In the course of the Committee sitting it was declared that the bill (Reg. No4508) aimed at the provision of the necessary implementation of the requirements of the procedural legislation of Ukraine regarding the order of delivery and service of the court notices, returning of the notices on their handing in the courts aimed at the making impossible delays in the court procedures in case of the contumacy caused by the failure to receive the court notice. For this purpose the bill suggests introduction of the relevant amendments to the clause 17 of the Law "On Mail Service", clauses 254, 361 of the Criminal-Procedural Code and its supplementation by new clause 254-1.
In particular, according top the bill, services notices containing court notices and notifications are supposed to be handed personally to the relevant individual or legal entities in the during one day from the moment of their direction to the post department. Acknowledgement of service of the court notice with the note of handing date is supposed to be directed to the court n that particular day.
The document suggests implementation of the fact that the copy of a bill of indictment is handed to the defendant on receipt not later than 5 days before the scrutiny day in the court.
Defendant, victim, witness, expert, specialist, translator are called to be court by the summons. Other persons are acknowledged on the date, time and place of the scrutiny by the court notices.
Court notice and summons are supposed to be sent with such calculation they are handed to the persons not later than 5 days before the court sitting.
Court notice is handed as usually together with the copy of bill of indictment.
Court notice and summons are handed on receipt.