Management in the modern sense appears in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries and changes under the influence of the transformation of society. The modern state administration in the Republic of Croatia has the characteristics of a strictly centralized administration under the supervision and influence of a bureaucratized government that is not connected with citizens and entrepreneurs in its activities. The modernization of the Croatian state administration is in the process, and is reflected in the adoption of the Public Administration Reform Strategy, decentralization and encouragement of local and regional development, changes in the public administration system and attempts to establish a comprehensive administrative education system. The ultimate goal of the development of public administration in the Republic of Croatia is to provide timely, reliable and quality services to users in order to create a stimulating entrepreneurial environment and as a prerequisite for ensuring a higher standard of living for all Croatian citizens. their powers, and disciplinary sanctions are provided by law for such violators. The subject of this paper are penalties for civil servants. The paper presents and analyzes the types of breaches of official duty and the types of disciplinary sanctions in Croatian legislation, with a review of historical and comparative legislation. The author concludes that the Croatian legislative system has a sufficient number of penalties so that sanctions can be individualized according to the specifics of each case of breach of official duty by civil servants, and it would be desirable to follow the example of German law and supplement existing penalties. proposes that for retired civil servants, regardless of whether disciplinary proceedings were instituted while they were in the service, penalties for reduction and deprivation of pensions be prescribed for acts committed in the service.