# Dominican Republic Constitutional Court rulings > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/dominican-republic-constitutional-court-rulings > Updated: 2026-09-02T07:25:39.000Z. Sources: 23. Developments: 2. The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued several rulings aimed at defining the limits of state and municipal authority while enhancing institutional accountability. In one ruling, the Court restricted the power of local governments to impose fines, seize property, or create taxes through municipal ordinances. The Court determined that municipalities cannot use their administrative powers as punitive instruments without express legal authorization, as doing so violates property rights and due process. In subsequent decisions, the Court addressed police data management and state compliance. It ruled that records in the Police Control and Intelligence Registry must lose their classified status and be transferred to the National Police historical archive after 10 years. This follows a habeas data action regarding a 2011 investigation that remained active despite the expiration of the legal timeframe. Additionally, the Court imposed significant fines against state entities, including the National Police, for failing to comply with previous judicial mandates and for withholding investigation documents. ## Claims - The Arbitral Tribunal dismissed all claims made by the plaintiff. (corroborated by 6 sources) - The plaintiff, Yves Martine Garnier, sought more than US$100 million. (corroborated by 6 sources) - The termination of the waste management concession contract was valid under Dominican law. (corroborated by 6 sources) - The contract was terminated due to service deficiencies by EGTT Dominicana, S. A. (corroborated by 6 sources) - The Constitutional Court ruled that police intelligence records must lose classified status and move to historical archives after 10 years. (corroborated by 3 sources) - Decree 122-07 mandates that police intelligence data loses its classified status after 10 years. (corroborated by 3 sources) - In 2025, helmet violations were nearly seven times more frequent than seatbelt violations in the Dominican Republic. (corroborated by 2 sources) - The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic denounced a media pressure campaign by the Mendes Junior-Méndez Cabral Consortium. (corroborated by 2 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-02: Dominican Republic wins US$100M arbitration and receives court ruling on police records The Dominican Republic won an international arbitration case avoiding a US$100 million payout. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Court ruled that police records must be declassified after 10 years. 21 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dominican-republic-constitutional-court-rules-on-police-record-classification ### 2026-08-31: Dominican Constitutional Court limits municipal authority The Dominican Republic's Constitutional Court ruled that municipal governments cannot use ordinances to impose fines or seize property without express legal authorization. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dominican-constitutional-court-limits-municipal-authority --- Cite as: Dominican Republic Constitutional Court rulings. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/dominican-republic-constitutional-court-rulings