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title: "Failure to formalise the documents for use of state non-agricultural land (Art. 51³)"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/administrative-and-public-law-en/failure-to-formalise-the-documents-for-use-of-state-non-agricultural-land-art-513-en"
field: "Administrative & Public Law"
description: "Art. 51³: failure to formalise documents for the use of state non-agricultural land. Fine 800–1,000 lari; repeat 3,000–3,500 lari. Legal.ge."
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Failure to formalise the documents for use of state non-agricultural land (Art. 51³)

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## What Article 51³ covers and who it applies to

Article 51³ of the Georgian Administrative Offences Code addresses one specific and very common situation: a person or a company is in actual use of state-owned land designated for non-agricultural purposes, but the documents confirming the right to use that land have not been formalised in the prescribed manner. If you have arrived at this page holding a fine imposed under this article, the authority has taken the view that your relationship with the land exists in fact but is not supported by properly issued paperwork.

This page sets out what the article genuinely says, what fines it provides for a first offence and for a repeat, and which practical questions it deliberately leaves to other provisions of the Code. Everything written here is anchored in the text of the article itself, so that no figure or deadline is attributed to a norm that does not contain it.

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### I was fined under Article 51³ — does this mean I will lose the land?

No. The article provides only a fine for the lack of formalised documents and says nothing about terminating the right to use the land. What happens to the land itself depends on other norms and on the facts of your case, which is why this question should be settled with a lawyer after your documents have been reviewed.

### How much is the fine for a repeat offence?

The same act committed repeatedly is punishable by a fine of 3,000 to 3,500 lari, against 800 to 1,000 lari for a first offence. What exactly counts as a repeat is not defined in this article; it is determined under other provisions of the Code.

### If I formalise the documents now, will the fine be cancelled?

The article does not provide for that: it states the sanction and nothing more. Formalising the documents is still worthwhile, because it removes the risk of a future classification as a repeat offence, but it does not by itself extinguish a fine that has already been imposed.

### Who chooses the exact amount between 800 and 1,000 lari?

The article gives only the range and does not describe how the exact figure is selected. That assessment belongs to the body imposing the fine and is governed by the general provisions of the Code; a lawyer can check whether the chosen amount was properly justified in your decision.