On the issue of legal regulation of investigative actions related to seizure

The article examines the concept of "seizure", its legal nature and essence. The content, grounds and procedure for conducting investigative actions involving the seizure of various objects and traces are examined. The author analyzes the problems arising in the regulatory and law enforcement aspects associated with conducting such investigative actions as search, seizure, inspection. The goals of conducting the investigative actions under consideration are determined. Attention is focused on the absence of legal norms allowing the possibility of seizing any objects from persons at the stage of initiating a criminal case. The need to consider the possibility of conducting such a verification measure as a personal search when checking a received report of a crime is substantiated. As a result of the study, the author makes proposals on amendments and additions to certain articles of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation regulating the conduct of investigative actions related to the possibility of seizure. The proposals made by the author are intended to eliminate the existing gaps in the criminal procedure legislation and contribute to the most effective and high-quality disclosure and investigation of crimes.