On the issue of legal regulation of the status of electronic media in criminal proceedings

In the article, the author actualizes the problem of the significance of the formation of the legal definition of "electronic media" in the norms of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation. It is noted that at the present stage of the development of the science of criminal justice and law enforcement practice, the legal characteristic of an electronic carrier as a material evidence or other document is a priority. The necessity of transformation of the existing classification of evidence by highlighting a new type - "electronic evidence" is substantiated. The author's understanding of the term "electronic information carrier" is presented, the opinion on the inadmissibility at the legal level of fixing an exclusive list of material objects recognized as "electronic information carriers" in criminal proceedings is substantiated.