The concept and types of administrative penalties, as a rule, are expressed in material or moral impact on the offender. Some punishments combine a temporary restriction of rights, and material impact, and conviction. The legislation establishes certain types of administrative penalties:
- confiscation of funds acquired as a result of an offense;
- correctional work;
- deprivation of special rights (for hunting or driving);
- public Works;
- fine;
- administrative arrest;
- paid seizure of objects that have been the subject of an offense;
- warning.
System and types of administrative penalties: confiscation
Confiscation of an object that is a direct object or an instrument of an offense consists in the compulsory circulation of this object by state court decision. Only those items that are privately owned by offenders can be confiscated. Compulsory seizure consists in compulsory selection by a court decision with subsequent sale to transfer the proceeds to the former owner.
Penalty and warning as types of administrative penalties
A written warning is issued. In some cases stipulated by law, it can be fixed by other established methods. A fine is a financial penalty that is imposed on officials and citizens for a violation in the amount determined by law.
Types of administrative penalties: community and correctional work
Public works are concluded in the fulfillment by the person who committed the offense of free work, the types of which are predetermined by local authorities. They can be appointed in court for a period of 20 to 60 hours and are served no more than 4 hours a day. Public works are not assigned to persons who are recognized as disabled, men and women who have reached retirement age. Correctional labor is applied for a period of up to two months with the location of the permanent work place of the persons who committed the violation, minus 20% of their total earnings. Correctional work is appointed by the court.
Types of administrative penalties: deprivation of special rights and arrest
Deprivation of the right to hunt for a period of up to three years is applied for systematic or gross violation of the established procedures for the use of this right. It cannot be applied to citizens for whom hunting is the main source of subsistence. Deprivation of the right to drive a car is used for a period of up to three years for repeated or gross violation of the established procedures for use or for a period of up to ten years for systematic violations. Administrative arrest is used only in exceptional cases for certain types of offenses for a period of up to 15 days. This type of punishment is appointed only by the court and cannot be applied to disabled people, persons under the age of majority, women who have children under the age of 12 years, pregnant women.