The Act is a comprehensive revision of existing legislation providing compensation for crime victims. It changes certain definitions, adds new terms, and changes the powers of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board. The Act also provides for direct payments to victims or other claimants for certain losses or reimbursements, provides for priority of payments, and provides for confidentiality of certain information. Additionally, the Act provides for awards to those suffering financial loss in aiding a crime victim, denies awards for property loss, and denies awards to certain currently incarcerated felons. Finally, the Act raises the maximum amount of an award to a victim, provides for maximum award amounts for certain categories of lo...
The Act provides for consideration of a victim impact statement prior to sentencing by the trial jud...
The Act amends Title 15 of the Georgia Code as it relates to the funding of local victim assistance ...
The Act expands coverage of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program to include the crimes of ...
The Act expands coverage of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program to include the crimes of ...
The Act allows Georgians who are injured outside the state, as well as outside of the country, to re...
Act 289, originating as HB 170, provides for a victims’ “Bill of Rights.” Crime victims must be noti...
The Act provides for crime victims’ rights in Georgia and creates substantive mechanisms for directi...
The Act allows Georgians who are injured outside the state, as well as outside of the country, to re...
The Act provides for crime victims’ rights in Georgia and creates substantive mechanisms for directi...
The Act requires the Commissioner of Corrections to make a good faith effort to notify victims of cr...
The Act amends Georgia law relating to the admissibility of victim impact evidence to include those ...
The Act introduces procedure by which victims who were not provided notice criminal proceedings, aft...
The Act amends Georgia law relating to the admissibility of victim impact evidence to include those ...
The Act provides for consideration of a victim impact statement prior to sentencing by the trial jud...
The Act amends Title 15 of the Georgia Code as it relates to the funding of local victim assistance ...
The Act expands coverage of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program to include the crimes of ...
The Act expands coverage of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program to include the crimes of ...
The Act allows Georgians who are injured outside the state, as well as outside of the country, to re...
Act 289, originating as HB 170, provides for a victims’ “Bill of Rights.” Crime victims must be noti...
The Act provides for crime victims’ rights in Georgia and creates substantive mechanisms for directi...
The Act allows Georgians who are injured outside the state, as well as outside of the country, to re...
The Act provides for crime victims’ rights in Georgia and creates substantive mechanisms for directi...
The Act requires the Commissioner of Corrections to make a good faith effort to notify victims of cr...
The Act amends Georgia law relating to the admissibility of victim impact evidence to include those ...
The Act introduces procedure by which victims who were not provided notice criminal proceedings, aft...
The Act amends Georgia law relating to the admissibility of victim impact evidence to include those ...
The Act provides for consideration of a victim impact statement prior to sentencing by the trial jud...
The Act amends Title 15 of the Georgia Code as it relates to the funding of local victim assistance ...