Abstract: The subject of the study is the criminal law norm establishing criminal liability for evasion from serving a sentence of imprisonment (Part 2 of Article 314 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), the practice of applying this norm, issues of improving the text of Part 2 of Art. 314 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The purpose of the work is to identify problems that arise in the process of qualification and differentiation from related crimes (Article 313 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The penal legislation is analyzed regarding the provision of travel for convicts outside the correctional institution. The research methodology is based on general scientific (logical, systemic, analysis, interpretation, generalization) and special scientific (specific sociological, formal legal) methods. The relevance of this study is due to the presence of emerging contradictory judicial practice in cases of evasion from serving a sentence of imprisonment (Part 2 of Article 314 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The necessity is substantiated for the mandatory establishment of the legality of the grounds for the convict’s departure from the correctional institution in order to carry out a fair classification of the criminal act. In support of the theses presented, statistical data on persons prosecuted under the criminal law norm in question is provided. Proposals have been formulated to improve the text of Part 2 of Art. 314 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation regarding the failure to appear at the relevant body of the penal system of a person sentenced to imprisonment, who has been granted a deferment of execution of a sentence or serving a sentence, upon expiration of the deferment period.