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GA Code § 17-14-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 14 - Restitution and Distribution of Profits to Victims of Crimes|Article 1 - Restitution|§ 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 Department of Juvenile Justice, the court shall transmit a copy of the restitution order to such department and to the Department of Community Supervision when the order is issued.   (Code 1933, § 27-3015, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1382, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 5/HB 172; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-38/HB 310.)   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.'"   Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).
GA Code § 17-14-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 14 - Restitution and Distribution of Profits to Victims of Crimes|Article 1 - Restitution|§ 17-14-17. Voidable Transfers

  The state or the victim of a crime may institute an action against an offender pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Title 18, the "Uniform Voidable Transactions Act," to set aside a transfer of real, personal, or other property made voluntarily by the offender on or after the date of the crime committed by the offender against the victim with the intent to:   Conceal the crime or the fruits of the crime;   Hinder, delay, or defraud any victim; or   Avoid the payment of restitution.     Any such action shall be filed within four years of the date the crime was committed.     (Code 1981, §17-14-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 549, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 88, § 5/HB 172; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 4B-2/SB 65.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1998, p. 549, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provided in part that this Code section is applicable to convictions entered on or after July 1, 1998.   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.'"   Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 1-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides:   "(a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Debtor-Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015.'   "(b) To promote consistency among the states, it is the intent of the General Assembly to modernize certain existing uniform laws promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission affecting debtor and creditor rights, responsibilities, and relationships and other federally recognized laws affecting such rights, responsibilities, and relationships."   Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 7-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part: "Part 2 of this Act shall apply to all actions filed on or after July 1, 2015, in which the recognition of a foreign country judgment is raised."
GA Code § 17-14-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 14 - Restitution and Distribution of Profits to Victims of Crimes|Article 1 - Restitution|§ 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.'"
GA Code § 17-14-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 14 - Restitution and Distribution of Profits to Victims of Crimes|Article 1 - Restitution|§ 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, rules, or regulations on any relief in the nature of suspension of sentence, probation, parole, pardon, or restoration of rights.    (Code 1981, §17-14-19, 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.'"
GA Code § 17-14-30 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 14 - Restitution and Distribution of Profits to Victims of Crimes|Article 2 - Distribution of Profits of Crimes|§ 17-14-30. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Board" means the Board of Corrections.   "Convicted person" includes a person found not guilty by reason of insanity.    (Ga. L. 1979, p. 1262, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 283, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1979, p. 1262, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this article in no way affects contracts in existence before April 17, 1979.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 22 Am. Jur. 2d, Damages, § 24 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 25 C.J.S. (Rev), Damages, § 1 et seq.   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and application of "Son of Sam" laws regulating or prohibiting distribution of crime-related book, film, or comparable revenues to criminals, 60 A.L.R.4th 1210.
GA Code § 17-14-32 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 14 - Restitution and Distribution of Profits to Victims of Crimes|Article 2 - Distribution of Profits of Crimes|§ 17-14-32. Penalties for Violations of Article

  It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity to fail to comply with this article.   Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity violating this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Each day that a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity continues in violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense.    (Ga. L. 1979, p. 1262, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1979, p. 1262, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this article in no way affects contracts in existence before April 17, 1979.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21A Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 851 et seq. 22 Am. Jur. 2d, Damages, § 24 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 25 C.J.S. (Rev), Damages, § 1 et seq.
GA Code § 17-16-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 1 - Definitions; Felony Cases|§ 17-16-3. Copy of Indictment or Accusation and List of Witnesses Furnished

 Prior to arraignment, every person charged with a criminal offense shall be furnished with a copy of the indictment or accusation and a list of witnesses that may be supplemented pursuant to the other provisions of this article.    (Code 1981, §17-16-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Copy of indictment and list of witnesses to be furnished to defendant, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XIV.   List of witnesses, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 30.3.   Motions, demurrers, special pleas, and similar items in criminal matters, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 31.   Pleadings by defendant, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 33.   Unified appeal, pre-trial proceedings, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 34.3.   Reply, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 6.2.   Filing and processing documents, Uniform State Court Rules, Rule 36.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 503, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes imposed by Article I, Section I, Paragraph XIV of the Constitution of the State of Georgia."   Law reviews.   - For article discussing available means of discovery for criminal cases in Georgia, see 12 Ga. St. B.J. 134 (1976). For annual survey of criminal law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 129 (1986). For note, "Criminal Discovery: The Use of Notices to Produce," see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 331 (1978). For note, "The Criminal Discovery Dilemma in Georgia," see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 1113 (1983).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Demand and Waiver   Compliance with Demand   Newly Discovered Evidence    OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Code 1933, § 27-1403 and former Code Section 17-7-110, decided prior to its 1994 repeal by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 1, are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Section does not prohibit the addition of names to the list of witnesses,  but does prohibit the witnesses from testifying, without the consent of the defendant, unless the witnesses' names appeared on the list given to the defendant. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-170 (decided under former Code 1933, § 27-1403).    Defendant in probate court is entitled to the discovery rights under O.C.G.A. §§ 17-7-110 [repealed] and17-7-211 [repealed]. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U86-13 (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 17-7-110).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 22A C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 382 et seq.   ALR.    - Effect of unauthorized amendment of criminal information or indictment, 101 A.L.R. 1254.   Right of accused to bill of particulars, 5 A.L.R.2d 444.   Use of abbreviation in indictment or information, 92 A.L.R.3d 494.
GA Code § 17-16-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 1 - Definitions; Felony Cases|§ 17-16-6. Failure to Comply With Discovery Requirements

 If at any time during the course of the proceedings it is brought to the attention of the court that the state has failed to comply with the requirements of this article, the court may order the state to permit the discovery or inspection, interview of the witness, grant a continuance, or, upon a showing of prejudice and bad faith, prohibit the state from introducing the evidence not disclosed or presenting the witness not disclosed, or may enter such other order as it deems just under the circumstances. If at any time during the course of the proceedings it is brought to the attention of the court that the defendant has failed to comply with the requirements of this article, the court may order the defendant to permit the discovery or inspection, interview of the witness, grant a continuance, or, upon a showing of prejudice and bad faith, prohibit the defendant from introducing the evidence not disclosed or presenting the witness not disclosed, or may enter such other order as it deems just under the circumstances. The court may specify the time, place, and manner of making the discovery, inspection, and interview and may prescribe such terms and conditions as are just.    (Code 1981, §17-16-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 2.)   Law reviews.   - For annual survey of death penalty law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 197 (2004). For survey article on death penalty law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 105 (2008).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Use of Media   Application   Appeals    RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Failure of state prosecutor to disclose exculpatory physical evidence as violating due process - weapons, 53 A.L.R.6th 81.   Failure of state prosecutor to disclose exculpatory physical evidence as violating due process - personal items other than weapons, 55 A.L.R.6th 391.
GA Code § 17-16-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 1 - Definitions; Felony Cases|§ 17-16-9. Reimbursement for Costs

 Any party providing documents or statements to another party under this article shall be reimbursed for the actual cost incurred in providing such documents. If the court has determined the defendant to be indigent, the court shall determine the means of reimbursement.    (Code 1981, §17-16-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 2.)
GA Code § 17-16-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 1 - Definitions; Felony Cases|§ 17-16-10. Material or Information Already Furnished; Who May Be Called as Witness

 The defendant need not include in materials and information furnished to the prosecuting attorney under this article any material or information which the prosecuting attorney has already furnished to the defendant under this article. The prosecuting attorney need not include in materials and information furnished to the defendant under this article any material or information which that defendant has already furnished to the prosecuting attorney under this article. Either party may call as a witness any person listed on either the prosecuting attorney's or defendant's witness list.    (Code 1981, §17-16-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21A Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, § 1169 et seq. 81 Am. Jur. 2d, Witnesses, § 49 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 22A C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 382 et seq.
GA Code § 17-16-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 2 - Misdemeanor Cases|§ 17-16-20. Applicability of Article

 The provisions of this article shall apply only to misdemeanor cases or to felony cases docketed, indicted, or in which an accusation was returned prior to January 1, 1995, if the prosecuting attorney and the defendant do not agree in writing that the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply.    (Code 1981, §17-16-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1250, § 3.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 1995 amendment of this Code section, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 144 (1995).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Discovery applicable to misdemeanor cases.    - Discovery provisions applicable to misdemeanor prosecutions are not the same as those applicable to felony prosecutions, and discovery requirements applicable to misdemeanors did not require the state to produce the items that the defendant claimed should have been produced, including police reports, copies of9-1-1 recordings, crime scene photographs, the victim's criminal history, witness statements and repair records for the property the defendant damaged; the defendant admitted that the state provided the defendant with a copy of the accusation, as required by O.C.G.A. § 17-16-21, as well as the state's witness list and a copy of the defendant's criminal record, so under the circumstances, the state complied with the state's discovery obligations. Brooks v. State, 267 Ga. App. 663, 600 S.E.2d 737 (2004).    Witnesses' statements are not required to be made available by prosecutors for discovery by the defendant in a misdemeanor case. Brown v. State, 246 Ga. App. 517, 541 S.E.2d 112 (2000).    Cited in Bazemore v. State, 244 Ga. App. 460, 535 S.E.2d 830 (2000).
GA Code § 17-16-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 2 - Misdemeanor Cases|§ 17-16-21. Right of the Defendant to Copy of Indictment or Accusation and List of Witnesses

 Prior to arraignment, every person charged with a criminal offense shall be furnished with a copy of the indictment or accusation and, on demand, with a list of the witnesses on whose testimony the charge against such person is founded. Without the consent of the defendant, no witness shall be permitted to testify for the state whose name does not appear on the list of witnesses as furnished to the defendant unless the prosecuting attorney shall state that the evidence sought to be presented is newly discovered evidence which the state was not aware of at the time of its furnishing the defendant with a list of the witnesses.    (Code 1981, §17-16-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4.)
GA Code § 17-16-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 2 - Misdemeanor Cases|§ 17-16-22. Right of Defendant to Copy of Statement Given While in Police Custody; Failure of Prosecution to Comply; Evidence Discovered After Filing of Request

  At least ten days prior to the trial of the case, the defendant shall be entitled to have a copy of any statement given by the defendant while in police custody.The defendant may make such request for a copy of any such statement, in writing, within any reasonable period of time prior to trial.   If the defendant's statement is oral or partially oral, the prosecution shall furnish, in writing, all relevant and material portions of the defendant's statement.   Failure of the prosecution to comply with a defendant's timely written request for a copy of such defendant's statement, whether written or oral, shall result in such statement being excluded and suppressed from the prosecution's use in its case-in-chief or in rebuttal.   If the defendant's statement is oral, no relevant and material, incriminating or inculpatory, portion of the statement of the defendant may be used against the defendant unless it has been previously furnished to the defendant, if a timely written request for a copy of the statement has been made by the defendant.   This Code section shall not apply to evidence discovered after a request has been filed.If a request has been filed, such evidence shall be produced as soon as possible after it has been discovered.     (Code 1981, §17-16-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4.)
GA Code § 17-16-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 17 - Criminal Procedure|Chapter 16 - Discovery|Article 2 - Misdemeanor Cases|§ 17-16-23. Right of Defendant to Copies of Written Scientific Reports; Failure to Comply

  As used in this Code section, the term "written scientific reports" includes, but is not limited to, reports from the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; an autopsy report by the coroner of a county or by a private pathologist; blood alcohol test results done by a law enforcement agency or a private physician; and similar types of reports that would be used as scientific evidence by the prosecution in its case-in-chief or in rebuttal against the defendant.   In all criminal trials the defendant shall be entitled to have a complete copy of any written scientific reports in the possession of the prosecution which will be introduced in whole or in part against the defendant by the prosecution in its case-in-chief or in rebuttal.The request for a copy of any written scientific reports shall be made by the defendant in writing at arraignment or within any reasonable time prior to trial.If such written request is not made at arraignment, it shall be within the sound discretion of the trial judge to determine in each case what constitutes a reasonable time prior to trial.If the scientific report is in the possession of or available to the prosecuting attorney, the prosecuting attorney must comply with this Code section at least ten days prior to the trial of the case.   Failure by the prosecution to furnish the defendant with a copy of any written scientific report, when a proper and timely written demand has been made by the defendant, shall result in such report being excluded and suppressed from evidence in the prosecution's case-in-chief or in rebuttal.     (Code 1981, §17-16-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1895, § 4.)
GA Code § 18-2-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 18 - Debtor and Creditor|Chapter 2 - Debtor and Creditor Relations|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-2-1. Creation of Relationship of Debtor and Creditor

 Whenever one person, by contract or by law, is liable and bound to pay to another an amount of money, certain or uncertain, the relation of debtor and creditor exists between them.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1946; Code 1868, § 1934; Code 1873, § 1944; Code 1882, § 1944; Civil Code 1895, § 2686; Civil Code 1910, § 3215; Code 1933, § 28-101.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Acceptance of cashier's check from debtor as absolute or conditional payment, 36 A.L.R. 470; 42 A.L.R. 1353, 45 A.L.R. 1487.    Title to commercial paper deposited by customer of bank to his account, 99 A.L.R. 486.   What is an action for "debt" within attachment or garnishment statute, 12 A.L.R.2d 787.   Rule denying relief to one who conveyed his property to defraud his creditors as applicable where the threatened claim which occasioned the conveyance was paid or was never established, 21 A.L.R.2d 589; 6 A.L.R.4th 862.   Creditor's acceptance of obligation of third person as constituting novation, 61 A.L.R.2d 755.   Unsolicited mailing, distribution, house call, or telephone call as invasion of privacy, 56 A.L.R.3d 457.   Liability of creditor for excessive attachment or garnishment, 56 A.L.R.3d 493.   Rule denying recovery of property to one who conveyed to defraud creditors as applicable where the claim which motivated the conveyance was never established, 6 A.L.R.4th 862.   Spouse's liability, after divorce, for community debt contracted by other spouse during marriage, 20 A.L.R.4th 211.
GA Code § 18-2-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 18 - Debtor and Creditor|Chapter 2 - Debtor and Creditor Relations|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-2-2. Compulsory Election of Remedy Least Likely to Jeopardize Rights of Other Creditors

 As among themselves, creditors shall so prosecute their own rights as not to jeopardize unnecessarily the rights of others; hence, a creditor having a lien on two funds of the debtor, equally accessible to him, will be compelled to pursue the one on which other creditors have no lien.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1951; Code 1868, § 1939; Code 1873, § 1949; Code 1882, § 1949; Civil Code 1895, § 2691; Civil Code 1910, § 3220; Code 1933, § 28-106.)
GA Code § 18-2-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 18 - Debtor and Creditor|Chapter 2 - Debtor and Creditor Relations|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-2-3. Reaching of Equitable Assets by Creditors

 Courts of equity jurisdiction shall assist creditors in reaching equitable assets in every case where to refuse interference would jeopardize the collection of their debts.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1948; Code 1868, § 1936; Code 1873, § 1946; Code 1882, § 1946; Civil Code 1895, § 2688; Civil Code 1910, § 3217; Code 1933, § 28-103.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Retirement Benefits: Protection from Creditors' Claims," see 24 Ga. St. B.J. 118 (1988).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Interests in Estates    RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 37 C.J.S., Fraudulent Conveyances, § 167.   ALR.    - Creditor's knowledge that stock is unpaid as affecting stockholders' liability, 7 A.L.R. 972; 69 A.L.R. 881.    Valuation of notes and accounts receivable in determining question of insolvency or bankruptcy, 133 A.L.R. 1274.    Jurisdiction, and propriety of its exercise, to require real property in another state or country to be applied in satisfaction of debt (including the setting aside of a fraudulent conveyance thereof), 144 A.L.R. 646.   Right of creditors of life insured as to options or other benefits available to him during his lifetime, 37 A.L.R.2d 268.