With 89 votes for, the Georgian parliament, through the third reading, approved amendments to Code on Administrative Law Violations.

According to the draft legislation, provisions that currently allow individuals to have their driving licences restored early following administrative offences will be abolished.

As stated in the bill, any person who has committed an administrative offence under Articles 116 and/or 123 of the Code of Administrative Offences before December 10, 2025, shall be granted a one-time exemption from the administrative penalty, suspension of driving licenses, imposed for said offence, though they will still be considered to have been penalised.

The draft states that individuals need not apply to the relevant authority or official to be released from the administrative penalty of licence suspension.

The release from the administrative penalty shall be implemented gradually from January 1, 2026.