Georgia Code
Chapter 15 - Victim Compensation
§ 17-15-6. Investigation; Decision by Director; Review by Board; Report to Claimant

History. Code 1981, § 17-15-6 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 591, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 17; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1800, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 195, § 4/SB 172; Ga. L. 2014, p. 354, § 1/SB 187.

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Title 17 - Criminal Procedure

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; Method of Payment; Rejection of Claim; Reductions; Exemptions; 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

§ 17-15-17. Return of Fines and Fees Paid by Defendants With Vacated Convictions; Regulation; Payments