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title: "Seeking a child for adoption or an adoptive parent by public announcement (Art. 173⁷)"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/administrative-and-public-law-en/seeking-a-child-for-adoption-or-an-adoptive-parent-by-public-announcement-art-1737-en"
field: "Administrative & Public Law"
description: "Art. 173⁷: seeking a child for adoption or an adoptive parent by public announcement. Fine: 1000 minimum amounts; officials 2000. Legal.ge."
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

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

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## 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.

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### 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.