On Amnesty

On Amnesty

Law of Georgia

On Amnesty

The State of Georgia, proceeding from the principle of humanism, in the form of a one-time temporary and special measure, taking into account the degree of public danger, on the basis of this Law, releases from criminal liability persons who commit the crimes provided for by the Criminal Code of Georgia (Legislative Herald of Georgia, No 41(48), 1999, Art. 209).

Article 1🔗

Persons shall be released from criminal liability and punishment who, before 1 June 2010, voluntarily appear at the Legal Entity of Public Law – the Civil Registry Agency (in the territorial services of the Agency) and declare that they have committed an act provided for by Article 339, Article 362 or paragraph 1 of Article 363 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which is connected with the production, acquisition, storage for the purpose of sale, sale or use, unlawful appropriation, concealment, destruction or damage of a false identity card of a citizen of Georgia, a residence certificate, a passport of a citizen of Georgia, another travel document, a former Soviet passport, a civil act record or a civil act registration certificate in favour of themselves or a close relative, in the system of the authorised institution existing before the establishment of the Legal Entity of Public Law – the Civil Registry Agency, or with the entry of false information or a record in these documents.

Article 2🔗

The amnesty provided for by this Law shall apply to persons who committed the relevant crimes before 30 January 2006, if preliminary investigation has not been initiated in respect of these crimes.

Article 3🔗

This Law shall enter into force upon publication.

President of Georgia M. Saakashvili

Tbilisi,

11 July 2009.

No 1386-rs