Electronic subpoenas: how and to whom will they be served?

The government published on April 27 resolution on a unified military registration register. In particular, it reveals details of the already sensational changes in the notification of conscripts: now it will be carried out electronically. “Layout” has figured out how the delivery of subpoenas will now take place.

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Why is an electronic military registration register needed and what information will it include?

The Government Decree clarifies the changes to the law “On Military Duty and Military Service”, adopted in 2023. The new document sets specific deadlines for the Ministry of Digital Development to prepare and submit an electronic register, and for the Ministry of Defense to check and put it into operation.

The electronic military registration register is primarily noteworthy as a method of electronically posting summons to conscripts and citizens subject to mobilization, which to this day has not been canceled by the relevant presidential decree.

Electronic summonses will duplicate paper ones. In this case, the document will be considered handed to the conscript from the moment it is posted in the citizen’s personal account on this electronic registry portal. If a subpoena is not considered to have been served by one of the lawful means (physically or electronically), it will be deemed served 7 days from the date of posting in the subpoena registry. Data on changes in the register will also appear in the conscript’s personal account on the public services portal.

Data on deferment from military service will be stored in the same system. Communication about military registration with employers of conscripts will also be carried out through it. In addition, the system will reflect the application of administrative and criminal liability measures to persons violating the legislation on military duty. Information about conscripts’ appeals against decisions of military authorities will also be stored here.

When will electronic subpoenas be available?

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This means that by the time of the autumn conscription of 2024, which will run from October 1 to December 31, the new register and new rules will begin to operate and apply to Russian males from 18 to 34 years old.

What will the introduction of electronic summons change in terms of restrictions for conscripts?

One of the most important restrictions on the rights of citizens subject to conscription will be the ban on traveling outside the Russian Federation. Conscripts will be prohibited from leaving the country from the day a summons is placed against them in the register of issued (delivered) summonses. This restriction will remain in effect until the obligation to appear at the military registration and enlistment office is fulfilled.

According to the law “On Military Duty and Military Service”, if you fail to appear at the military registration and enlistment office without a valid reason, restrictions will be introduced on registration as individual entrepreneurs, and obtaining a foreign passport will also become unavailable. The restrictions also include restrictions on transactions with your real estate and so on. Sanctions will be introduced automatically.

Let us remind you that earlier “Layout” talked about how a conscript can avoid a forced contract with the Ministry of Defense and whether it is possible to break it, as well as how to replace the army with an alternative civilian service, despite obstacles from the military registration and enlistment office. We also talked about how the number of vacancies with mobilization reservations more than doubled at the beginning of 2024.

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