Title 17 — Criminal Procedure
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O.C.G.A. § 17-15-1 Legislative intent
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The General Assembly recognizes that many innocent persons suffer personal physical injury, serious mental or emotional trauma, severe financial hardship, or death as a result of criminal acts or attempted criminal acts. The General Assembly finds and determines that there is a nee…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-10 Insufficient funds to pay authorized award
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, where an award under this chapter has been authorized but there are not sufficient funds in the fund to pay or continue paying the award, then the award or the remaining portion thereof shall not be paid unless …
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-11 False claims
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Any person who asserts a false claim under the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor and shall further forfeit any benefit received and shall reimburse and repay the state for payments recei…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-12 Effect of accepting award
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(a) Acceptance of an award made pursuant to this chapter shall subrogate the state, to the extent of such award, to any right or right of action occurring to the claimant to recover payments on account of losses resulting from the crime with respect to which the award is made. Th…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-13 Delinquent children
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Restitution as condition, §17-14-5. Fees. Legal services, payment. Condition, §17-10-8.1. Public defender’s costs for providing representation. Repayment as condition, §17-12-51. Judge’s authority, §17-10-1.
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-14 Victims of crimes
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Georgia crime victims emergency fund, §§17-15-9, 17-15-10, 17-15-14. G GAME AND FISH CODE. Accusations in misdemeanor cases, §17-7-71. Bonds for violations of laws.
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-15 Responsibility for cost of forensic medical examination
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When a forensic medical examination is conducted, the cost of such forensic medical examination shall be paid for by the fund in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00. The fund shall be responsible for payment of such cost notwithstanding whether the person receiving such forensic me…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-16 Forensic medical examination
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Defined, §17-15-2. Responsibility for costs, §17-15-15. Funding to victim service providers for disseminating information, §17-15-14. Georgia crime victims compensation board. Appointment of members, §17-15-3. Created, §17-15-3. Criminal justice coordinating council. Service as bo…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. (2) ‘‘Claimant’’ means any person filing a claim pursuant to this chapter. (3) ‘‘Crime’’ means: (A) An act which is committed in this state; in a state which does not have a victims’ …
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-3 Duties generally, §17-15-4
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Expenses, §17-15-3. Powers generally, §17-15-4. Restitution. Reduction of award from board by amount of restitution, §17-14-6. Review of director’s decision, §17-15-6. Georgia crime victims emergency fund.
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-4 Powers of board
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(a) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To promulgate suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter; (2) To request from the Attorney General, the Department of Public Safety, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, dis…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-5 Filing of claims; verification; contents
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(a) A claim may be filed by a person eligible to receive an award, as provided in Code Section 17-15-7, or, if such person is a minor, by his or her parent or guardian. In any case in which the person entitled to make a claim is mentally incompetent, the claim may be filed on his o…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-6 Georgia crime victims emergency fund
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Administration, §17-15-9. Appropriations, §17-15-9. Compensation payments to be made into fund, §17-15-13. Created, §17-15-9. Insufficiency of fund to pay compensation, §17-15-10. Payments authorized, §17-15-9. Payments to and by fund, §17-14-18. Injury suffered by victim while c…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-7 Persons eligible for awards
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to this chapter: (1) A person who: 1408 17-15-7 (A) Is injured physically, who dies, or who suffers financial hardship as a result of being injured physically as a di…
O.C.G.A. § 17-15-8 Legislative intent
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Definitions. Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board; members; director of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Powers of board. Filing of claims; verification; contents. Investigation; decision by director; review by board; report to claimant. Persons eligible for awards. Requi…