The article examines the category "public order". It is noted that in the general sense, public order should be understood as a certain part of social relations regulated by legal and other social norms, which constitute the order of life in the relevant spheres, the inviolability of life, health and dignity of citizens, property and property provide the conditions created for normal activity institutions, enterprises, organizations, officials and citizens. Mandatory structural elements of the legal category "public order" are revealed. It is emphasized that this category consists of three main elements: - content of public order; - means of regulation; - the goal of establishing public order. An analysis of scientific research in this area was carried out, the main scientific opinions regarding the formation of the category "public order" were revealed. Based on the analysis, it was concluded that public order is a multifaceted phenomenon that includes aspects of morality, psychology, law, economics, etc. Public order is the basis, the social standard of relations in society. Public order is a system of social relations regulated by legal and other social norms, which ensures the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, their life and health, respect for honor and human dignity. It has been considered that public control, which affects the indicator of the level of public trust in state power, that is, everything that happens on the initiative of the state power and is carried out by it and its individual representatives, must be "transparent", because control can only be made available for inspection and clear about an object that can be analyzed in terms of content and form.