Chapter 5 Transfer to a foreign state (or to Georgia) of persons sentenced to imprisonment for the purpose of serving a sentence

Article 52

Procedure for enforcing in the territory of Georgia the judgement of a foreign competent court imposing a fine or forfeiture

1. In making a decision on enforcing in the territory of Georgia the judgement of a foreign competent court imposing a fine or forfeiture, the competent district (city) court shall deliver a ruling on the enforcement of the fine or forfeiture imposed on a person.

2. In delivering a ruling specified in paragraph 1 of this article, the relevant district (city) court shall ensure the conversion into laris of the amount of the fine imposed or of the property to be forfeited under the judgement of a foreign competent court at the exchange rate in effect at the time of the decision.

3. The fine or the property to be forfeited specified in paragraph 2 of this article shall be collected in accordance with the procedure determined by the requesting state.

4. The fine imposed by the competent foreign court shall be paid to the state budget of Georgia, and the forfeited property shall be transferred into state ownership.

5. Property forfeited under this article, upon request, may be transferred to the requesting foreign state if it has a special interest in that property.

6. The rights of third persons with respect to the forfeited property shall be considered during the procedures specified in paragraph 4 and 5 of this article.