Abstract
The subject of the research is the interaction functions and principles of legal liability, and their dependencies. The article reveals how the principles of legal liability affect its operation. Analysis subjected to the principle of legality, of inevitability, individualization of the offense and, accordingly, regulatory, preventive, punitive and remedial functions. The paper analyzes how the current legislation and its application, as well as the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. In the study, the author proceeds from the understanding of a wide two-pronged legal responsibility, and this is due to the allocation of regulatory functions of legal liability.