Georgia Code, Title 17, Chapter 14, Article 1 - Restitution

• § 17-14-1 - Declaration of Public Policy
  It is declared to be the policy of this state that restitution to their victims by those found guilty of crimes or adjudicated as...
• § 17-14-2 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt of or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to...
• § 17-14-3 - Requirement of Restitution by Offender As Condition of Relief Generally
  (a) Subject to the provisions of Code Section 17-14-10, notwithstanding the provisions contained in Chapter 11 of Title 15, and in addition to any...
• § 17-14-4 - Granting of Parole Prior to Completion of One-Third of Sentence Conditioned on Restitution
  Notwithstanding any provision of Code Section 42-9-45 to the contrary, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may grant parole prior to the completion...
• § 17-14-5 - Restitution by Juvenile Delinquent; Retention of Jurisdiction to Enforce Order Against Juvenile After Attainment of Age 21; Transfer of Enforcement Jurisdiction; Parent's Obligation for Restitution
  (a) It is declared to be the policy of this state to recognize that restitution is consistent with the goal of rehabilitation of delinquent...
• § 17-14-6 - Setoff of Prior Total or Partial Restitution Made to Victim; Reduction of Award From the Crime Victims Compensation Board by the Amount of Restitution; Payment of Restitution to Governmental Entities that Have Compensated the Victim
  (a) Where an offender has made total or partial restitution to a victim, the ordering authority shall set off any such amounts and reduce...
• § 17-14-7 - Right of Offender to Offer Restitution Plan to Ordering Authority; Consideration and Adoption of Plan; Hearing to Determine Restitution; Burden of Proof; Liability Among Multiple Offenders; Payment for Multiple Victims; Waiver of Victim's Rights
  (a) Any offender may offer a restitution plan to the ordering authority. If a plan is offered, it shall be the duty of the...
• § 17-14-8 - Apportionment of Payments for Fines and Restitution; Payment to Victims
  (a) In any case in which a court sentences an offender to pay restitution and a fine, if the court permits the offender to...
• § 17-14-9 - Amount of Restitution
  The amount of restitution ordered shall not exceed the victim's damages.
• § 17-14-10 - Factors to Be Considered by Ordering Authority in Determining Nature and Amount of Restitution
  (a) In determining the nature and amount of restitution, the ordering authority shall consider: (1) The financial resources and other assets of the offender...
• § 17-14-11 - Effect of Restitution Order on Civil Actions Against Offender; Setoff of Restitution Payments Against Civil Judgments; Admissibility of Restitution Orders or Payments; Determining Setoff Amount
  An order for restitution shall not bar any civil action against the offender. However, any payments made by an offender to a victim under...
• § 17-14-12 - Modification of Restitution Order
  The ordering authority shall retain jurisdiction to modify a restitution order at any time before the expiration of the relief ordered.
• § 17-14-13 - Manner of Enforcement of Restitution Order Generally; Sanctions for Failure to Comply With Order
  (a) A restitution order shall be enforceable as is a civil judgment by execution as provided in Code Section 17-10-20.(b) If an offender or...
• § 17-14-14 - Restitution Payments; Wage Assignments; Review of Compliance; Interest
  (a) Payments pursuant to an order for restitution shall be made to the clerk of the court or to any other person, for the...
• § 17-14-15 - Peonage Not Authorized by Article; Denial of Benefits Because of Poverty Prohibited
  (a) Nothing in this article shall authorize peonage; and this article shall be construed and diligently administered to prevent peonage.(b) No offender shall be...
• § 17-14-16 - Transmission of Copies of Restitution Orders to the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, and to the Department of Community Supervision
  If an offender who is ordered to pay restitution under this article is remanded to the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections or the...
• § 17-14-17 - Voidable Transfers
  (a) The state or the victim of a crime may institute an action against an offender pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 2 of...
• § 17-14-18 - Payments to and by the Crime Victims Emergency Fund
  If a person or entity entitled to restitution cannot be located or refuses to claim such restitution within two years after the date on...
• § 17-14-19 - Effect of Article on Powers of Courts
  This article shall not be construed to limit or abrogate any power of any court, agency, or board to place other conditions, limits, terms,...

Last modified: October 14, 2016