Within its remit, the Constitutional Accountability Committee investigates the admissibility of preliminary motions, referred to the Committee by the Marshal of the Sejm, for Constitutional accountability action against highest State officials occupying positions listed in Article 198(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, who might have intentionally breached the Constitution of the Republic of Poland or other legal acts while performing their duties.
A preliminary motion for constitutional accountability action must be signed by at least 115 deputies, or by at least 140 members of the National Assembly if such action is brought against the President of the Republic of Poland.
The list of officials subject to Constitutional accountability and the operating procedure of the Committee are laid down in the Act on the Tribunal of State of 26 March 1982, as amended.
The Committee submits the relevant report to the Sejm or, where such preliminary motion is brought against the President of the Republic of Poland, to the National Assembly, with a request addressed to those bodies to adopt a resolution on holding the person concerned constitutionally accountable, or to discontinue the proceedings.
If, following the Committee proceedings, the Sejm adopts a resolution on holding the person targeted in such proceedings constitutionally accountable, such resolution is submitted in the form of a bill of indictment to the Chairman of the Tribunal of State for examination and judgment, which is always final and enforceable.