Judgements of lower courts can be appealed. Generally, there is only one stage of appeal for contravention proceedings.
In general, human rights do not provide for a right to appeal in all cases and all disputes. However, if the Moldovan law allows you to appeal a lower court’s decision, which it does in the majority of cases, higher courts at all stages of appeal have to follow the requirements and guarantees of a fair trial.
Court of appeal or higher court
According to Contraventions Code the judgement of the court of first instance can be appealed before a higher court – the court of appeal. By exception, the decisions of the court of first instance in simplified contravention procedures are final and cannot be appealed. In the review process, the court of appeal has the same power to consider the case as the lower court, but only in so far as to remedy a judicial error of law (including all disputes about the facts of your case that lead to the incorrect application of law). Generally your rights and obligations before the court of appeal are the same as before the court of first instance.
In contravention cases there is no possibility of appealing the judgement of the court of appeal before the court of cassation.