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title: "Surcharge on an Unpaid Fine and Replacement of the Fine with a Driving-Licence Suspension — Defense and Restoration"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/road-traffic-law-en/surcharge-on-an-unpaid-fine-and-replacement-of-the-fine-with-a-driving-licence-suspension-defense-and-restoration-en"
field: "Road Traffic Law"
description: "Surcharge on an unpaid fine: double the amount, up to 500 GEL; missing the window means a 6-month suspension. Defense and restoration at Legal.ge."
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Surcharge on an Unpaid Fine and Replacement of the Fine with a Driving-Licence Suspension — Defense and Restoration

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## What Threatens an Unpaid Fine

The offender must pay the fine within 30 days of delivery of the copy of the decision or, for an on-the-spot fine, of the penalty receipt. Once that window has run out, a surcharge is imposed for the voluntary fulfilment that never happened: double the amount of the imposed fine, but not more than 500 GEL. The surcharge is an independent payment obligation, and its clock starts on the day the payment period expires.

For the violations listed in the corresponding part of the Code, the person has a further chance: within an additional 30 days after the expiry of the first window, the fine may be paid together with the surcharge. That is the last window that protects against a driving-licence suspension — which is why its exact calculation and documentary fixation becomes contested terrain from day one.

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### How large is the surcharge on an unpaid fine?

Double the imposed fine, but not more than 500 GEL. It does not disappear through payment of the fine or its replacement.

### When is the fine replaced with a suspension?

After the additional 30-day window is missed, the fine is replaced with a 6-month suspension; once the term passes, the right is restored without an examination.

### How do I get the licence back sooner?

By paying double, or one and a half times, the fine and the surcharge before the suspension term ends, within the statutory caps.

### Who executes the suspension decision?

Officials of the internal affairs bodies; the suspension is in force from the day the decision enters into legal force.