The Scope of Legal Protection of Documents and the Security System of Public Documents in the Polish Legal Regulations

Abstract

The procedure of falsifying and using forged documents poses a significant threat to many areas of the state’s functioning. The effects of such acts are most noticeable in legal, financial and social spheres. Credible documents guarantee the certainty of legal transactions, determine the course of economic transactions and constitute an important factor stabilizing the financial security of the state. The increasing risk of forgery of public documents in recent years has made it necessary to develop effective methods of counteracting this phenomenon. The main goal of the article is to analyse the legal regulations aimed at strengthening the protection of documents under criminal law, as well as system solutions in the field of security of public documents, adopted over the last few years. Particular attention has been paid to the provisions of the Act of 10 February 2017 amending the Act – Penal Code and certain other acts, and the Public Documents Act of 22 November 2018. Attempts have been made to analyse the adopted legal regulations against the background of threats generated by the types of crimes against the state and its citizens indicated in the article.

Keywords

• dokumenty publiczne
• ustawa o dokumentach publicznych
• wiarygodne dokumenty
• ochrona prawna
• kodeks karny
• bezpieczeństwo finansowe państwa