Dresvyannikova E.A. Execution of decisions on administrative offences in the sphere of traffic safety

Abstract: The norms imposing administrative responsibility are formal if the decisions are not executed. The author analyzes law enforcement practice and concludes that in case it is not reasonable to impose a fine (particularly when an administrative fine equals to fines for some types of criminal offences), it is reasonable to impose another type of administrative punishment, thus achieving the main aim – prevention of new offences by the same offender and by other persons. Large fines which are very difficult to exact should be replaced with other proportionate types of punishment. The author of the paper suggests amending the art. 20.25 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation with a part 11, containing the responsibility for the evasion of administrative punishment imposed for special rights abuse. The author argues that the adequacy of an imposed punishment for the evasion of administrative punishment will promote the principle of unavoidability of punishment. For data collection and processing the author uses the formal-logical and the dialectical methods, and the comparative-legal, logical and statistical analysis of the cases of administrative offences in the sphere of traffic safety. The toughening of administrative responsibility for offences in the sphere of traffic safety leads only to the decrease of some types of such offences, but it solves neither the problems of the quantity of traffic accidents and the amount of victims, nor the problems in the sphere of the imposed punishment execution. In law enforcement practice of traffic officers administrative executive proceedings are widely used not only for the observance of the principle of unavoidability of punishment, but also as a preventive measure for traffic safety provision. Therefore, the execution of decisions on administrative offences is one of the priority directions in this sphere. This research is aimed at the Russian traffic police efficiency enhancement in the sphere of administrative punishment for traffic violation execution. The author analyzes law enforcement practice of the imposed administrative punishment execution and offers recommendations for legislation enhancement in the sphere of administrative responsibility for traffic violation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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