Complicity in Commission of Administrative Offence

Abstract

The question of possible complicity of the offenders committing administrative violations is controversial. In the Code of Administrative Offences of The Russian Federation has no notion of complicity, at the same time an administrative offences can be committed by several persons, that is confirmed by the analysis of article 14.32 of the Code. In this article the author proposes to introduce institution of complicity by means of joint participation into Code of Administrative Offences of The Russian Federation using experience of the theory of criminal law. The article considers the possibility of complicity between two individuals, two artificial bodies or artificial body and an individual entrepreneur; and also between the artificial body and its employee — under certain conditions. The punishment for each of the participants shall be determined in accordance with its part in commission of the offence. The offence of complicity should be an circumstance aggravating responsibility.