Funding for Costs of Forensic Interviews for Persons Less Than 18 Years of Age or Developmentally Disabled

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  2. Georgia Code
  3. Criminal Procedure
  4. Victim Compensation
  5. Funding for Costs of Forensic Interviews for Persons Less Than 18 Years of Age or Developmentally Disabled

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  1. When a forensic interview is conducted and when funding is available, the cost of such interview for a person who is less than 18 years of age or developmentally disabled may be paid for by the fund in an amount to be determined by the board.
  2. The board shall develop standards, protocols, and guidelines related to reimbursement of forensic interview providers.
  3. The board shall establish an annual limit of:
    1. The amount that may be paid from the fund;
    2. The amount that may be reimbursed for each interview; and
    3. The limit on the number of interviews that will be reimbursable from the fund.
  4. Funding may be used only when:
    1. The results of the forensic interview will be for identification of the interviewee's needs, including social services, personal advocacy, case management, substance abuse treatment, and mental health services;
    2. The forensic interviews are conducted in the context of a multidisciplinary investigation and diagnostic team, or in a specialized setting such as a child advocacy center; and
    3. The interviewer is trained to conduct forensic interviews appropriate to the developmental age and abilities of children, or the developmental, cognitive, and physical or communication disabilities presented by adults.

(Code 1981, §17-15-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 354, § 1/SB 187.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2016, a semicolon was substituted for a colon at the end of subparagraph (c)(1).

CHAPTER 15A COMPENSATION FOR CRIMINALLY INFLICTED PROPERTY DAMAGE

Sec.

  • 17-15A-1. Legislative authority.
  • 17-15A-2. "Graffiti" defined.
  • 17-15A-3. Legislative findings.
  • 17-15A-4. Removal of graffiti by inmates; no waiver of sovereign immunity; no fees to property owners.
Cross references.

- Street gang terrorism and prevention, T. 16, C. 15.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

14 Am. Jur. Trials, Juvenile Court Proceedings, § 76.

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 66 Am. Jur. 2d., Restitution and Implied Contracts, § 1 et seq.

C.J.S.

- 24 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 2472 et seq.


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