Georgia Code
Article 1 - Restitution
§ 17-14-2. Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
suffering damages caused by an offender’s unlawful act; provided, however, that the term “victim” shall not include any person who is concerned in the commission of such unlawful act as defined in Code Section 16-2-20.
History. Code 1933, § 27-3002, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1382, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 5/HB 172; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-19/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-35/HB 310.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 1/HB 172, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Crime Victims Restitution Act of 2005.’ ”
Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions.”
Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).

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