Article 210. Return of an Appeal (Protest)

An appeal (protest) shall be returned by a judge if:

1) the appeal (protest) has not been signed or signed by a person who does not have the right to sign it, or a person whose official position or surname and initials are not indicated ;

2) evidence of sending copies of it to persons participating in the case is not attached to the appeal (protest);

3) a document confirming the payment of the state fee and postage in the prescribed manner and amount is not attached to the appeal, and in cases where the law provides for the possibility of deferral payment, payment by installments of the state fee, there is no petition for this or the respective petition is rejected;

4) an appeal (protest) has been sent bypassing the court that adopted the decision;

5) an appeal (protest) has been filed after the expiry of the established time limit and there is no petition for its restoration;

6) prior to the issuance of a determination on the acceptance of the appeal (protest) for proceedings, the person who filed the appeal (protest) submitted an application for its return (its withdrawal).

In the determination on the return of the appeal (protest), the grounds for returning the appeal (protest) shall be indicated, and the issue of the return of the state fee paid when filing the appeal shall be resolved.

A copy of the determination on the return of the appeal (protest) shall be sent to the person who filed the appeal (protest), together with the appeal (protest) and the documents attached to it in the manner prescribed by Article 171 of this Code.

A supervisory complaint (protest) may be filed against a ruling refusing to accept an appellate complaint (protest) for proceedings.

In case of cancellation of the determination on the return of the appeal (protest), the appeal (protest) shall be deemed submitted on the day of the initial appeal to the court.

After elimination of the circumstances specified in the first part of this article, the person who filed the appeal (protest) shall have the right to appeal to the court again with an appeal (protest) in accordance with the general procedure.