Several acts of the Russian parliament make provisions for the operation of the state civilian and municipal services. Three laws which came into effect between 2004 and 2007 lay out the principal structures and functions of the services.
Federal state civilian service ranks in Russia are set out in the Federal Law of 27 July 2004 No.79-FZ "Concerning the state civilian service of the Russian Federation".[1]
State civilian service ranks of the federal subjects of the Russian Federation are laid out in the Federal Law of the 27th of July 2004 No.79-FZ "Concerning the state civilian service of the Russian Federation".
The ranks of the municipal service are set out in the Federal Law of the 2nd of March 2007 No.25-FZ "Concerning the municipal service of the Russian Federation".[2]
These laws are supplemented by acts pertaining more generally to the status of Russian federal subjects.
Those in the ranks of the civilian and municipal services wear the insignia of the appropriate organisation on a patch stitched onto their clothing.
| Category | General ranks | Insignia | Ranks for officials holding positions requiring a higher education degree in law | Insignia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest officials | 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation | 1st class Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation | ||
| 2nd class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation | 2nd class Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation | |||
| 3rd class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation | 3rd class Active State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation | |||
| Main officials | 1st class State Councillor of the Russian Federation | 1st class State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation | ||
| 2nd class State Councillor of the Russian Federation | 2nd class State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation | |||
| 3rd class State Councillor of the Russian Federation | 3rd class State Councillor of Justitia of the Russian Federation | |||
| Leading officials | 1st class Councillor of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | 1st class Councillor of Justitia | ||
| 2nd class Councillor of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | 2nd class Councillor of Justitia | |||
| 3rd class Councillor of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | 3rd class Councillor of Justitia | |||
| Senior officials | 1st class Referent of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | 1st class Jurist | ||
| 2nd class Referent of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | 2nd class Jurist | |||
| 3rd class Referent of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | 3rd class Jurist | |||
| Junior officials | 1st class Secretary of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | – | ||
| 2nd class Secretary of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | – | |||
| 3rd class Secretary of the state civilian service of the Russian Federation | – | |||
| Category | Ranks | Insignia |
|---|---|---|
| Highest officials | 1st class Active state councillor of [name of the federal subject] | |
| 2nd class Active state councillor of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| 3rd class Active state councillor of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| Main officials | 1st class State councillor of [name of the federal subject] | |
| 2nd class State councillor of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| 3rd class State councillor of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| Leading officials | 1st class Councillor of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | |
| 2nd class Councillor of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| 3rd class Councillor of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| Senior officials | 1st class Referent of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | |
| 2nd class Referent of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| 3rd class Referent of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| Junior officials | 1st class Secretary of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | |
| 2nd class Secretary of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| 3rd class Secretary of the state civilian service of [name of the federal subject] | ||
| Category | Ranks | Insignia |
|---|---|---|
| Highest officials | 1st class Active municipal councillor | |
| 2nd class Active municipal councillor | ||
| 3rd class Active municipal councillor | ||
| Main officials | 1st class Municipal councillor | |
| 2nd class Municipal councillor | ||
| 3rd class Municipal councillor | ||
| Leading officials | 1st class Councillor of the municipal service | |
| 2nd class Councillor of the municipal service | ||
| 3rd class Councillor of the municipal service | ||
| Senior officials | 1st class Referent of the municipal service | |
| 2nd class Referent of the municipal service | ||
| 3rd class Referent of the municipal service | ||
| Junior officials | 1st class Secretary of the municipal service | |
| 2nd class Secretary of the municipal service | ||
| 3rd class Secretary of the municipal service | ||