Archival articles

Vol. 100 (2015)

O celowości kary grzywny za wykroczenia

Katarzyna Liżyńska

Pages: 541 - 549

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Abstract

THE DESIRABILITY OF A  FINE IMPOSED FOR PETTY OFFENSES

The aim of this article   is to present a  model of fine imposed for petty  offenses within the scope of its jurisdiction and enforcement. The fine is the primary means of government response to  all petty  offenses. The share of fines in the overall structure of the penalties imposed for petty offenses is about 90%. The author, through the study of the evolution of a  fine, analyzes the solutions related
to the adjudication of fundamental and substitute fines, their place in the system of sanctions held for petty offenses. The author  presents on the one hand the desirabiliy of the fine and indicates its  numerous advantages, on the other she indicates  its disadvantages, which also have impact on the ongoing legislative changes.