On Differentiation of the Administrative and Criminal Liability for Evidence Tampering in an Administrative Offense Case

This article is devoted to the consideration of the problem related to the peculiarities of differentiation of legal liability for falsification of various evidence in cases of administrative offenses, the relevance of which is confirmed by the Ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dated September 21, 2023 No. 2175-O. Based on the analysis of the current legislation establishing administrative and criminal liability for falsification of evidence, as well as judicial practice, the article highlights the features and problems of regulation and differentiation of these types of legal liability for the commission of these illegal actions. As a result of the conducted research, the author formulated reasonable conclusions and proposals aimed at improving the regulation of liability for falsification of evidence in the case of an administrative offense.