ISSUES OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSE, ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

The article considers such a phenomenon as an «administrative offense», reveals its signs, characterizes such a sign as a public danger, and formulates proposals for its normative consolidation. The authors note that the only basis for administrative responsibility is precisely an administrative offense. Based on these positions, the categories stated in the title of the article are actually considered. The importance of such a category as "administrative punishment" will be determined by its functionality in countering the commission of administrative offenses. Disclosure of the essence of administrative punishment may make it possible to balance private and public interests in the application of various measures of administrative responsibility, as well as to avoid violations of the requirements of legality and the rights of citizens.