{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-5-72","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-5-72","heading":"Right to free forensic medical examination.","body":"A victim shall have the right to have a forensic medical examination regardless of whether the victim participates in the criminal justice system or cooperates with law enforcement in pursuing prosecution of the underlying crime. A victim shall not be required to pay, directly or indirectly, for the cost of a forensic medical examination. The cost of a forensic medical examination shall be paid for by the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund, as provided for in Chapter 15 of this title.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 5 Searches and Seizures","Article 4 Investigating Sexual Assault"],"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":"75d22e172d145318705a36bf51b1790a967c24738e21df269685ff8bf90ed103","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-5-71","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-5-73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}