Probation Officer Submissions and Appealing Officer Actions

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How can a probation officer's action be appealed?

A convicted person has the right to appeal the action in court if it is connected with the enforcement of the legal acts provided for by the law on non-custodial penalties. The norm does not set a separate period or form for the appeal — these are established by other legislation.

Within what period does the court decide on a submission?

The court issues its decision on satisfying the submission or refusing it within one month of its filing. The submission itself is filed with the court according to the convicted person's place of residence or the legal entity's legal address.

Can the probation period be extended?

Yes — following the bureau chief's submission, where an administrative penalty has been imposed on the conditionally convicted person, the probation period may be extended by not more than one year. Such a submission is filed before the probation period expires.

What compensation does an officer's family receive if the officer dies?

If a probation officer dies in the performance of official duty, the family receives a one-time compensation from the state budget equal to 10 years' salary. In case of injury or crippling, the compensation ranges from 1 to 5 years' salary depending on the severity of the injury.

What counts as systematic non-fulfilment of a duty?

Non-fulfilment is systematic where the imposed duty has remained unfulfilled not less than three times. This is the statutory ground for an application to the court by way of a submission. Direct disobedience to an officer's lawful demand or refusal to perform the duty counts as non-fulfilment.

5 min·27 Aug 2026

The types of submission made by the chief of the probation bureau

The Georgian law on the enforcement of non-custodial penalties and probation defines precisely with which type of submission the chief of a probation bureau applies to the court in the cases provided for by law. The list is exhaustive — the bureau chief does not enter court with any other type of submission:

on replacing the community service penalty imposed on the convicted person with another type of penalty;

on replacing the corrective labour penalty imposed on the convicted person with another type of penalty;

on the full or partial revocation of a duty imposed by the court on a conditionally convicted person, or on the imposition of a new duty on that person;

on the revocation of the conditional sentence and the lifting of the convicted person's conviction;

on the extension of the probation period by not more than one year because of an administrative penalty imposed on the conditionally convicted person;

on the revocation of the conditional sentence and the enforcement of the penalty appointed by the verdict;

on the revocation of the conditional early release and the enforcement of the unserved part of the sentence;

on the revocation of the deferral of the serving of the sentence and the sending of the convicted person to serve the sentence at the place appointed by the verdict;

on replacing the penalty of deprivation of the right to carry on an activity imposed on a legal entity with another type of penalty.

As the list shows, a submission may concern both a request to replace a penalty with another type and the raising of questions connected with conditional decisions. If you are a convicted person, it is precisely this list by which the law limits the matters on which the chief of the probation bureau may apply to the court.

Probation Officer Submissions and Appealing Officer Actions