GA 17-14-14 - GA 17-14-14

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Disbursement of funds when victim cannot be located. - Restitution payments should not be returned to the probationer when the intended recipient cannot be located; instead, the funds should be retained for the benefit of the victim until the completion of the seven-year holding period, and at that point, the account should be reported and subsequently delivered to the State Revenue Commissioner in accordance with the laws of this state concerning disposition of unclaimed property. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U87-17. Authority of probation supervisors to collect payments. - O.C.G.A. § 17-14-14 does not authorize the payment of noncourt ordered restitution to probation supervisors, who are specifically prohibited from collecting such payments under O.C.G.A. § 42...