O.C.G.A. § 17-14-13

Manner of enforcement of restitution order generally; sanctions for failure to comply with order

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Kelly v. Robinson (1986)

Most recently applied in 53 Wash. App. 128 - State v. Nelson (December 1988)

— Code 1933, § 27-3013, en- 1982, p. 3, § 17; Ga

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(a) A restitution order shall be enforceable as is a civil judgment by execution as provided in Code Section 17-10-20.

(b) If an offender or other person ordered to pay restitution willfully

refuses to comply with a restitution order, the order, in the discretion of the court, may be enforced by attachment for contempt, upon the application of the prosecuting attorney or the victim.

(c) Failure to comply with a restitution order may, in the discretion of the ordering authority, be grounds to revoke or cancel the relief at any time the restitution order is in effect. Where the relief is earned time allowances, the Department of Corrections may suspend the offender from earning earned time allowances for a specified period of time.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.