In Kazakhstan, courts reviewed a record number of cases on driver's license revocation in the first half of 2026 — 5,336 lawsuits, which is 3.7 times more than in the same period last year. The highest number of such cases was recorded in Almaty and the Aktobe region, reports infohub.kz.
Revoking a driver's license is a serious punishment for gross violations that threaten public safety. Starting August 25, the list of such violations in Kazakhstan will expand, but the police are already actively identifying violators under current rules. As the Kolesa.kz portal notes, in June 2026, a ten-year record was set for the number of potential "license losers."
According to judicial statistics, from January to June this year, 5,336 lawsuits for revocation (or suspension) of driver's licenses were filed with civil courts of first instance. For comparison, over the same period, more than 337,000 new driver's licenses were issued. Some regions have been particularly active in combating repeat offenders.
The leaders in the number of lawsuits were Almaty and the Aktobe region — 757 cases each over the six months. In second place was the Karaganda region with 535 administrative cases. Together, these three regions account for 38% of all lawsuits nationwide. The fewest cases of license revocation were recorded in the capital — only 13.
Prosecutors also noted positive trends: the number of accidents caused by drunk drivers (Article 345-1 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan) decreased by 6.9% compared to 2025. The number of intoxicated drivers who had their licenses revoked but got behind the wheel again (Article 346 of the Criminal Code) dropped by 3.5%, and cases of leaving the scene of an accident (Article 347 of the Criminal Code) fell by 18.6%.