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This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the limits of discretionary powers held by enforcement officers in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The relevance of the study stems from the increasing number of administrative lawsuits challenging the actions of enforcement officers and the subsequent need to identify emerging judicial standards of legality.The aim of the work is to determine how judicial practice constrains the administrative discretion of the enforcement officer and to identify the systemic reasons for declaring their actions unlawful.The methodological framework comprises doctrinal, formal-legal, judicial-analytical, and statistical methods, as well as legal hermeneutics for the interpretation of evaluative categories.The empirical basis of the study consists of statistical data from the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the period 2023-2025, analytical reviews, and case law materials where the actions of enforcement officers were ruled illegal.The results of the research demonstrate a steady trend in the claim satisfaction rate (from 42.4% in 2023 to 40.2% in 2025, alongside a high overall percentage of judicial protection), indicating the strengthening of judicial review. A typology of violations has been identified: abuse of power, disproportionate measures, procedural violations, formalism, and lack of reasoned justification. It is established that courts are forming quasi-precedential standards, including requirements for proportionality, good faith, procedural transparency, and the balance of interests. It is substantiated that judicial practice is transforming the model of enforcement proceedings, shifting discretion from a tool of efficiency into an object of judicial protection.Scientific novelty lies in the identification and systematization of judicial standards as an independent regulator of the limits of discretion.The practical significance of the work consists of the development of proposals for improving legislation and methodological recommendations for both enforcement officers and the courts.