Date of the judgment: 13.11.2021.
Official publication: 16.11.2021.
On Compliance of Section 14.1 (2) of the Road Traffic Law with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Case short name: Access to information from the National vehicle and driver information systemThe Constitutional Court decided:
to declare Section 14.1(2) of the Road Traffic Law, insofar as it stipulates that information on the penalty points imposed for road traffic offences is generally accessible information, to be incompatible with Article 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and void from the date of entering into force of the Judgment.
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