CONSEQUENCES OF AN UNFORMED OR TIMELY PROVIDED DECLARATION

Prikhodko & Partners Law Firm is often approached by clients, the vast majority of whom are civil servants, by filling out and submitting declarations. In fact, it is the right and responsible approach to this seemingly simple process.

Let me remind you that incorrect or late filling in and submission of the declaration entails a number of negative consequences:

• Call the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption or the National Police for clarification;
• Suspension from office for the duration of the case;
• Drawing up a report on the commission of a corruption administrative offense or entering information into the Unified Register of pre-trial investigations, depending on the composition of the offense;
• Summons to court to consider all the circumstances of the case and make a court decision;
• In the presence of guilt and in the case of prosecution for corruption or corruption-related offenses - entry in the Unified State Register of persons who have committed corruption or corruption-related offenses;
• Dismissal of a civil servant.

Similar provisions apply to the submission of significant changes in the property status of civil servants. In order to avoid all the negatives, it is necessary to constantly follow all the new legislation and undergo training on practical issues of filling out and submitting declarations. An example of this is the novella on the limitation from January 1, 2020 of the number of persons required to report significant changes in property status.

 IMPORTANTLY! From the beginning of 2020, a new stage of filing annual declarations for 2019 has started, ending on April 1.

Prikhodko & Partners Law Firm specializes in problematic issues arising in connection with the filing of declarations of persons authorized to perform the functions of the state and local self-government. Thus, due to the timely response of lawyers, a number of cases on this topic were won and the court was convinced that there was no corpus delicti, including guilt. More details on the position of the defense of the lawyers of the company "Prikhodko and Partners" and the court decisions themselves can be found in the unified state register of court decisions at the following links:
https://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/82619106
https://reyestr.court.gov .ua / Review / 83562799
https://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/82274683

If you have questions about the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption", NAPC Decision "On the Functioning of the Unified State Register of Declarations", NAPC explanations on filling out declarations, qualified lawyers of "Prikhodko and Partners" will be happy to help you.