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