Act No. 274 / 2025 Coll.
Law on one-off compensation for protective supervision for political reasons
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Law
Effective from 01.09.2025
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01.09.2025
05.08.2025
274
THE LAW
of 2 July 2025
on one-off compensation for protective supervision for political reasons
Parliament has decided on this law of the Czech Republic:
Purpose of the law
The purpose of the Act is to compensate the public citizens of the Czech Republic, to whom, for political reasons, protection supervision has been imposed under Act No. 44 / 1973 Coll., on protection supervision which they have performed in whole or in part.
Authorised person
(1) An authorised person under this Act is a natural person who, under Act No. 44 / 1973 Coll., on Protection Supervision, has been subject to protection supervision which has been exercised in whole or in part by him in connection with:
(a) the offence for which the person has been rehabilitated under Act No. 82 / 1968 Coll., on Judicial Rehabilitation, or under Act No. 119 / 1990 Coll., on Judicial Rehabilitation, or
(b) the offence referred to in § 2 or 4 of Act No. 119 / 1990 Coll., as amended by Act No. 47 / 1991 Coll., where its conviction for such an offence has been lifted by means of a retrial, a complaint for infringement, pursuant to § 6 of Act No. 198 / 1993 Coll., on the illegality of the Communist regime and on the resistance against it, or under § 11 of Act No. 262 / 2011 Coll., on the participants in the resistance and resistance to communism.
(2) The beneficiary is entitled to one-off compensation (hereinafter referred to as "compensation") if he is a citizen of the Czech Republic at the date of the application.
Compensation
The beneficiary is entitled to compensation of CZK 100,000.
Application of entitlement
(1) An application for entitlement may be lodged by 31 December 2026 at the latest, otherwise the entitlement shall cease.
(2) In the event that the claim is applied at the time, if it has not been decided on or the compensation has not been paid, it shall, in the event of the death of the beneficiary, pass on to its heir.
Procedure for the application
(1) The entitlement is exercised by the beneficiary by submitting a written request. The Ministry of Justice (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry ') is responsible for the procedure for the application.
(2) In the application, the beneficiary shall also indicate, in addition to the formalities laid down in the administrative rules, the number of the bank account to which compensation is to be paid if he so requests, and shall attach to it supporting documents demonstrating compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 2 (1).
(3) The Ministry shall verify compliance with the conditions laid down in Section 2 (2) from the information system of the population register maintained under the Act on the registration of residents.
(4) In case of doubt as to the eligibility of the claim, the Ministry shall seek the opinion of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Procedures, which shall issue it within 90 days of the date of receipt of the request. The period for drawing up this opinion shall be extended by the time limit for its adoption. The opinion of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Procedures is binding on the Ministry.
(5) At the request of the Ministry, state authorities and legal and natural persons are required to provide, free of charge, the documents necessary to demonstrate entitlement and to establish the necessary synergies.
(6) The Ministry shall grant the right to the person entitled if the person has proved that the conditions laid down in Paragraph 2 have been met or if his entitlement results from the opinion of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Procedures; instead of a written copy of the decision, the Ministry shall record it in the file containing the particulars referred to in Section 67 (2) of the Administrative Regulation. By means of an entry in the file of the decision granting compensation, it shall become final.
(7) If the applicant fails to fulfil the conditions laid down in Paragraph 2, the Ministry shall decide to reject the application.
(8) No decomposition is permitted against the Ministry's decision.
Local jurisdiction of the administrative court
The local jurisdiction of the regional court in whose territory the applicant resides or, where appropriate, in whose territory he resides shall be to bring proceedings against the decision of the Ministry under the administrative order. If the local jurisdiction cannot be determined in this way, the regional court in whose district is the seat of the Ministry shall be responsible.
Payment of compensation
The Ministry shall pay the compensation provided for in Section 3 within 30 days of the date on which the decision to grant entitlement was taken by transfer to the bank account indicated in the application or postal voucher.
Transitional provision
The time limit for the decision shall not run for a period of 5 months from the date of entry into force of this Law.
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. 274 / 2025 Coll., on one-off compensation for protective supervision for political reasons |
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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. 875
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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