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On Compliance of Para 1 of Section 23 of the Punishment Register Law, insofar it applies to information about an acquitted person, with Article 96 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

The Constitutional Court decided:
1. To declare Section 23(1) of the Punishment Register Law, insofar as it relates to information on acquitted persons, as incompatible with Section 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and null and void as of 1 July 2023.
2. In relation to acquitted persons who have started protection of their fundamental rights through general legal remedies, to declare Section 23(1) of the Punishment Register Law, insofar as it relates to information about the acquitted person, as incompatible with Section 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and null and void from the moment when the infringement of the fundamental rights of the person occurred.