A new category of offenses has appeared in Ukraine - criminal offenses: what does it mean

Now in Ukraine, criminal offenses, depending on the degree of public danger, are divided into crimes and criminal offenses. The latter included about a hundred acts that were previously considered crimes.

On July 1, 2020, the Law of November 22, 2018 No. 2617-VIII “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Simplification of Pre-trial Investigation of Certain Categories of Criminal Offenses” entered into force.

Updated edition of Art. 12 of the Criminal Code, the criminal offense referred to in the Criminal Code is an act (action or inaction), the commission of which provides for the main penalty in the form of a fine of not more than three thousand non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens or other punishment not related to deprivation of liberty.

In particular, fraud of up to UAH 105.1 thousand, minor thefts not within the group (up to the same amount), infliction of light bodily harm, sole hooliganism, and also (in some cases) fictitious entrepreneurship are already considered misconduct.

The investigation of criminal misconduct falls within the competence of the National Police investigators. Court proceedings should also be simplified.

According to Art. 45 of the Criminal Code, a person who has committed a criminal offense for the first time is exempted from criminal liability if he sincerely repented, actively contributed to the disclosure of his offense and fully compensated for the damage caused or eliminated the damage.