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  8. 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
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