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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-14-16. Transmission of copies of restitution orders to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, and to the Department of Community Supervision.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-14-16. Transmission of copies of restitution orders to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, and to the Department of Community Supervision.

If an offender who is ordered to pay restitution under this article is remanded to the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, the court shall transmit a copy of the restitution order to such department and to the Department of Community Supervision when the order is issued.

## History

Code 1933, § 27-3015, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1382, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 5/HB 172; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-38/HB 310.

## 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.’’’

Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).