Article 153. Acceptance of the statement of claim for proceedings and initiation of the case

The judge is obliged to accept to proceedings the statement of claim submitted with the observance of the requirements provided by this Code and initiate the case.

The judge is entitled to accept to proceedings the statement of claim submitted without the observance of the requirements provided by items 1 and 4 of part one of article 151 of this Code, and initiate the case, if the statement of claim is accompanied by the relevant petitions for a deferral, installment plan of payment of the state duty or motion to call evidence that the plaintiff does not have and these petitions and motion have been satisfied.

Opinion of the judge on the satisfaction of the petition for acceptance of the statement of claim for proceedings submitted without the observance of the requirements provided by items 1 and 4 of part one of article 151 of this Code must have its rationale stated in the ruling on the acceptance of the statement of claim for proceedings.