The Georgian Parliament is urgently reviewing a bill granting amnesty for revoked driving licenses, which was approved today by the Legal Affairs Committee and will be discussed in an extraordinary plenary session. The legislation follows a recommendation from the Prime Minister of Georgia.
Under the draft law, 35,445 individuals whose licenses were revoked for various reasons will have their driving rights restored from January 1, 2026. This includes 18,310 people whose licenses were suspended due to alcohol intoxication, 3,504 for drug use (conditional on a medical report), 1,134 for leaving the scene of an accident, 781 for point exhaustion, 327 for criminal convictions, and 11,389 for other reasons.
The bill abolishes the previous option for early reinstatement of suspended licenses by paying a fee. Instead, all eligible drivers will have their licenses reinstated unconditionally and free of charge, except for individuals revoked for drug-related offenses, who must submit a forensic medical examination to regain driving rights. Those whose licenses were suspended due to point exhaustion will also have their 100 points automatically restored without needing to apply.
Parliamentary members Archil Gorduladze, Tornike Cheishvili, Aleksandre Tabatadze, Davit Matikashvili, Rati Ionatamishvili, Aluda Ghudushauri, and Akaki Aladashvili are the authors of the draft law. The transitional provisions ensure that the amnesty is applied before February 1, 2026, streamlining the process for reinstating driving licenses across the country.
