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Title 17 - Criminal Procedure (Chs. 1 — 22)
Chapter 15 - Victim Compensation (§§ 17-15-1 — 17-15-17)
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Cross references.Referral to victim assistance organizations of child suspected of being a victim of sexual exploitation or trafficking, § 15-11-130.1.
Compensation of victims of violation of § 40-6-391, § 15-21-110 et seq.
State Victim Services Commission, T. 35, C. 6.
Law reviews.For note on the 1994 amendments of Code Sections 17-15-2 to 17-15-4, 17-15-6 to 17-15-8 and enactment of Code Section 17-15-14 of this chapter, see 11 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 166 (1994).
For article, “Disrupting Victim Exploitation,” see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 805 (2018).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Jurisdiction or power of juvenile court to order parent of juvenile to make restitution for juvenile’s offense, 66 A. L. R.4th 985.
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- § 17-15-1. Legislative intent
- § 17-15-2. Definitions
- § 17-15-3. Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board; members; director of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
- § 17-15-4. Powers of board
- § 17-15-5. Filing of claims; verification; contents
- § 17-15-6. Investigation; decision by director; review by board; report to claimant
- § 17-15-7. Persons eligible for awards
- § 17-15-8. Required findings; amount of award; method of payment; rejection of claim; reductions; exemptions; effective date for awards; psychological counseling for relatives of deceased; memorials for victims of DUI homicide
- § 17-15-9. Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund created; administration; moneys; payments authorized
- § 17-15-10. Insufficient funds to pay authorized award
- § 17-15-11. False claims
- § 17-15-12. Effect of accepting award
- § 17-15-13. Debt to state created; payment as condition of probation or parole; payment into fund
- § 17-15-14. Funding to victim service providers for disseminating information
- § 17-15-15. Responsibility for cost of forensic medical examination
- § 17-15-16. Funding for costs of forensic interviews for persons less than 18 years of age or developmentally disabled
- § 17-15-17. Return of fines and fees paid by defendants with vacated convictions; regulation; payments
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