To the question of the subject of the crime provided for in art. 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

Purpose: To determine the circle of persons acting as the subject of the crime of the composition of counterfeiting, manufacturing or sale of forged documents, state awards, seals, stamps, forms. Methodology: Private-scientific methods of cognition were used: formal legal, comparative legal, system analysis, and others. Results: In article the argument in justification of a conclusion about need of criminal prosecution of the natural persons acting on behalf and for the benefit of legal entities and committing the crime provided by Art. 327 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is proved (along with administrative prosecution of legal entities). Novelty/originality/value: Article has a certain scientific and practical value as in her current problems of science of criminal law and practice of use of criminal precepts of law are considered.