Legal explanatory work is one of the main functions of the judicial authorities. The formation of a legal state is inseparable from the process of developing the legal culture of the population. This, in turn, contributes to the creation of a developed civil society. The attitude to law as an enduring social value based on social justice, humanism, and individual freedom should be established in the public consciousness. The state of citizens ' legal culture is one of the indicators of their legal system. Improving the legal culture and developing the legal consciousness of the population are important criteria for the formation of civil society, which contribute to the construction of an independent, democratic and legal state. Successful solution of economic, political and social problems is impossible in the absence of legal literacy of the population, without improving the legal culture of society, educating every citizen of deep respect for the law, forming a readiness to directly and actively participate in the implementation of its provisions in everyday life.