violators to the National Police units;
- check documents;
- find out why the violator is on the street;
- inspect things or a vehicle;
- use physical force, weapons and special equipment against violators, if necessary.
What is known about the bill №10195
The Verkhovna Rada considered a bill on increased fines for violating curfew. According to draft law №10195, violating curfew was to be punished by a fine of five hundred to one thousand non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens.
That is from 8,500 to 17,000 hryvnia. If there is a repeated violation within a year, it was proposed to fine twice as much.
But for a corresponding violation by a business, the entrepreneur would have to pay from three thousand to six thousand non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens. This is from 51,000 to 102,000 hryvnia. In case of a repeated violation, the fine should also have doubled.
However, according to the lawyer, the deputies never adopted bill No. 10195 in the second reading. This document was rejected and removed from consideration.
– Perhaps this is good, because this bill has been subjected to some criticism. It provides for a fine from 8,500 to 17,000 UAH. That is, either half of the average salary, or the full salary in the country. Taking into account certain circumstances, such as being late from a train, such a sanction is excessive, Romanchuk said.
