{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-15-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-15-1","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"The General Assembly recognizes that many innocent persons suffer personal physical injury, serious mental or emotional trauma, severe financial hardship, or death as a result of criminal acts or attempted criminal acts. The General Assembly finds and determines that there is a need for assistance for such victims of crimes. Accordingly, it is the General Assembly’s intent that under certain circumstances, aid, care, and assistance be provided by the state for such victims of crimes.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 15 Victim Compensation"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"94011f92cbf96c7990b5caaa958c2a0eb18cc64c2f62df7bbe1786eed1536ecf","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-14-32","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-15-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}