17-22-12. Acknowledgement of statutory provisions.

A court entering a dismissal or judgment of acquittal after a defendant’s criminal conviction has been overturned, vacated, or reversed shall provide a copy of this chapter to the defendant at the time of entry of the dismissal or acquittal and obtain from the defendant a written acknowledgment of receipt of a copy of this chapter on a form established by the Supreme Court of Georgia. Such acknowledgment shall be transmitted by the court to the Supreme Court of Georgia and shall be entered on the docket by the Supreme Court of Georgia. The acknowledgment shall be admissible in any proceeding subsequently filed by the defendant under this chapter.#

Upon the issuance and acceptance of a pardon of innocence or a commutation of sentence resulting in release because of a finding of innocence, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall provide a copy of this chapter to the individual receiving the pardon or commutation and obtain from the individual a written acknowledgment of receipt of a copy of this chapter on a form established by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. The acknowledgment shall be retained on file by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles as part of its official records and shall be admissible in any proceeding subsequently filed by the individual under this chapter.#