Никипорець, С.М.С.М.НикипорецьСидоренко, Л.В.Л.В.Сидоренко2026-06-182026-06-182016-11-13Никипорець, С., Сидоренко, Л. (2016). Uncover use of technical means by the prosecution in criminal proceedings. Вісник кримінального судочинства(3), 54–59.https://ir.library.knu.ua/handle/15071834/24151Determined the legal problems associated with the use of the covert technical means by theprosecution during the criminal proceedings. Proposed the ways of solving these problems.Emphasized that article 273 the Criminal Code of Ukraine should complement the norm, according to which during the undercover investigative (search) activity the investigator, prosecutor andauthorized operative units have the right to use technical means of penetration into publicly inaccessible places; technical means of audio and video control; technical means of interception the trafc oftelecommunications networks and electronic information systems; means of photography, video andsound recordings; technical means of installation the location of the specifc material objects; technical communications equipment, optical instruments, vehicles. However, it should be noted that thepermission for use of the technical means of penetration in publicly inaccessible places, the technicalmeans of audio and video controls is the judge’s decision to conduct the undercover investigative(search) activity stipulated under Art. 267 and 260 of the Criminal Code. Permission for the use ofmeans of interception of telecommunications transport networks is the judge’s decision to conductthe undercover investigative (search) activity under Art. 263 of the Criminal Code. Permission for theuse of means of interception the trafc of electronic information systems, access to which is restrictedby the owner, the owner or holder, or associated with overcoming the logical protection system, isthe judge’s decision to conduct the undercover investigative (search) activity under Part. 1 st.264 ofthe Criminal Code.Moreover, Art. 273 should complement the remark that during the undercover investigative(search) activity in publicly accessible places are allowed freely use the audio, video, photographytechnical means, video and sound recordings; the technical means of installation the location of thespecifc material objects; optical devices, technical means of communication, vehicles.Keywords: technical means, covert investigative (search) actions, the prosecution, iВизначено юридичні проблеми, пов’язані із негласним застосуванням технічних засобів стороною обвинувачення під час кримінального провадження. Запропоновано шляхи вирішення цих проблем. Сформульовано пропозиції щодо доповнення кримінального-процесуального законодавстваuktechnical meanscovert investigative (search) actionsthe prosecutioninvestigatorprosecutoroperational unitsтехнічні засобинегласні слідчі (розшукові) діїсторона обвинуваченняслідчийпрокуророперативні підрозділиСтаття