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Assessment of evidence and doubt resolved in the person's favour (Art. 237)

What does „no evidence has predetermined force“ mean?

That no piece of evidence — a record, a conclusion, a statement — is decisive by itself. All are assessed equally, and their final weight comes from the reasoned conviction of the examining authority.

How is doubt resolved?

Unresolved doubt is resolved in favour of the person. If the authority resolved a doubt against the person, that is a breach of the norm.

Is anyone punished under this article?

No — it is a procedural rule. Its breach becomes a ground for appealing the decision.

What does this norm give me in an appeal?

An anchor: each unresolved doubt is fixed separately in the complaint, with a demand that it be resolved in your favour.

4 min·22 Aug 2026

What Article 237 governs

Article 237 of the Code of Administrative Offences of Georgia defines how evidence is assessed in an administrative case. It is a procedural norm without a sanction — its point is that the conclusion of the examining authority on the evidence arises from free assessment, but that freedom does not release the authority from responsibility: the assessment must rest on a comprehensive, complete and objective examination of all the circumstances of the case.

For the defence in an administrative case this is one of the most important norms: it is here that the rule is formulated that unresolved doubt is decided in favour of the person.

Updated: 14 Oct 2026