Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 22. WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND INCARCERATION COMPENSATION

17-22-10. Limited waiver of sovereign immunity.

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

Subject to the provisions and limitations of this chapter, the sovereign immunity of this state is waived for the purpose of authorizing claimants to file claims for and seek compensation awards under this chapter and for authorizing payment of any judgment awarding such compensation from the Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration Compensation Trust Fund.

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.

Code 1981, § 17-22-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 887, § 2-1/SB 244, effective July 1, 2025.

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Text read from t17-(v15)-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, 2025 supplement, page 185; merge action: added; file SHA-256 9ed85bfde942.