Draft law No. 15387, submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, proposes to change the procedure by which demands and summonses from the TCC are considered served to conscripts.
Current legislation allows for the fact of service to be recorded even when the correspondence is returned with a mark indicating inability to deliver. A person may not be aware of the existence of a demand, but formally bear responsibility for it. The initiators of the draft law want to abolish this norm.
New service criteria
According to the authors of the document, the date of service of a demand can only be recognized in two cases: direct signing by the person upon receipt or confirmed refusal to accept. The return of the letter by mail will no longer be considered such a basis.
To record a refusal to receive, several conditions must be met simultaneously: a properly drawn up act, certified by the signatures of at least two independent witnesses, or the fact of refusal must be recorded on video.
Alternative service and restriction of driving rights
The draft law also concerns citizens who refuse military service due to religious or personal convictions. This refers to situations where the TCC initiates a court restriction of the right to drive a vehicle due to non-compliance with a demand during mobilization.
The authors of the initiative propose not to apply or cancel such a restriction if the person has officially notified the TCC of their refusal to serve due to convictions and at the same time declared their readiness to perform tasks for the defense of the state within the framework of alternative non-military service. Such a notification can be submitted through the ASC, by registered mail, or by email with an electronic signature or a signed copy of the application.
As of July 11, 2026, draft law No. 15387 has only been registered in the Verkhovna Rada — deputies have not yet considered it.
