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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 17. CRIME VICTIMS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

17-17-4. Designation of family member to act in place of physically disabled victim.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. If a victim is physically unable to exercise privileges and rights under this chapter, the victim may designate by written instrument his or her spouse, adult child, parent, sibling, or grandparent to act in place of the victim during the duration of the physical disability. During the physical disability, notices to be provided under this chapter to the victim shall continue to be afforded only to the victim.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 17-17-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 385, § 2.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t17-(v15)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, page 1546; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0b0d45f9c609.