DESCRIPTION OF AN AUTHORITY OF OFFICIAL IN CORRUPTION CRIME
Introduction. Chapter 30 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation contains elements of crimes, where the abuse of official is a constructive sign of the objective side of crime structures. The content of this attribute of the corpus delicti is established through the interpretation of the powers of a special subject, which in most cases is an official. Purpose. The purpose of the study is to analyze the features of the content of the main functions of an official, touching upon some aspects of the implementation of these functions in court decisions. Methodology. The formal legal analysis of criminal law of responsibility for corruption crimes, statistical analysis of the frequency of functions of an official. For the purposes of the study, about 50 court decisions under Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation were analyzed. Results. The analysis of the content of the powers of an official makes it possible to identify various regulatory levels of regulation of these powers, which are important when assessing a person's action as a crime. Conclusion. The analysis of law enforcement practice and the content of the criminal law allows us to conclude that despite the explanations of the supreme judicial authority on the issue of understanding the signs of an official, the specific meaning of the powers may still depend on the level of legal regulation of the official of the subject of the crime.