Georgia Code
Chapter 15 - Victim Compensation
§ 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

(a.1) The board, upon finding that any claimant or award recipient has not fully cooperated with all law enforcement agencies, may deny, reduce, or withdraw any award.
(b.1) (1) Payments made by the board to medical service providers for compensation for medical services shall be made in accordance with the list of usual, customary, and reasonable charges for medical services published by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation as provided for in Code Section 34-9-205 unless an investigation of the charges by the board determines that there is a reasonable health care justification for the deviation from such list of usual, customary, and reasonable charges.
Category Maximum Award
Lost wages $ 10,000.00
Funeral expenses 6,000.00
Financial hardship or loss of support 10,000.00
Medical 15,000.00
Counseling 3,000.00
Crime scene sanitization 1,500.00
provided that private sources shall not include contributions received from family members or persons or private organizations making charitable donations to a claimant.
(2) Payments made to and accepted by a medical provider shall be considered payment in full for the charges with respect to the board, victim, and claimant.
History. Code 1981, § 17-15-8 , enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 591, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2426, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1800, § 6; Ga. L. 1995, p. 385, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 481, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 843, § 3; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 17; Ga. L. 2004, p. 709, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 195, § 6/SB 172; Ga. L. 2011, p. 217, § 6/HB 200; Ga. L. 2014, p. 354, § 1/SB 187; Ga. L. 2014, p. 354, § 17/SB 340; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1029, § 2/SB 79; Ga. L. 2021, p. 510, § 1/HB 141.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, added subsection (b.1).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 843, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly declares that this Act is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Article III, Section VI, Paragraph VI(f) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia.”
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).
For note on the 1995 amendment of this Code section, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 158 (1995).
For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 124 (2002).