On Roads

LAW OF GEORGIA

ON ROADS

This Law defines the types and the status of roads.

This Law defines the rules for the use and protection of roads by road owners and road users, as well as by organisations owning road and engineering structures, and the amount of and procedure for payment of tolls established for the use of roads (use of infrastructure), and lays down the requirements towards proper arrangement of roads to ensure the safety of traffic on roads.

This Law applies to roads of any significance within the territory of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 3161 of 28 June 2010 – LHG I, No 35, 12.7.2010, Art. 207

I - General Provisions

Article 1 - Legislation of Georgia on roads

The legislation of Georgia on roads consists of the Constitution of Georgia, the treaties and international agreements of Georgia, this Law and other normative acts.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 2 - Concept of roads

1. A road is an engineering structure which is to ensure safe and convenient movement of vehicles and other self-propelled means according to specified speeds, axle loads and dimensions.

2. The concept of a road combines as its integral parts:

a) roadbeds of carriageways, bridges, tunnels, flyovers, road junctions, waterworks, bearing walls, bicycle tracks and walkways located along a road, as well as right-of-ways and other road structures within its boundaries;

b) elements of traffic control and regulation, technological connection and lighting devices and other structures, including special purpose telephone connections required for the proper maintenance and operation of roads;

c) the upper air space over roads within the limits of dimensions laid down for vehicles;

d) snow protection and noise suppression devices, snow arresting tree belts, anti-avalanche, anti-landslide and drainage structures, rest areas and accident-prevention pockets, which may be arranged outside rights-of-way;

e) road service buildings and structures.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 3 - Types and classification of roads

1. According to their intended use, roads are divided into public roads and departmental roads.

2. According to their significance, public roads are divided into international, intrastate and local importance roads.

3. Roads connecting administrative, important industrial and cultural centres of Georgia and other states fall under international importance roads.

4. The following roads fall under intrastate importance roads:

a) roads connecting with important industrial and cultural centres of the capital of Georgia, the administrative centres of the Autonomous Republics and the administrative centres of the municipalities, as well as their entrances and drives from international and intrastate importance roads;

b) roads connecting the administrative centres of the Autonomous Republics, the administrative centres of the municipalities, important industrial and cultural centres of Georgia;

c) roads connecting the airports and ports with the capital of Georgia and the administrative centres of the Autonomous Republics and the municipalities.

5. Roads, which do not meet the characteristics of intrastate importance roads defined by this paragraph but are of defensive and special significance, may fall under intrastate importance roads.

6. The list of international and intrastate importance roads shall be approved by the Government of Georgia upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia. As a rule, it shall be revised once in 5 years.

7. The following roads fall under local importance roads:

a) roads connecting the administrative centres of municipalities with the populated areas of the same municipalities;

b) roads connecting settlements with international and intrastate importance roads;

c) roads interconnecting the populated areas of municipalities as well as roads within the administrative boundaries of settlements that are not of international or local importance and are not departmental roads;

d) roads connecting resorts, recreational and tourism areas, sports complexes, historic and cultural monuments, scientific centres and other objects of special significance with the administrative centres of the municipalities (in whose territory these objects are located), as well as access roads to nearest railway stations, airports, sea ports from international, intrastate and local importance roads.

8. The following roads fall under departmental roads:

a) roads leading to organisations from public roads;

b) roads existing in the territories of industrial, agricultural and other enterprises;

c) roads passing along channels, pipelines, power transmission lines and other communications and structures, as well as service and patrol roads leading to hydro technical and other structures.

8. Roads that do not meet the characteristics of local importance roads defined by this paragraph but are of defensive and special significance may fall under local importance roads.

9. The list of local importance roads shall be approved by the higher executive authorities of the Autonomous Republics of Ajara and Abkhazia and the municipality bodies. As a rule, it shall be revised once in 3 years.

10. Departmental roads include the following:

a) access roads from public roads to organisations;

b) roads on the territories of industrial, agricultural and other enterprises;

c) service roads and patrol roads passing along canals, pipelines, power lines and other communications and structures, as well as access service and patrol roads to hydraulic and other structures.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 5424 of 26 October 2007 – LHG I, No 38, 14.11.2007, Art. 366

Law of Georgia No 855 of 23 December 2008 – LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 280

Law of Georgia No 1035 of 6 September 2013 – website, 23.9.2013

Law of Georgia No 6874 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Law of Georgia No 494 of 16 April 2025 – website, 16.4.2025

Article 4 - Rule of numbering, assigning names to and defining the length of roads

1. The name of a road should contain the name of the first and last populated areas, which are connected by this road, and if necessary, the name of the main intermediate populated areas as well. The name may be assigned to a road according to the last populated area, taking into account the historic significance of geographic and other objects and national traditions.

2. For the calculation of the distance of roads in kilometres, the start and end points shall be:

a) for roads originating from Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia - Freedom Square;

b) for roads interconnecting settlements - administrative buildings of the respective municipality bodies, post offices or state, municipal and public buildings and structures located in the centre of the settlement;

c) for roads interconnecting other roads - the crossing of centre lines of conjoined roads;

d) for the roads interconnecting geographic, historic and other objects - the boarders of these objects.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 5293 of 24 November 2011 – website, 8.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 6874 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 5 - Competence of the higher state bodies of Georgia to regulate the road industry

1. The following shall fall within the governance of the higher state bodies of Georgia:

a) the regulation of relations of the national economy of the road industry of Georgia with other sectors;

b) the establishment of rules for the use and protection of roads and traffic rules;

c) deciding on the issues of construction of new international and intrastate importance roads.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 6 - Competence of the Autonomous Republics to regulate the industry of local importance roads

1. The following shall fall under the governance of the higher state bodies of the Autonomous Republics:

a) managing the industry of local importance roads within the administrative boundaries of the Autonomous Republics and establishing the rules of their management;

b) organising the protection and registration of local importance roads passing within the administrative boundaries of the Autonomous Republics;

c) deciding on the matters of development and improvement of local importance roads within the administrative boundaries of the Autonomous Republics.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 6874 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

II - Roads Management

Article 7 - Management of public roads

Public roads shall be managed by the owner of such roads, who carries out construction, re-construction, repair and maintenance works of these roads.

Article 8 - Management of departmental roads

Departmental roads shall be managed by the owners of such roads or other bodies, to whom these roads are transferred on the basis of an agreement.

Article 9 - Duties of the Roads Department of Georgia

1. The Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia shall develop and implement a unified state policy on the matters of development, design and scientific and technical progress of the network of international and intrastate importance roads.

11. (Deleted).

2. The Roads Department of Georgia shall:

a) design, construct, modernise, reconstruct, rehabilitate and maintain international and intrastate importance roads, improve and upgrade roads taking into account traffic safety requirements and the interests of the population, accept into service the finished roads of international and intrastate importance according to the procedures established by the legislation of Georgia;

b) increase the capacity of roads, improve traffic organisation;

c) control the observance of the rules for the protection and use of roads, make a list of international and intrastate importance roads and prepare proposals in order to make changes in them;

d) according to the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia, in agreement with the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, temporarily suspend and limit traffic on roads, as well as permit the traffic of separate vehicles on these roads within the mentioned period.

3. The Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia shall be authorised to fully or partially assign the obligation to maintain and service the international and intrastate roads/road sections referred to in paragraph 2(a) of this article to legal entity under private law operating under its governance.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 1018 of 20 July 2001 - LHG I, No 24, 1.8.2001, Art. 96

Law of Georgia No 5424 of 26 October 2007 – LHG I, No 38, 14.11.2007, Art. 366

Law of Georgia No 855 of 23 December 2008 – LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 280

Law of Georgia No 2268 of 4 December 2009 – LHG I, No 45, 21.12.2009, Art. 337

Law of Georgia No 494 of 16 April 2025 – website, 16.4.2025

Law of Georgia No 1793 of 25 June 2026 – website, 1.7.2026

Article 10 - Composition of the property of the State Roads Department of Georgia

The property of the Department is composed of fixed and current assets, financial resources and other assets, which are transferred into its possession and are entered into the balance account of the Department.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 11 - Privatisation of the property of the State Roads Department of Georgia

The issue of privatisation of roads owned by the State and organisations providing road maintenance shall be resolved according to the current legislation.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

III - Funding of the Road Sector

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 12 - - Funding the maintenance and development of public roads

The design, construction, modernisation, rehabilitation and maintenance of public roads and research works shall be funded both from the State Budget and other sources.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 839 of 29 December 2004 - LHG I, No 42, 31.12.2004, Art. 218

Article 13 - Funding and providing material and technical support for the maintenance and development of departmental roads

The owners of departmental roads shall fund the maintenance and development of such roads and provide material and technical resources required for that purpose.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 14 - Private and toll roads

1. Arranging a private road shall be allowed.

2. The toll for the use of public roads or sections of roads owned by the State may be established if there is a parallel free road between two populated areas.

3. The toll for the use of roads or their sections shall be determined according to the procedure established by the legislation for the maintenance and development of these roads or sections of roads.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 14¹ - Concepts of a toll and a payer of a toll

1. A toll for the use of roads ('toll') is a mandatory payment to the State Budget of Georgia, which is payable for the use of transit infrastructure in the territory of Georgia.

2. A toll payer is an owner or a driver of a commercial vehicle driving or carrying cargo by means of a commercial vehicle in the territory of Georgia through customs control/supervision.

Law of Georgia No 3161 of 28 June 2010 – LHG I, No 35, 12.7.2010, Art. 207

Law of Georgia No 3806 of 12 November 2010 – LHG I, No 66, 3. 12.2010, Art. 414

Law of Georgia No 5962 of 27 March 2012 – website, 12.4.2012

Article 14² - Amount of a toll and its payment procedure

The amount of a toll and the procedures and conditions related to its payment shall be determined by normative acts of the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 3161 of 28 June 2010 – LHG I, No 35, 12.7.2010, Art. 207

Article 14³ - Exemption from the toll

A person defined by Article 141(2) of this Law, who by means of a commercial vehicle carries cargo placed in the customs checkpoint of the sea port in the territory of Georgia within the nearest 10 km radius from the territory of the sea port to the customs control area or vice versa, using the route defined by the Legal Entity under Public Law called the Revenue Service within the governance of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, shall be exempt from payment of the toll.

Law of Georgia No 3161 of 28 June 2010 – LHG I, No 35, 12.7.2010, Art. 207

Law of Georgia No 3806 of 12 November 2010 – LHG I, No 66, 3. 12.2010, Art. 414

Law of Georgia No 5962 of 27 March 2012 – website, 12.4.2012

Article 14⁴ - Administration of the toll and responsibility

1. A commercial vehicle subject to customs control/supervision may not move/carry cargo in the territory of Georgia without payment of the toll.

2. The toll shall be administered by an authorised body determined by the Government of Georgia.

3. (Deleted – 31.5.2011, No 4718).

4. The toll paid in excess or by mistake shall be refunded according to the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 3161 of 28 June 2010 – LHG I, No 35, 12.7.2010, Art. 207

Law of Georgia No 3806 of 12 November 2010 – LHG I, No 66, 3. 12.2010., Art. 414

Law of Georgia No 4718 of 31 May 2011 – website 10.6.2011

Law of Georgia No 5962 of 27 March 2012 – website, 12.4.2012

IV - Using Roads

Article 15 - Rule for using roads

1. Public roads shall be used according to the procedure established by this Law and the traffic rules.

2. The rule for using departmental roads shall be defined by the respective agency by whom the road is possessed.

3. Vehicles shall move on carriageways. Vehicles with metal or caterpillar wheels may not move on paved carriageways and shoulders of public roads. For the traffic of vehicles whose axle load and dimensions exceed the established ones, the owners of such vehicles (including aliens) shall obtain a permit according to the established procedure, and if such vehicles damage any element of a road the owners shall pay the cost of its rehabilitation according to the established procedure.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 16 - Restrictions and prohibitions for the use of roads

The following shall be prohibited on roads:

a) movement of a motor vehicle/vehicle, the overall dimensions and/or maximum load on each leading or non-leading axle of which, and/or the actual mass and/or the corresponding parameters of which exceed the limit values ​​ established by a normative act of the Government of Georgia, and/or the actual mass of which exceeds the maximum authorised mass established by the manufacturer for the given vehicle. This subparagraph shall not apply to:

a.a) oversize load (overweight load) or abnormal load (heavy haulage) motor vehicles which move on roads in agreement with authorised bodies (entities) as provided for by the legislation of Georgia and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such agreement;

a.b) motor vehicles that have entered the territory of Georgia through a customs checkpoint located at a sea port, and which proceed to the customs control area determined by the Customs Code of Georgia located within the nearest 10 km radius from the territory of the sea port, using the route determined by the customs authority;

a.c) motor vehicles that have entered the territory of Georgia through a customs checkpoint and proceed to a railway station located within the nearest 25 km radius from the tax authority, using the route towards the customs control area determined by the customs authority as provided for by the Customs Code of Georgia;

b) (deleted);

c) contaminating or blocking roads, road structures and rights-of-way, as well as bridges and pipe openings, channels and drainages;

d) transporting unpacked cargo, which may cause the contamination of roads or rights-of-way;

e) bringing and throwing agricultural products (grains, hay, etc.) on roads, arranging warehouses for materials and dropping litter and snow on roads;

f) performing works which may cause leakage of oil products and chemical substances, as well as loading and unloading of vehicles on carriageways;

g) driving cattle, except for the places agreed with the road authorities, as well as unattended grazing of cattle on right-of-ways;

h) blocking roads, arranging control and check points, arranging demonstrations, sporting contests, and other mass events, which change the established mode of movement, as well as entering and exiting roads by vehicles in places not appropriate for this purpose without a permit from municipality bodies, road services and patrol police;

i) placing advertisements without a permit from the road authorities;

j) trading on roadbeds;

k) damaging road structures, technical means for traffic regulation, green plants, snow protection equipment and other road property;

l) ignoring the mentioned restrictions and prohibitions shall result in liability according to the procedures provided for by the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 2021 of 9 November 2005 – LHG I, No 48, 29.11.2005, Art. 318

Law of Georgia No 2515 of 27 December 2005 – LHG I, No 59, 31.12.2005, Art. 444

Law of Georgia No 3394 of 23 June 2006 – LHG I, No 26, 17.7.2006, Art. 215

Law of Georgia No 68 of 27 June 2008 – LHG I, No 12, 14.7.2008, Art. 90

Law of Georgia No 5293 of 24 November 2011 – website, 8.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 1832 of 24 December 2013 – website, 3.1.2014

Law of Georgia No 4345 of 19 March 2019 – website, 27.3.2019

Law of Georgia No 4917 of 28 June 2019 – website, 4.7.2019

Law of Georgia No 6874 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 17 - Temporary suspension or limitation of movement

1. Movement on roads may be temporarily suspended or limited only in the case of accidents or natural disasters caused by road and climatic conditions or the conduct of repair and construction works.

2. The decision on temporary suspension or limitation of traffic on international and intrastate importance roads is made, with the indication of time frames, by the Roads Department of Georgia in coordination with the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, while on local importance roads such decisions are made by respective municipalities, and on departmental roads - by owners of these roads.

3. The authority that makes a decision on temporary suspension or limitation of traffic on roads must make an announcement in the press and other mass media, indicating bypass roads, and at the starting point of such section of a road respective road signs should be installed and other measures provided for by the legislation of Georgia shall be taken. If the relevant decision-making authorities fail to comply with these requirements, road users shall have the right to demand compensation for damage caused.

4. If appropriate information is published in press and other mass media, and other measures provided for by the legislation of Georgia are taken, road users may not demand compensation for damage caused by temporary suspension or limitation of traffic.

Law of Georgia No 5424 of 26 October 2007 – LHG I, No 38, 14.11.2007, Art. 366

Law of Georgia No 6874 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 18 - State control of roads

1. The compliance of the condition of public roads with the requirements of unhindered and safe movement shall be supervised by the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

2. If necessary, a commission with the participation of other interested legal persons may be established.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 5424 of 26 October 2007 – LHG I, No 38, 14.11.2007, Art. 366

Article 19 - Responsibility of the road authorities

1. The responsibility for temporary suspension of traffic on public roads shall be imposed on the road authorities, except when traffic is suspended according to the established procedure.

2. Road authorities shall compensate road users for damage caused by road accidents due to bad road conditions if this was caused by the failure of the road authorities to fulfil their obligations in whole or in part. The caused damage shall be compensated on the basis of a court decision.

3. The documents related to accidents on public roads due to bad road conditions shall be processed by the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia with the participation of the road authority in charge of the respective section of a road.

4. The cases of imposing responsibility on the road organisations shall be heard in court.

Article 20 - Responsibility of owners of departmental roads

Owners of departmental roads shall be responsible for safe and unhindered traffic on their roads. They shall compensate road users for damage caused by road conditions.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 21 - Responsibility of road users

1. During travel and cargo carriage, road users shall comply with the requirements of this Law and traffic rules.

2. Enterprises, organisations, institutions and citizens, who cause damage to the road surface, shoulders, roadbeds, protective devices, bridges, viaducts, water drainage and other structures, shall bear responsibility according to the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia and compensate for the damage inflicted.

3. During modernisation of public roads, communications shall be shifted by efforts of organisations on whose balance sheet the communications are registered, on the basis of an agreement with the road authorities. If the communications are arranged in violation of existing norms, they shall be shifted by efforts and at the expense of the owner.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Article 22 - Prohibition of uncoordinated actions on roads and in roadside zones

1. Without agreement with the owner, the following is prohibited on roads and in roadside zones (100 metres on both sides from the centre line of the road):

a) conduct of any construction, reclamation, agricultural, geologic works, laying of communication and other lines, construction of new structures and repair of existing structures (except for the repair and restoration of pipelines, communication and power transmission lines in the case of accidents, of which the road authorities shall be immediately informed);

b) organisation of carriage of technological loads;

c) arrangement of street lighting and landscaping;

d) arrangement of mobile filling stations, kiosks, pavilions and other facilities;

e) arrangement of loading and unloading, parking and washing areas for vehicles;

f) arrangement of dams, ponds and other irrigation and hydro technical structures, deepening of river beds and extraction of sand and road gravel within 1 kilometre above and below bridges;

g) timber floating on rivers, under bridges;

h) approaching bridge abutments by boats or other floating means, arrangement of parking, passages, and ports and other structures under viaducts, flyovers and bridges;

2. The conduct of any work, which changes the established organisation of traffic or rate of speed of vehicles on any section of the road, shall be agreed with road police in addition to road organisations;

3. Buildings and structures constructed by organisations, enterprises, institutions and citizens in violation of this Law shall be demolished at the expense of unauthorised constructors.

4. Except for the cases provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall be prohibited to carry out activities provided for in the resolution of the Government of Georgia on the roads of international importance/road sections/roadside zones (200 meters from the road axis on both sides) determined by the same resolution, without the agreement of the road owners.

Law of Georgia No 1341 of 17 December 2025 – website, 22.12.2025

[Article 22 ¹ – Liability for carrying out construction activities/placing a structure without agreement with the Roads Department of Georgia

1. Carrying out construction activities/placing a structure on the roads and roadside zones provided for in Article 22(1) or (4) of this Law, which are under the governance of the Roads Department of Georgia, without agreement with the Roads Department of Georgia shall result in the imposition of liability in accordance with Article 194 ² of the Administrative Offences Code of Georgia. An authorised person of the Roads Department of Georgia shall, upon the imposition of an administrative sanction, instruct the offender, or if the offender cannot be identified, the owner of the structure and/or the construction land plot, or the land user, and shall determine a reasonable period of time not exceeding 1 month to submit the construction documents or to suspend/terminate the construction activities/placement of the structure carried out/in progress without agreement with the Roads Department of Georgia, and/or to return the place in its original condition/to dismantle the structure.

2. The Roads Department of Georgia shall be authorised to:

a) if an offender fails to comply with the instructions referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, immediately after the expiry of the period determined for the offender, adopt an individual administrative act – a resolution (including an electronic resolution) on the restoration of the construction activity/placement of the structure to its original condition/complete or partial dismantling of the structure;

b) adopt a resolution referred to in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph without giving any instructions, if the offender cannot be identified and the construction land plot is under the ownership of the state and/or municipality;

c) if necessary, carry out at any time the restoration/rehabilitation works of the respective road and/or its constituent part.

3. A resolution provided for in paragraph 2 of this article may be appealed before the Ministry of Infrastructure of Georgia. The appeal of the resolution shall suspend its effect/enforcement, except where the construction land plot is under the ownership of the state and/or municipality.

4. In the case of failure to comply with the instructions provided for in paragraph 1 of this article within the established time frame, if the failure to immediately remedy the violation may harm the state or public interests, as well as in the case where the violation was committed on the real estate owned by the state or municipality, the Roads Department of Georgia shall be authorised to make a reasoned decision to comply with the instructions by itself or through a third party, at its own expenses. If the offender fails to comply with the request of the respective institution, the Roads Department of Georgia shall be authorised to seek assistance from the relevant territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. A decision on the dismantling of the structure as provided for in this paragraph may be appealed in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia. The appeal of such decision shall not suspend its enforcement.

5. Compensation for the damage caused by construction activities/placement of a structure (including the cost of restoration/rehabilitation works) and/or for the costs of dismantling of the structure, carried out without agreement, and/or in violation of the terms of agreement with the Roads Department of Georgia, shall be imposed on the offender. If the offender cannot be identified, the fulfilment of the said obligation shall be imposed on the owner of the construction land plot or the land user, and if the land plot is owned by the state and/or municipality, such obligation shall be imposed on the land user.

6. The documents referred to in this article shall be submitted in accordance with Article 268 ³ of the Administrative Offences Code of Georgia.

7. A normative act of the Minister of Infrastructure of Georgia shall determine, within the scope of the authority of the Roads Department of Georgia, the procedures for reviewing administrative offence cases, imposing administrative sanctions, adopting individual administrative acts, and issuing writs of execution, the rules for dismantling structures, the authorised persons, the forms of documents to be drawn up by authorised persons and the rules of their approval, filling out, preparation and submission, as well as the rules for using special equipment (including video and audio recording), sealing devices, special uniforms and logos.

8. The Roads Department of Georgia shall be authorised to request and receive from the relevant authority granting the construction permit the information/documents on the permit and permit conditions. (Shall become effective from 28 September 2026) ]

Law of Georgia No 1793 of 25 June 2026 – website, 1.7.2026

Article 23 - Providing technical assistance to vehicles damaged on roads

1. The Patrol Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall use every effort to remove from the carriageway vehicles which cause an accident on the road or disabled vehicles, for the purpose of which oncoming vehicles and cranes are used.

2. State authorities and municipalities, which manage roads within their jurisdiction, shall, in coordination with the Patrol Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, take every effort to remove from the carriageway disabled vehicles or loads, provide technical assistance or erect warning signs.

3. In the case of a traffic accident on departmental roads, the owners of these roads shall provide technical assistance to the vehicle.

Law of Georgia No 944 of 16 October 1997 – The Gazette of the Parliament of Georgia, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 54

Law of Georgia No 5424 of 26 October 2007 – LHG I, No 38, 14.11.2007, Art. 366

Law of Georgia No 6874 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 24 - Medical aid on roads

Persons injured in traffic accidents on roads shall be provided medical aid by medical institutions that are located closest to these roads.

Article 25 - (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 5424 of 26 October 2007 – LHG I, No 38, 14.11.2007, Art. 366

Article 26 – Performance of works related to the development and improvement of roads

Roads shall be repaired, maintained and accepted into service, and necessary research works shall be conducted in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, including the accepted standards, construction norms, technical regulations, instructions and the rules for accepting completed road works, which shall be approved according to established procedures by the Minister of Infrastructure of Georgia in the form of subordinate normative acts.

Law of Georgia No 5424 of 26 October 2007 – LHG I, No 38, 14.11.2007, Art. 366

Law of Georgia No 855 of 23 December 2008 – LHG I, No 40, 29.12.2008, Art. 280

Law of Georgia No 494 of 16 April 2025 – website, 16.4.2025

Article 26 ​ ¹ – Identification and elimination of black spots

1. A black spot is a section of a public road not exceeding 300 meters in length, within which one of the following has happened within 3 calendar years:

a) at least 4 traffic accidents resulting in death of a person;

b) at least 10 traffic accidents in total resulting in serious injury to human health and/or death of a person.

2. Under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall identify black spots and provide information thereon to the Roads Department of Georgia, the bodies of the autonomous republics and the municipality bodies according to the public road sections under their jurisdiction.

3. The Roads Department of Georgia, the bodies of the autonomous republics and the municipality bodies shall, according to the public road sections under their jurisdiction, draw up rules in order to take appropriate measures to ensure the elimination of black spots and the safe movement on the public roads under their jurisdiction. Such rules, if drawn up by the Roads Department of Georgia, shall be approved by a joint normative act of the Minister of Infrastructure of Georgia and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, if drawn up by the bodies of the autonomous republics, shall be approved by the normative acts of the supreme executive bodies of the autonomous republics, and if drawn up by the municipality bodies, shall be approved by the resolutions of the Sakrebulo of the respective municipality.

4. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Roads Department of Georgia, the bodies of the autonomous republics and the municipality bodies, shall coordinate the preparation of proposals/reports for the purpose of planning and implementation of the measures to be taken in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article.

Law of Georgia No 6364 of 23 June 2020 – website, 1.7.2020

Law of Georgia No 494 of 16 April 2025 – website, 16.4.2025

V - Allocation and Use of Lands

 Article 27 - Procedure for allocating lands for the construction and exploitation of roads

1. The land for the construction and exploitation of roads, as well as for the establishment of special zones (rest areas and service facilities) and for quarries, shall be allocated to road authorities and other organisations engaged in the construction and exploitation of roads for permanent or temporary use according to the procedures established by the legislation of Georgia.

VI - Transitional Provisions

Law of Georgia No 68 of 27 June 2008 – LHG I, No 12, 14.7.2008, Art. 90

Article 28 - Transitional provisions

Before 15 August 2008:

a) the Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall make appropriate amendments to the procedures for issuing recommendations provided for by Article 16(a) of the Law of Georgia on Roads;

b) the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia shall ensure the compliance of the Law of Abkhazia on Local Importance Roads of 28 December 2006 with the Law of Georgia on Roads.

Law of Georgia No 68 of 27 June 2008 – LHG I, No 12, 14.7.2008, Art. 90

Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia –

Head of State                                                      Eduard Shevardnadze

Speaker of the Parliament

of Georgia                                                            Vakhtang Goguadze

11 November 1994

Tbilisi

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