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Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Chapter 15. VICTIM COMPENSATION

17 sections · 17-15-1 to 17-15-17

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  1. 17-15-1Legislative intent.
  2. 17-15-2Definitions.
  3. 17-15-3Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board; members; director of Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
  4. 17-15-4Powers of board.
  5. 17-15-5Filing of claims; verification; contents.
  6. 17-15-6Investigation; decision by director; review by board; report to claimant.
  7. 17-15-7Persons eligible for awards.
  8. 17-15-8Required findings; amount of award; method of payment; rejection of claim; reductions; exemptions; effective date for awards; psychological counseling for relatives of deceased; memorials for victims of DUI homicide.
  9. 17-15-9Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund created; administration; moneys; payments authorized.
  10. 17-15-10Insufficient funds to pay authorized award.
  11. 17-15-11False claims.
  12. 17-15-12Effect of accepting award.
  13. 17-15-13Debt to state created; payment as condition of probation or parole; payment into fund.
  14. 17-15-14Funding to victim service providers for disseminating information.
  15. 17-15-15Responsibility for cost of forensic medical examination.
  16. 17-15-16Funding for costs of forensic interviews for persons less than 18 years of age or developmentally disabled.
  17. 17-15-17Return of fines and fees paid by defendants with vacated convictions; regulation; payments.