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On Compliance of the Latvian Administrative Violation Code Section 279 (2) and Para 4 of Section 280 (1) in the Part Determining that a Court Judgment on the Decision of an Official about Imposing Administrative Punishment is Final and the Latvian Civil Procedure Code Section 239 (4) with Articles 89, 91 and 92 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, as well as Article 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950

Constitutional Court decided:
1. To declare the norms of the fourth part of the Latvian Civil Procedure Code Article 239 as well as the norms of the second part of Article 279 and those of Article 280 of the Administrative Violation Code, determining that the court judgment on the decision taken in an administrative violation case is final as unconformable with Articles 89 and 92 of the Satversme and null and void as of the day of publication of the Judgment.
2. As regards the submitter of the constitutional claim V. Vaitonis - to declare the second part of Latvian Administrative Violation Code Article 279 as invalid as from July 27, 2001 .
3. As regards the submitter of the constitutional claim T. Šnevele - to declare the norm of Article 280 (Paragraph 4 of the first part), determining that the court judgment in the case on the decision by an official about imposing of an administrative penalty is final as well as the fourth part of Article 239 of the Latvian Civil Procedure Code as null and void as from September 18, 2001.