Road Traffic Accident — Administrative Defense: Contesting Fault and Appealing a Leaving-the-Scene Decision

What sanction threatens leaving the scene?

250 GEL and a 6-month suspension; with an emergency situation or disruption — 1500 GEL and 1 year; with light damage — 2000 GEL and 3 years.

Can displacement of the vehicle be justified?

Yes, if it happened in the cases provided for by law — this distinction is the central issue in examining the protocol.

Who may be the complainant?

The person against whom the decision was issued, the victim, and the officer who drew up the protocol.

What is the appeal deadline?

10 days from delivery; the complaint is forwarded to the examining organ within 3 days.

5 min·25 Sep 2026

A Road Traffic Accident and the Boundaries of Liability

The displacement of a vehicle participating in a road traffic accident from the place of the accident, except for the cases provided for by law, carries a fine of 250 GEL. A driver leaving the scene of the accident carries 250 GEL together with a 6-month suspension of the driving right, and for a person without a driving right — a fine of 1500 GEL. Failure to comply with a police order to stop carries 500 GEL.

These three compositions must be kept strictly apart: displacement is lawful in the cases the law allows, leaving is not, and a refusal to stop is a separate offence. Every document of the case — the protocol, the diagram, the witness statements — revolves around exactly this distinction, and a misclassification here is the most frequent error of all.