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Court dismissed enforcement of a 45% fine for unpaid fines, ruling the penalty was excessive and violated proportionality principles.

Case Number 4-06-4469\4
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Jurisdiction Estonia (EE)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the enforcement of a 45% fine imposed on the defendant for non-payment of administrative penalties. The defendant argued that the fine was disproportionately high and violated the principle of proportionality, while the opposing party contended that the statutory maximum was appropriate for the offense. The court ruled that the fine exceeded the limits of reasonable administrative coercion and therefore could not be legally enforced.

Legislator headnote

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s. 123 of the Administrative Procedure Act; s. 124 of the Administrative Procedure Act: An administrative fine must be proportionate to the offense and cannot exceed the statutory maximum if it results in excessive financial burden.

Keywords

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administrative fine enforcement proportionality principle excessive penalty non-payment of fines administrative procedure act financial burden court dismissal

Cited Legislation

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s. 123 of the Administrative Procedure Act
s. 124 of the Administrative Procedure Act

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