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2021 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 5 - Searches and Seizures
Article 4 - Investigating Sexual Assault
§ 17-5-72. Right to Free Forensic Medical Examination
Universal Citation: GA Code § 17-5-72 (2021)
A victim shall have the right to have a forensic medical examination regardless of whether the victim participates in the criminal justice system or cooperates with law enforcement in pursuing prosecution of the underlying crime. A victim shall not be required to pay, directly or indirectly, for the cost of a forensic medical examination. The cost of a forensic medical examination shall be paid for by the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund, as provided for in Chapter 15 of this title.
(Code 1981, §17-5-72, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 486, § 3/HB 1297; Ga. L. 2011, p. 214, § 3/HB 503.)
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