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title: "Road Traffic Accident — Administrative Defense: Contesting Fault and Appealing a Leaving-the-Scene Decision"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/road-traffic-law-en/road-traffic-accident-administrative-defense-contesting-fault-and-appealing-a-leaving-the-scene-decision-en"
field: "Road Traffic Law"
description: "Road traffic accident defense: leaving the scene — 250 GEL and 6 months; appeal within 10 days. Administrative defense at Legal.ge."
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

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

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/road-traffic-law-en/road-traffic-accident-administrative-defense-contesting-fault-and-appealing-a-leaving-the-scene-decision-en

## 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.

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### 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.