Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 14. RESTITUTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES · Article 1. RESTITUTION

17-14-15. Peonage not authorized by article; denial of benefits because of poverty prohibited.

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(a)
Nothing in this article shall authorize peonage; and this article shall be construed and diligently administered to prevent peonage.#
(b)
No offender shall be denied any benefit, relief, or privilege to which he or she might otherwise be entitled or eligible solely because he or she is financially unable and cannot become financially able to make restitution.#

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History

Code 1933, § 27-3016, 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.’’’

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