Kazakhstan introduces two new grounds for revoking driving privileges

Tengrinews.kz — From August 25, Kazakhstan will change the rules for terminating the right to drive vehicles. The new rules will affect drivers aged 65 and older, drivers with disabilities, as well as those whose criminal cases over drunk driving were closed without a conviction.
The amendments have been made to the Law “On Road Traffic.” We explain in which cases a driver may lose the right to drive and how it can later be restored.
Medical examination for drivers aged 65+ and people with disabilities
Drivers aged 65 and older, as well as drivers with disabilities, must regularly undergo repeat medical examinations.
From August 25, not only the medical examination itself will matter, but also whether its results are available in the digital road traffic system.
If the system contains no information on whether a driver is medically fit to drive or has medical contraindications, this will become grounds for terminating the right to drive.
The system will include information both on drivers who are allowed to get behind the wheel and on those found to have contraindications to driving.
A closed drunk-driving case will no longer save driving rights
The second new ground concerns drivers who have been released from criminal liability for driving under the influence.
In such cases, a criminal case may be closed without a conviction. For example:

under an amnesty;
due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution;
if a person committed a prohibited act while legally insane and does not require compulsory treatment;
if the authorized body did not consent to the criminal prosecution of a person with immunity;
if a person is subject to release from criminal liability on grounds provided for by the Criminal Code.

Such grounds under the Criminal Code include, in particular, active repentance, fulfillment of the terms of a procedural agreement, reconciliation in cases provided for by law, and release of minors from liability.
From August 25, the termination of a criminal case on one of the listed grounds will no longer allow a driver to retain the right to drive.
The basis will be a legally effective ruling on the termination of the criminal case. After that, the authorized body will terminate the right to drive and enter the information into the digital system.
Will a court decision be required
Under the new grounds, a separate court decision to terminate the right to drive will not be required.
The decision will be made by the authorized state body in the established procedure. The authorized body itself must determine exactly how the procedure will be carried out.
How to restore the right to drive
If the right to drive was terminated due to the absence of medical information, it can be restored after the digital system receives a conclusion confirming there are no contraindications to driving.
Drivers whose right to drive was terminated after the closure of a drunk-driving criminal case will have to wait eight years.
After that, they will need to undergo a medical examination and pass a theoretical test on traffic rules.