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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

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

17-22-3. Role of Office of State Administrative Hearings.

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

  1. (a)

    The Office of State Administrative Hearings, established pursuant to Code Section 50-13-40, shall have the sole and exclusive authority to consider claims of wrongful conviction and incarceration in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.#

  2. (b)

    For purposes of considering claims of wrongful conviction and incarceration and awarding compensation pursuant to this chapter, an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to Code Section 50-13-40 shall be designated by the Office of State Administrative Hearings for each claim filed under this chapter.#

  3. (c)

    Any such administrative law judge shall be authorized to determine:#

    1. (1)

      Whether a claimant qualifies for compensation under this chapter; and#

    2. (2)

      The amount of compensation, if any, to be awarded under this chapter.#

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, § 17-22-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 887, § 2-1/SB 244, effective July 1, 2025.

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

Text read from t17-(v15)-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, 2025 supplement, page 178; merge action: added; file SHA-256 9ed85bfde942.