Judgements of lower courts can be appealed. Generally, there is only one stage of appeal of the court decisions for administrative offences proceedings.
The Bulgarian law allows for appeal of the court judgments in administrative offences proceedings. The appeal procedure is different in different types of proceedings. The higher courts for all types of appeal and at all its stages have to follow the requirements and guarantees of a fair trial.
Court of appeal or higher court
According to the Administrative Violations and Sanctions Act the judgement of the district court of first instance can be appealed before the administrative court. According to the Decree No. 904 on combating petty hooliganism the judgment of the district court of first instance can be appealed before the regional court. The appeal procedure is the same as the latter according to the Protection of Public Order During Sports Events Act. The court of appeal acts as a cassation instance and therefore considers issues of the correct application of the law. Standards of fair trial before the cassation court, including equality of arms, apply in the appeal proceedings too.
In administrative offences cases there is no possibility of appealing the judgement of the court of appeal to a higher court.