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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-22-8. Exemptions relating to compensation; attorney’s fees.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-22-8. Exemptions relating to compensation; attorney’s fees.

(a) Any award of compensation made pursuant to this chapter shall not be:

(1) Subject to any monetary limitation of damages awarded in civil actions;

(2) Subject to any state income taxes; or

(3) Reduced by any expense related to the claimant’s wrongful incarceration incurred by the state or any political subdivision thereof.

(b) No attorney shall collect any fees, costs, or expenses from a claimant in connection with obtaining relief under this chapter, including any fees, costs, or expenses calculated on a contingency basis, except for the amounts awarded under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 17-22-7.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-22-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 887, § 2-1/SB 244, effective July 1, 2025.