{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-11-20","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 51-11-20","heading":"Satisfaction and settlement of tort authorized; what agreements allowed where tort constitutes crime.","body":"(a) If a tort does not amount to a crime, the person injured may consent to a satisfaction and settlement thereof.\n(b) (1) If a tort amounts to a crime, the person injured may agree upon and receive compensation for the personal injury.\n(2) However, any attempt to satisfy the public offense or to suppress a prosecution therefor is illegal and will vitiate the entire agreement, except in those cases for which the law expressly allows such a settlement. Such an attempt to satisfy or to suppress prosecution of a public offense which amounts to a felony is itself an offense under this Code; and, even if executed, an agreement to this effect shall be no defense to an action for the tort. If the offense does not amount to a felony and the agreement is fully executed, such agreement shall constitute satisfaction for the private tort.","path":["TITLE 51 Torts","CHAPTER 11 Defenses to Tort Actions","Article 2 Satisfaction"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.51.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":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"ab4b34d43ff9acb402a157f430e0f8eb56486fc8f2731c8e0627274abfd30a8f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-11-10","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-11-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}