Representation of the victim

According to Article 269 of the Code of Administrative Offences, the victim is a person who has suffered moral, physical or proprietary damage as a result of an administrative offence.

The victim has the right to get acquainted with the materials of the case, to file petitions, to use the legal assistance of a lawyer, other specialist in the field of law, which under the law has the right to provide legal assistance personally or on request of a legal entity, to appeal against the decision on the case of an administrative offense.

The victim may be questioned as a witness in accordance with Article 272 of this Code.

Resolution on the imposition of an administrative penalty, depending on the circumstances of the case, can be used quite successfully, for example, in civil proceedings. Thus, according to part 4 of article 61 of the Civil Procedural Code of Ukraine, the court decision on the case of administrative offence is obligatory for the court, considering the case on civil legal consequences of the actions of the person against whom the verdict or court decision was made, as to whether these actions took place and whether they were committed by this person.