Seeking a child for adoption or an adoptive parent by public announcement (Art. 173⁷)

What fine is provided for seeking a child or an adoptive parent by public announcement?

Under Article 173⁷, a citizen is fined one thousand minimum amounts of labour remuneration, and an official — two thousand minimum amounts, that is, 1000 and 2000 minimum amounts respectively.

Is only the search for a child punished?

No — both the search for a child for adoption and the search for or offer of an adoptive parent by public announcement are punished alike.

Why are the fines expressed in minimum amounts?

Because that is how the article prescribes them; the monetary value of a minimum amount is determined under the procedure established by legislation, so the fine remains expressed in this form.

How does the lawful adoption procedure work?

That procedure is determined by the adoption legislation and the state bodies implementing it; public announcements are not a lawful part of that process.

4 min·22 Aug 2026

Article 173⁷ and its purpose

Article 173⁷ of the Code of Administrative Offences of Georgia establishes administrative liability for seeking or offering a child for adoption or an adoptive parent through a public announcement. The norm protects the institution of adoption and its most vulnerable participant — the child: adoption is a state-controlled procedure in which decisions are taken on the basis of the child's interests and according to the procedure established by law. Searching for a child or an adoptive parent by public announcement bypasses that system, creates a risk of identification of the child and makes adoption resemble a private transaction — which is why the legislator treats this conduct as a separate offence.

Seeking a child for adoption or an adoptive parent by public announcement (Art. 173⁷)

What fine is provided for seeking a child or an adoptive parent by public announcement?

Under Article 173⁷, a citizen is fined one thousand minimum amounts of labour remuneration, and an official — two thousand minimum amounts, that is, 1000 and 2000 minimum amounts respectively.

Is only the search for a child punished?

No — both the search for a child for adoption and the search for or offer of an adoptive parent by public announcement are punished alike.

Why are the fines expressed in minimum amounts?

Because that is how the article prescribes them; the monetary value of a minimum amount is determined under the procedure established by legislation, so the fine remains expressed in this form.

How does the lawful adoption procedure work?

That procedure is determined by the adoption legislation and the state bodies implementing it; public announcements are not a lawful part of that process.

4 min·22 Aug 2026

Article 173⁷ and its purpose