Actual issues of the application by internal affairs bodies of administrative responsibility for an offense under art. 6.24 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation

Introduction: the article discusses problematic aspects of the police's activities in the qualification and conduct of proceedings in cases of administrative offenses provided for in art. 6.24 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. The legislation of the subjects of the Russian Federation concerning the establishment of additional restrictions on tobacco smoking and consumption of nicotine-containing products has been studied. Materials and methods: the normative basis of the article includes the Constitution of the Russian Federation, legislation on administrative offenses, regulations governing the protection of citizens' health from exposure to ambient tobacco smoke, the legal positions of higher courts, as well as decisions of courts of general jurisdiction. The methodological basis is the dialectical method of scientific cognition, methods of comparison, analysis, interpretation and interpretation. Research results: during the analysis, the actual problems of the activities of internal affairs bodies related to proving the commission of an administrative offense, expressed in violation of clause 4, Part 1, Article 12 of Federal Law No. 15-FZ dated 02/23/2013 "On Protecting the health of Citizens from exposure to ambient tobacco Smoke and the consequences of tobacco consumption", were identified. The practice of the subjects of the Russian Federation on the establishment of additional restrictions is reviewed, and violations of federal legislation are revealed. Conclusions and conclusions: as the conclusions of the study, we note the frequent lack of understanding among citizens and police officers on the issue of determining places prohibited for smoking tobacco and consuming nicotine-containing products, the expediency and legality of using measuring instruments in documenting offenses involving violations of Clause 4, Part 1, Article 12 of the Federal Law, as well as improper qualifications under Article 6.24 of the Administrative Code Russian Federation of actions involving smoking tobacco in places prohibited by the laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation.