Production and placement of political/pre-election advertising in violation of the requirements provided for by law

1. Violation of the requirements established by this Law regarding canvassing, production/placement of political/pre-election advertisements, except for the cases specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, shall result in imposing a penalty on the relevant political party not exceeding the amount of the tariff determined for the time of placing the advertisement, and the violation of the requirement set forth in Article 51(12) of this Law shall result in the imposition of a penalty on the relevant political party not exceeding twice the amount of the tariff established for the time of placing the advertisement. If the penalty is due to the placement of free advertising, the amount of the penalty shall be calculated in the amount of not more than double the tariff set by the relevant broadcaster for the placement of the paid advertising.

2. Violation of the requirement set forth in Article 51(13) or (14) of this Law shall result in the imposition of a penalty on the relevant broadcaster not exceeding twice the amount of the tariff established for the time of placing the advertisement. If the penalty is due to the placement of free advertising, the amount of the penalty shall be calculated at the tariff of not more than double the tariff set by the relevant broadcaster for the placement of the paid advertising. Violation of the requirement set forth in Article 50(1)(b-d) or (1¹) of this Law or the non-fulfilment of other obligations set forth in Article 51 of this Law shall result in the imposition of a penalty in the amount of GEL 5,000 for the relevant broadcaster.

3. Execution of automated telephone calls and sending short text messages provided for by Article 51(11) of this Law shall result in the imposition of a penalty on the relevant political party and the fixed or mobile communication network operator in the amount of not more than double the fee paid for the relevant service.

4. Violation of the requirement set forth in Article 50(2) of this Law shall result in the imposition of a penalty in the amount of GEL 1,500 for the print media. (Shall become effective upon the acquisition of full authority by the Parliament elected in the Parliamentary Elections of Georgia of 26 October 2024)]

Organic Law of Georgia No 6723 of 2 July 2020 – website, 3.7.2020