---
title: "Evidence Tampering Defense"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/evidence-tampering-defense-en"
field: "Criminal Law"
description: "Evidence falsification in civil or administrative cases (Article 369): fine, corrective labor or imprisonment. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Evidence Tampering Defense

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/evidence-tampering-defense-en

## Article 369: Falsification of Evidence by a Participant in a Civil or Administrative Case

Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Georgia governs liability for the falsification of evidence in a civil or administrative case. If you are facing investigation or court under this article, this page explains what this particular norm says: who the subject of the crime is, which cases it applies to, and what punishment is provided. Every conclusion on this page is built on the article's own text; the remaining questions — what may count as evidence in a concrete case, how the investigation and the court hearing proceed — are determined by other legislative norms.

The article is single-part: it has no separate aggravating parts, and in a single sentence it prescribes both the elements of the offence and the punishment. That is exactly why the defense case under this norm rests entirely on a precise analysis of the text, which is broken down in detail below. With a norm of this structure every word is decisive: the interpretation of the subject, the type of case and the conduct must derive directly from the text, and not from a general notion of what falsification "usually" means.

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### Who is the subject of the crime under this article?

Under the text of the article, it is a participant in a civil or administrative case, or that participant's representative.

### Which cases does this article apply to?

The text names two types — a civil case and an administrative case. Only falsification of evidence committed within these cases falls under this norm.

### What punishment is provided for falsification of evidence?

The article provides a fine, corrective labor for a term from one to two years, or imprisonment for up to one year.

### Does this article have aggravating parts?

No, this is a single-part article — the text prescribes the crime and the punishment in one part and contains no separate aggravating parts.