Operational search and criminal procedure activities of law enforcement bodies of the ministry of internal affairs of the Russian Federation

In article, the author considers the questions of relations between statutes of the legislation on operational search and criminal procedure activities. The issues of interpreting the terminology of "operational search activities" are determined, scientists’ opinions are designated, and also the analysis of the principles of operational search activities is carried out by divisions of police and migration monitoring bodies. The author draws a conclusion that it is necessary to carry out accurate differentiation between the subject of operational search activities and the subject of criminal procedure. The author also clarifies that when involving in criminal procedure legal relationship acquire only the status of subjects of criminal procedure - procedural bodies. There is also a need to make changes regarding the names of the subjects of operational search activity, which, during the involvement in criminal procedural legal relations shall acquire the status of subjects of criminal procedure - procedural bodies.