Parliament adopts bill reducing traffic fines in third reading
The Parliament of Georgia has adopted, in the third reading, a legislative package amending the Law on Administrative Offences, which introduces reduced penalties for exceeding the speed limit.
The bill was presented during a plenary session by the Chair of the Legal Issues Committee, Archil Gorduladze.
Under the amendments, the fine structure for speeding violations will change as follows:
- Exceeding the speed limit by more than 15 km/h but not more than 30 km/h will now be fined 50 GEL instead of 100 GEL.
- Exceeding the limit by 30–50 km/h will be fined 100 GEL instead of 300 GEL.
- Exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 km/h will result in a 300 GEL fine, unchanged.
In addition, damage to trees or shrubs as a result of a traffic accident will be fined 500 GEL instead of 5,000 GEL, significantly reducing the penalty.
The amendments also introduce a new provision allowing distribution vehicles to temporarily use bus lanes (BUS LANE) between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., when public transport is not operating, for unloading cargo.