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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure (Chs. 1 — 22)
Chapter 22 - Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration Compensation (§§ 17-22-1 — 17-22-12)
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Effective date.This chapter became effective July 1, 2025.
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Cross references.Awarding fees and costs to certain defendants; procedure, § 17-11-6.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 17
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O.C.G.A. Title 17, Ch. 22
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- § 17-22-1. Short title
- § 17-22-2. Definitions
- § 17-22-3. Role of Office of State Administrative Hearings
- § 17-22-4. Claim procedure
- § 17-22-5. Compensation eligibility; considerations by administrative law judge
- § 17-22-6. Hearings; compensation determinations; appeals; release and waiver requirement
- § 17-22-7. Amount of compensation; reductions; annual adjustments
- § 17-22-8. Exemptions relating to compensation; attorney’s fees
- § 17-22-9. Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration Compensation Trust Fund; creation; funding; payments
- § 17-22-10. Limited waiver of sovereign immunity
- § 17-22-11. Regulatory authority
- § 17-22-12. Acknowledgement of statutory provisions
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