Georgia § 17-14-10 - Factors to be considered by ordering authority in determining nature and amount of restitution.

§ 17-14-10. Factors to be considered by ordering authority in determining nature and amount of restitution.

In determining the nature and amount of restitution, the ordering authority shall consider: The financial resources and other assets of the offender or person ordered to pay restitution including whether any of the assets are jointly controlled; The earnings and other income of the offender or person ordered to pay restitution; Any financial obligations of the offender or person ordered to pay restitution, including obligations to dependents; The amount of damages; The goal of restitution to the victim and the goal of rehabilitation of the offender; Any restitution previously made; The period of time during which the restitution order will be in effect; and Other factors which the ordering authority deems to be appropriate. If, subsequent to restitution being ordered pursuant to this article, a victim is convicted of a crime for which restitution is ordered, the ordering authority shall consider the previously ordered restitution as part of the financial resources of such victim. (Code 1933, § 27-3010, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1382, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 5/HB 172.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 1/HB 172, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Crime Victims Restitution Act of 2005.'"