Georgia § 17-14-18 - Payments to and by the Crime Victims Emergency Fund.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 17-14-18 — Payments to and by the Crime Victims Emergency Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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 which he or she could have claimed such restitution, the restitution paid to such person or entity shall be deposited in the Crime Victims Emergency Fund created pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 17 or its successor fund. However, a person or entity entitled to such restitution may claim such restitution any time within five years of the date on which he or she could have claimed such restitution by applying in writing to Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board. Upon receipt of such application and verification that the person making the claim is in fact entitled to such restitution, the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board shall pay such restitution to the person or entity. (Code 1981, § 17-14-18 , enacted by 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.'"
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