Panshin, D.L. Some topical issues regarding use of disqualification from driving vehicles as a penalty for administrative offences in the sphere of road traffic

Abstract: The cause for the study of the problem of defining the subject of administrative offences in the sphere of road traffic was paragraph 2 of the Decree of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of October 24, 2006 N.18 “On some issues arising before the courts when applying Special Part of the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation” (with amendments of November 11, 2008), where it is stated that the administrative punishment in form of disqualification from driving vehicles under Art. 2.8 of the said Code may be assigned only to those person, having such a right, or those persons, who have lost this right before in accordance with the law. Analysis of the provisions of part 1 of the Article 3.8 of the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation allows to draw a conclusion that deprivation of special right, such as a right to drive vehicles may be applied only to physical persons, who have previously gained such a right by being provided a driver’s permit by the competent state bodies.

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