Electronic court filing

2024: Product Announcement

On March 4, 2024, Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation announced the launch of Public services service on the portal that allows you to file online lawsuits, complaints, petitions and other appeals to the court. This service was called "Electronic submission of documents to the court."

The service is available to users over 18 years old, while it does not matter from which country he is - if only he had a confirmed entry on the State Public services portal, the department clarifies. A citizen can go to court both in his case and in the interests of the principal. You can file lawsuits, complaints, petitions, etc., via the Internet:

• in all courts of general jurisdiction - in civil or administrative cases;
• to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation - in civil, administrative, criminal and arbitration cases.

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According to the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development, after the adoption of the court application, it is registered within a few hours. Then a number appears in the personal account on the Public services portal, by which you can track the status of the appeal on the court's website. The application is considered from several days to several months.

"Electronic submission of documents to the court" also helps to choose the court, calculate and pay the state duty. Cases are signed using an electronic signature or manually.

As part of the digitalization of the judicial system of Russia, by February 2024, citizens can join a judicial web conference from their computer or smartphone through public platforms.

According to RBC, meetings via the Internet were actively held during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Supreme Court was the first to introduce such a practice, and after the end of the pandemic, the practice continued: annually, Russian courts conduct more than 500 thousand court sessions remotely.^[1]

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