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title: "Breach of the time limit for hearing an administrative offence case (Art. 262)"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/administrative-and-public-law-en/breach-of-the-time-limit-for-hearing-an-administrative-offence-case-art-262-en"
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description: "Art. 262: time limits for hearing a case — 15 days generally, and 1, 3 or 7 days in special categories. Legal.ge."
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# Breach of the time limit for hearing an administrative offence case (Art. 262)

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Article 262 of the Administrative Offences Code of Georgia establishes the periods within which an authorised body (official) must hear an administrative offence case. Observing these periods is an essential condition of lawful proceedings: timely hearing protects both the interests of the offender and the questions connected with the limitation of penalties. On this page we describe in detail which period corresponds to which category, what happens where administrative detention is applied, and why the breach of a time limit is a ground for appeal.

## The general rule — 15 days

Under the first part of the article, an authorised body (official) hears an administrative offence case within 15 days of the receipt of the protocol of the administrative offence and other materials, save for the exceptional category determined in the Code. This is the baseline period from which all other rules are measured: if a case does not fall within any special category, it is precisely this 15-day period that applies. Its running begins not from the commission of the offence but from the moment the protocol and materials are received by the body, which is why the exact recording of the dates on the documents is decisive.

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### Within how many days must an administrative offence case be heard?

Under the general rule — within 15 days of the receipt of the protocol and materials; for separate categories, periods of 3 days, 1 day-night or 7 days are provided.

### When does a court begin a hearing immediately?

Where administrative detention has been applied to a person and its term has not expired, the district (city) court begins an oral hearing immediately upon receipt of the materials.

### From what moment does the period run?

Under the general rule — from the moment the protocol of the administrative offence and other materials are received by the body.

### Can other periods be established?

Yes — other time limits for hearing administrative offence cases may be provided for by a legislative act of Georgia.