Translated by IRIS Georgia Updated as of March 2004 1. No state duty or tax shall be imposed for the review of an administrative complaint. 2. Each party shall pay costs that it incurred in connection with the administrative proceeding based on an administrative complaint. 3. If the court rules in favor of the complainant, the administrative agency shall reimburse the party to the administrative proceeding for attorney costs or fees paid to its representative, only if the party is insolvent. CHAPTER 14 THE LIABILITY OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY Article 207. The application of the Civil Code of Georgia in redressing the damage inflicted by an administrative agency Unless otherwise prescribed by this Code, the damage inflicted by an administrative agency shall be redressed in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Civil Code of Georgia. Article 208. The special procedures for the liability of a state or local selfgovernment (government) agency 1. The State shall bear liability for the damage inflicted by a state administrative agency, its official, or other public servant in the course of the execution of official duties. 2. A local self-government (government) agency shall bear liability for the damage inflicted by it, its official, or other employee in the course of the execution of official duties. 3. If a person performs any activity upon the delegation of power or assignment by a state or local self-government (government) agency, the liability for the damage inflicted in the course of such activity shall be imposed upon those agencies. Article 209. The liability of a state or local self-government (government) agency for the damage inflicted by a lawful administrative decree 1. If the administrative decree that was issued for public need in compliance with law inflicts substantial damage upon only a certain person or a group of person in violation of the principle of equality, the state or local self-government (government) agency shall redress the damage. 2. The scope of redressing the damage shall be defined on the basis of the estimation of public and private interests. Page 50 of 54