---
title: "Environmental Regulation Violation Defense"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/environmental-regulation-violation-defense-en"
field: "Criminal Law"
description: "Article 287 — environmental rule violation in Georgia: fine or up to five years in prison. Defence lawyer for environmental cases. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Environmental Regulation Violation Defense

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/environmental-regulation-violation-defense-en

## What Article 287 of the Criminal Code of Georgia regulates

Article 287 of the Criminal Code of Georgia establishes liability for the violation of environmental protection rules during the conduct of works. This norm is directed at the protection of ecological safety and applies to persons whose activity is connected with industrial, agricultural, scientific or other facilities. The offence is considered committed only where the violation of the rule has caused a concrete grave consequence.

If your company, or you personally, are facing a charge under this article, or if a case of damage to the environment concerns you, it is important to understand precisely what this norm requires, at which stages it applies, and what punishment is provided. Below, the composition of this offence and the main directions of defence work are described in detail.

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### What punishment is provided for violating environmental protection rules?

A fine or imprisonment from two to five years, with deprivation of the right to hold office or carry out an activity for up to three years or without such deprivation.

### To which stages does this norm apply?

To the design, placement, reconstruction, construction, commissioning into operation or operation of an industrial, agricultural, scientific or other facility.

### When is the offence considered committed?

Only where the violation of the rule has caused a substantial deterioration of the radiation background, damage to human health, mass destruction of animals or of the plant world, or another grave consequence.

### What does a lawyer verify in such a case?

The fact of the violation of the rule, the causation between the violation and the consequence, the gravity of the consequence, the soundness of the expert conclusions, and the legality of the actions of the control bodies.