Abstract
The article addresses the issue of petty offence recidivism in the light of Article 38 of the Misdemeanour Code (MC), with particular emphasis on the legal conditions for its occurrence and legal consequences. The author characterises the concept of special multiple recidivism (Article 38 § 1 MC), as well as a specific form of the so-called road traffic offence recidivism (Article 38 § 2 MC), introduced by the Act of 2 December 2021 amending the Road Traffic Law and Certain Other Acts. The analysis carried out aims to better understand the role of recidivism in the petty offence law system and to indicate possible directions for legislative changes in the context of existing interpretative and practical difficulties.