The Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee deliberated and approved the amendments to the Administrative Offenses Code for the I reading.
A new Article is introduced to the Code: “The rule for introduction of decisions adopted by a superior administrative body based on the review of an administrative complaint in an Administrative Offence Case within the municipality of Tbilisi.”

According to the reporter, Akaki Aladashvili, First Deputy Chair of the Procedural Issues Committee, under the draft law, the superior administrative body shall submit the decision in an administrative offence case to the address indicated in the complaint, while an additional copy shall be uploaded to its official website.

He noted that the decision adopted by the superior administrative body shall be deemed delivered to the relevant person if that person, or any competent family member residing at that person’s address, accepts the delivery. If these individuals refuse to accept the delivery, the postal courier or an authorized representative of the competent authority of the municipality of Tbilisi shall make the appropriate notation on the postal item or fine receipt, and such notation shall constitute valid delivery.

Pursuant to the draft law, if the decision adopted by the superior administrative body on the basis of the review of an administrative complaint in an administrative offence case cannot be delivered by post or its postal delivery is impossible, a copy of the said decision shall be deemed delivered on the 30th day following its publication on the official website of the competent authority of the municipality of Tbilisi.

Discussing the reasons for preparing the draft law, Akaki Aladashvili stated that the competent authorities of the Tbilisi City Hall ensure the response to offences provided for by the relevant articles of this Code and the imposition of sanctions defined by the Code.

At that, offenders often appeal such sanctions before the administrative body, and there are cases in which the superior administrative body does not uphold the complaint and leaves the sanction in force.

According to him, there are frequent cases where the decision cannot be physically delivered, and therefore, the sanction remains unenforced. For this reason, it became necessary to introduce amendments to the Administrative Offenses Code.