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title: "Unauthorised restriction of the use of public places (Art. 152²)"
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description: "Art. 152² — unauthorised restriction of the use of public places: fine 500–4,000 GEL; non-correction raises it. Lawyer consultation on Legal.ge."
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# Unauthorised restriction of the use of public places (Art. 152²)

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## What Article 152² of the Administrative Offences Code covers

Article 152² of the Code of Administrative Offences of Georgia protects the ability of citizens to use public places. The norm punishes the unauthorised restriction of the use of public places — situations where someone, arbitrarily and without the corresponding right, limits the ability of others to use such a place. In practice this means blocking, obstructing or otherwise restricting access to a part of a street, an avenue, a park or another public space.

The article is built of two parts: the first governs the very fact of the arbitrary restriction, and the second its non-correction within a fixed period after the fine. This structure matters practically: if the breach is not remedied after the first fine, the sanction rises sharply.

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### What is the fine for blocking a public place?

For a first breach — 500 GEL for a physical person and 2,000 GEL for a legal person. If the breach is not corrected within 20 days of the fine — 3,000 and 4,000 GEL respectively.

### What does „non-correction“ mean?

That within twenty days of the fine the consequence of the breach — the restricted accessibility of the public place — was not removed. It is precisely this circumstance that activates the second, strict sanction.

### Who is fined — a physical or a legal person?

That depends on the facts of the case: where the restriction is carried out by a company, the fine for a legal person applies; establishing the exact subject is a matter of legal analysis.

### Can I correct the situation within the period after the first fine?

Yes — the article requires exactly that: removing the consequence within 20 days of the fine spares you the second sanction. Attention to this period must be paid from the very first day.