---
title: "Restitution Claims"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/restitution-claims-en"
field: "Criminal Law"
description: "Restitution claims in Georgia: securing the claim and the damages suit on a final judgment under the Civil Procedure Code. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Restitution Claims

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/crim-criminal-law-en/restitution-claims-en

## Restitution Claims — the Civil Procedure Toolkit

When an economic offence or another wrongful act causes damage, what matters to the victim is not formal recognition of the right but actual restoration — getting the money or the property back. The Georgian Civil Procedure Code provides two instruments for that purpose: interim security of the claim, which protects the respondent's assets until the decision is enforced, and the damages suit that rests on a judgment already in legal force. This page explains both, on the basis of Articles 191, 198 and 309¹⁷. What is described here is the standalone civil court route; a civil claim embedded in a pending criminal case is governed by a different procedural regime that lies outside this page.

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### What must a security application indicate?

The circumstances justifying the measure and the substantiation of which measure is considered necessary.

### What accompanies attachment of immovable property?

A public registry certificate or an ownership document; otherwise the court issues a defect ruling with a completion deadline.

### Can several security measures be combined?

Yes — where necessary several measures are allowed, including beyond the statutory catalogue.

### What is attached to the damages suit?

A final judgment or administrative act confirming the fact of damage, plus a quantum document where the act lacks a calculation.

### Is security a premature decision on the merits?

No — it rests on the court's assumption that the claim may be satisfied and does not affect the final decision.