Law
Administrative Law
Administrative law regulates relations in the sphere of public administration and establishes administrative liability.
Administrative offense
- An administrative offense is not a crime, but a culpable unlawful act that infringes on public order, property, or rights.
- Examples: violating traffic rules, petty hooliganism.
- Liability is established by the Code of Administrative Liability.
- Age of liability: 16 years: a person who has reached the age of 16 at the time of the offense is held liable, unless the Code provides otherwise (Article 13).
Administrative penalties (Article 23)
| Penalty | Note |
|---|---|
| Administrative warning | the first penalty in the list |
| Fine | based on the basic calculation unit (BCU) |
| Compensated seizure or confiscation of an item | an item that was the instrument or direct object of the offense |
| Deprivation of a special right | for example, the right to drive a vehicle or to hunt |
| Compulsory involvement in paid public works | Article 23, clause 6 |
| Administrative arrest | from 3 to 15 days |
| Administrative expulsion of a foreign citizen | only for foreign citizens and stateless persons |
- A fine is set based on the BCU (Article 25).
- Administrative arrest: up to 15 days. Only under a state of emergency, for infringing on public order, it may be up to 30 days (Article 29). It is imposed by the district (city) court for criminal cases.
- Life imprisonment is not an administrative penalty: it is a penalty under criminal law.
- Deprivation of liberty and corrective labor are also criminal penalties.
Administrative court
The administrative court hears citizens' complaints. A citizen or a legal entity files a complaint with the administrative court against decisions and actions of state bodies (Code of Administrative Court Procedure, Article 26).