1. If an administrative offense causes property damage to a citizen, enterprise, institution, organization, or the state, then, when deciding on the imposition of a penalty for the commission of the administrative offense, the judge is obliged to simultaneously impose on the offender the obligation to compensate for the inflicted property damage. In cases directly provided for by this Code, a person may be released from the obligation to compensate for the damage. 2. In cases defined by Article 116^e, paragraph 7, Article 119, paragraph 8, Article 120, paragraph 4, Article 121, paragraph 3, and Article 125, paragraphs 5 and 10 of this Code, when a vehicle is damaged, the offender is identified, and the relevant fine receipt is issued, based on the application submitted by the victim (the owner/holder of the vehicle) and the expert assessment of the damaged vehicle issued by an authorized expert institution, an authorized person of the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia issues the relevant decision and, on its basis, issues a writ of execution, by which the offender is obliged, in favor of the victim (the owner/holder of the vehicle), to compensate for the costs of restoring the damaged vehicle, or, in case restoration is impossible, to compensate for the expenses necessary for its replacement.