Published: 20.05.2020.
On Compliance of Para 8 of Section 15 of the Security Guards Activity Law with the First Sentence of Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia
Years
2020
Stages of the proceedings
Adjudicated
Outcome of the proceedings
Judgement
Type of the proceedings
Written procedure
Applicant
Court
Applicant: Administratīvā apgabaltiesa
Date of the judgment: 28.01.2021.
Official publication: 02.02.2021.

On Compliance of Para 8 of Section 15 of the Security Guards Activity Law with the First Sentence of Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

Case short name: Interdiction to obtain security guard's licence for persons with alcohol dependence

The Constitutional Court ruled:

to recognise Para 8 of Section 15 of the Security Guards Activity Law, insofar as it established an absolute prohibition on issuing the security guard certificate to an individual diagnosed with addiction to alcohol, as incompatible with the first sentence of Article 106 of the Constitution.

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