Tax transport in the capital of Georgia is built on a permit regime: carriage of passengers by a passenger car — a taxi — in the capital is possible in observance of the permit conditions or in possession of the respective permit. This page reflects support in both directions — engagement with the permit-issuing organ at the stage of obtaining, and appealing a fine where the fact of a violation has already been recorded. The law distinguishes two different situations here, and their measures differ as well. Before turning to the fine and the complaint, one thing matters: every element of the permit regime — from receipt to observance of the conditions — lives in a documentary space, and it is precisely the documents that determine who may demand what, and when.
Fines: Breach of Conditions and Absence of a Permit
Carriage in breach of the permit conditions entails a fine of GEL 100, while carriage carried out without the respective permit entails a fine of GEL 200. The difference is principled: the first case concerns the existence of a permit and the breach of its conditions, the second — the complete absence of a permit. When preparing a complaint the first question is therefore exactly this: what was breached — a condition, or the status of the permit itself.
After the voluntary-performance deadline expires, a surcharge of double the imposed fine is assessed, and where it remains unpaid within 30 days of assessment, measures to secure payment of the fine and the surcharge are taken — against the driver or the owner of the vehicle. This means that an unpaid fine ultimately passes to the owner of the car as well.