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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-14-12. Modification of restitution order.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-14-12. Modification of restitution order.

The ordering authority shall retain jurisdiction to modify a restitution order at any time before the expiration of the relief ordered.

## History

Code 1933, § 27-3012, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1382, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 5/HB 172.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 1/HB 172, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Crime Victims Restitution Act of 2005.’’’