History. Code 1981, § 17-15-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 591, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2426, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1800, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 481, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 709, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 195, § 5/SB 172; Ga. L. 2011, p. 217, § 5/HB 200; Ga. L. 2014, p. 354, § 1/SB 187; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1029, § 1/SB 79.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2004, p. 709, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “The General Assembly declares that this Act is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Article III, Section VI, Paragraph VI(f) of the Constitution.”
Law reviews.
For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 110 (1997).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 131 (2011).
For article, “Crimes and Offenses: Crimes Against the Person,” see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 131 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 15 - Victim Compensation
§ 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
§ 17-15-9. Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund Created; Administration; Moneys; Payments Authorized
§ 17-15-10. Insufficient Funds to Pay Authorized Award
§ 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