The paper resarches the legal responsibility of the state for damage that may be the result from the state's actions or omissions in the performance of its functions and obligations. It is analyzed how the Croatian legal system defines and applies the responsibility of the state for damage suffered by physical or legal entities, i.e. domestic or foreign person, as a result of the actions or omissions of the authorities. In the introductory part of the paper, responsibility for damage is shown aas part of non-contractual obligation which is regulated by the Law on Obligations, the development of the relationship of resposibility for damage throughout history is presented, and it is shown how the Republic of Croatia can be responsible for damage. The central part od paper specifies individual cases in which the state is liable for damagem i.e. the state's responsibility for the improper work of judges, responsibility for the work of public and judicial bodies, responsibility for a dangerous thing or dangerous activity, and responsibility for damage caused to victims of criminal acts. The final part of paper shows what a person who suffers damage can do to excercise his rights as a victim, what are the ways to resolve the dispute and how to repair the damage. The last part of the paper provides an overview of the institute of state responsibility for damage in other European Union members. In order to best present the way in which the Republic of Croatia regulates and implements its responsibility for the resulting damage, examples from court practice are used throughout the paper.