Act No. 273 / 2025 Coll.
Law on lump-sum compensation of persons forced by State Security to evict the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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Effective from 01.09.2025
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01.09.2025
05.08.2025
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THE LAW
of 2 July 2025
on the one-off compensation of persons forced by State Security to evict the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Subject matter
This Act regulates the conditions for granting and the amount of one-off compensation ("compensation ') to natural persons who have been forced by State Security to evict the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
Authorised person
The person entitled is a natural person who, between 1 January 1978 and 17 November 1989 as a citizen of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, was forced by State Security to evict from the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and who had a permanent residence in the Czech Socialist Republic during that period.
Compensation of the beneficiary
The beneficiary is entitled to compensation of CZK 100,000.
Obstruction to grant compensation
(1) The beneficiary is not entitled to compensation if:
(a) has been a national or a member of the security forces during the period 25 February 1948 to 17 November 1989, with the exception of basic or alternative military active service; the security component means the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Socialist Republic, with the exception of services engaged exclusively in civil-administrative activities, the National Security Corps with the exception of services performing the functions of state archives, the Department of Correctional Education, the Border Guard, the armies of the Ministry of Interior, the Intelligence Administration of the General Staff of the Czechoslovak People's Army, the Department of Internal Protection of the Ministry of Correctional Education of the Czech Socialist Republic and their predecessors during the period of communist totalitarian power,
b) was a member or candidate of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia or the Communist Party of Slovakia,
(c) it is registered in the security files as their co-worker or secret co-worker;
(d) has been a member of the Public Security Auxiliary Guard or an assistant to the Border Guard;
e) was the informant of the news apparatus of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia,
(f) has been a member of the People's militia;
(g) was an individual member of the Czechoslovak-Soviet Union of Friendship after 21 August 1968, except for those who completed their membership of the Czechoslovak-Soviet Union of Friendship shortly after 21 August 1968,
h) was a member of the National Front Action Committee after 25 February 1948, the Review Committees after 25 February 1948 or the Review and Standardisation Committees after 21 August 1968,
(i) has been a student or graduate of political, security or military or training in similar directions in the States Parties to the Warsaw Treaties between 25 February 1948 and 17 November 1989, or a scientific aspirant or a participant in courses of more than 3 months in those schools;
(j) has been a member or associate of the intelligence service of a foreign State at a time when a communist or communist regime in that State was governed by a similar regime; or
k) otherwise voluntarily, knowingly and actively participated in the construction, development and consolidation of communist totalitarian power in Czechoslovakia.
(2) The obstacle referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be taken into account where:
(a) participation in the fight against the communist regime by its intensity, scope or length clearly exceeded the participation of the beneficiary in the construction, development and consolidation of communist totalitarian power; or
(b) the person entitled to the file or organisation referred to in paragraph 1 has been seconded or has become a member of it for the purpose of combating the Communist regime.
(3) To the obstacle referred to in paragraph 1 (a). (c) shall also not be taken into account if the person entitled is registered in and has not cooperated with the security services.
The right to compensation shall be exercised by 31 December 2026 at the latest, otherwise it shall cease to exist.
Compensation procedure
(1) The Ministry of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry") is responsible for the compensation procedure and its payment.
(2) The proceedings for compensation shall be initiated at the written request of the person entitled. The application shall contain, in addition to the formalities laid down in the administrative rules:
(a) an indication of the facts relevant to the compensation, in particular how the pressure to evict the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, and where appropriate, the place, date and other circumstances in which such pressure took place, the designation of the persons who put such pressure on them; and
(b) the account number of the competent payment service provider where the beneficiary requests payment of one-off compensation in this way.
(3) In the event that the claim for compensation has not been decided upon or has not been paid, the right to compensation shall, in the event of the death of the beneficiary, be transferred to its heir.
(1) The Ministry shall issue a decision granting compensation within 90 days of the date of initiation of the procedure. The Ministry will seek the expert opinion of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Procedures before taking a decision. The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regime shall issue an expert opinion within 30 days of the date of receipt of the Ministry's request for extradition.
(2) If the applicant fulfils the conditions for compensation, the Ministry shall, instead of a written copy of the decision by which the application is granted, record the file containing the particulars referred to in Article 67 (2) of the Administrative Regulation. By entering into the file of the decision, the decision shall become final. The Ministry shall pay compensation within 30 days of the date on which the decision becomes final.
(3) If the applicant fails to fulfil the conditions for compensation, the Ministry shall issue a decision rejecting the application.
(4) No degradation is permitted against the decision. Retrial is not permitted. The review procedure shall not be allowed, except in accordance with the procedure laid down in Paragraph 153 (1) (a) of the Administrative Regulation.
(1) The compensation shall be paid in Czech currency by transfer to the account of the competent payment service provider as determined by the authorised person or by a postal voucher.
(2) The compensation costs are borne by the State.
(3) Public authorities, legal persons and natural persons are required, at the request of the Ministry, to provide, free of charge, the documents necessary to demonstrate entitlement and to establish the necessary synergies.
Efficacy
That law shall take effect on the first day of the calendar month following its publication.
Pekarová Adamová v. r.
Pavel v. r.
Fiala v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 273 / 2025 Coll., on One-Time Compensation of Persons Forced by State Security to evict from the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
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| Regulation Type | Law |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 05.08.2025 |
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| Effective from | 01.09.2025 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
Parliamentary Paper:
Paper No. 873
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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