17-17-1. Declaration of policy.

Vigente

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares it to be the policy of this state that victims of crimes should be accorded certain basic rights just as the accused are accorded certain basic rights. These rights include:
(1)
The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any scheduled court proceedings or any changes to such proceedings;#
(2)
The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of the arrest, release, or escape of the accused;#
(3)
The right not to be excluded from any scheduled court proceedings, except as provided in this chapter or as otherwise required by law;#
(4)
The right to be heard at any scheduled court proceedings involving the release, plea, or sentencing of the accused;#
(5)
The right to file a written objection in any parole proceedings involving the accused;#
(6)
The right to confer with the prosecuting attorney in any criminal prosecution related to the victim;#
(7)
The right to restitution as provided by law;#
(8)
The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; and#
(9)
The right to be treated fairly and with dignity by all criminal justice agencies involved in the case.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

Code 1981, § 17-17-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 385, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 214, § 6/HB 567.

Examination of sexual assault victims, § 35-1-2.

For article, ‘‘Criminal Procedure,’’ see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 29 (2011).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t17-(v15)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volumen V15, edición 2020, página 1543; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 0b0d45f9c609.