To the question of the size of the judicial fine

The article is devoted to the analysis of a different measure of criminal law - a judicial fine. The author considers it as one of the results of the process of humanization of the criminal legislation of the Russian Federation. The author has reviewed: the concept, conditions of application, provides statistical data, which clearly shows the increase in the use of a different measure of criminal law - a judicial fine. According to the results of the analysis, it was revealed that the “judicial fine” has both positive and negative sides. The author considers the positive aspects to be: reducing the number of convicts, the burden on the courts, the investigating and inquiry bodies, the simplification of certain categories of cases, the possibility for an accused or defendant to avoid a criminal record. According to the author, the negative aspects include the absence of the lower limit of the amount of the court fine, the lack of motivation for the amount of the court fine in a particular case, and the lack of consideration of special factors affecting its size. The author reviewed the above problems and made conclusions.