Judicial service
Court
of the Autonomous Okrug was founded in December 1931 in connection with
Ostyako-Volulsk national Okrug foundation.
Decree #482 of Small presidium of Ural regional executive committee, dated May 20, 1931, is kept in state archive. "Regulations on Okrug and District meetings of Councils, Okrug and District executive committees of Nenetsk and Ostyako-Volulsk Okrugs" was adopted by this Decree. Foundation of Okrug Courts consisting of one chairman, one member of the Okrug Court, including Ostyako-Volulsk Okrug, was stipulated by the Regulations.
In 1944 Tyumen Region, comprising the Khanty-Mansiysk national Okrug, was founded by Decree of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Since adoption of RF Constitution in 1993 the Court of the Autonomous Okrug has become an equal court of the member of the Russian Federation.
Board of Court Department in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, providing organization of courts of general jurisdiction, was founded in 1998.
Institute of lay justice was introduced in accordance with Federal Law #188-fz "On Justices of the Peace in the Russian Federation" dated December 17, 1998, in the Okrug.
Judicial power in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug is executed by the Court of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, the Court of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, 21 town/district courts, Surgut Garrison Military Court and 74 Justices of the Peace, formed according to the Federal Constitution Law, adopting the basis of the existing judicial power of the Russian Federation.
Arbitration Court of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug solves economic differences and observes other cases with participation of organizations - juridical persons, citizens, carrying out enterprising activity without juridical person foundation and possessing a status of individual businessman, received in the established order.
Okrug Court of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug transacts more complex criminal and civil cases as a Court of the first instance. Besides, it operates as a Court of the second instance, carrying out cassation court procedure.
According to the Constitutional Law "On Legal System of the Russian Federation" District/Town Courts transact business as a Court of the first and second instance and carry out other powers, stipulated by the Federal legislation.
Military Garrison Court transact business, concerning military men on the territory of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Okrug.
Justices of the Peace of the Russian Federation are the justices of the general jurisdiction of the subject of the Russian Federation and are within the united judicial system of the Russian Federation. Authorities, order of activity of the Justices of the Peace of the Russian Federation is stipulated by Law of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug #49-OZ of June 27, 2003 "On Order of appointment and activity of the Justice of Peace in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug". According to item 3 of the Federal Law "On Justices of Peace in the Russian Federation" the Justice of Peace transacts the following cases in the first instance:
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criminal cases about crimes, for perpetration of which the maximal penalty can be fixed, not over 3 years of incarceration;
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cases about justice order grant;
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divorcement cases if there is a controversies about children between the spouses;
- matrimonial assets division between the spouses;
- other cases, concerning family-legal attitudes, except fatherhood (motherhood) contest; affiliation, annulment, adrogation;
- property controversies while estimating the risks, not more than 500 minimal living wage, adopted by the Law at the moment of application filing;
- cases, on the base of labor attitudes, except cases of reinstatement in employment;
- cases about the order of land parcels, buildings and other real property usage;
- cases of administrative offenses within the competence of the Justice of Peace by Codex of the Russian Federation on Administrative offenses.
According to the federal law "On bodies of judicial community in the Russian Federation" judicial council and qualifying judges board of the Autonomous Okrug have been founded.