Administrative Penalties as a Type of State Coercion

The relevance of this research is closely connected to the fact that Ukraine, among the principles enshrined in the Constitution, provides for the state's obligation to protect individuals, their lives, health, honor, dignity, and inviolability in public life. Bringing a person to justice for committing an administrative offense involves the application of penalties, which, actually, are measures that determine the type and amount of compensation and/or reimbursement for the consequences of unlawful actions or inaction. An administrative fine is one of the types of penalties most firmly established in the norms of Ukrainian administrative law. It should be mentioned that, taking into account the size of the non-taxable minimum income of citizens, the application of such a measure does not correspond to the modern realities. The purpose of this research was to study the main provisions regarding the characteristics of administrative fines and their categories, classification, and taking into account the proposals of the authors of the draft Code on Administrative Offenses of June 28, 2024. In accordance with the set goal, the task of the study was to examine the general provisions regarding administrative penalties as a type of state coercion and administrative fines as the main type of punishment for committing an administrative offense. To achieve the set goal, general scientific research methods (analysis, synthesis, comparison) have been used. As the result of the research, we have got the substantiation of the provisions characterizing the application of administrative penalties, taking into account their features and characteristics that are inherent in administrative fines as a measure of punishment. The conclusion of the study has become the author's argument regarding the need for a broader application of administrative penalties in the form of fines for committing administrative offenses within the framework of current legislation.