Program Directory

Georgia

Crime Victim Compensation Program Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

104 Marietta St., Suite 440
Atlanta, GA 30349
(404) 657-1956
FAX: (404) 657-1957
1-800-547-0060 (victims only)

Web site: www.state.ga.us/cjcc/victimscomp.html

Division Director: Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb; Compensation Director: Nicole Jenkins
Board Members: David Moskowitz (chair), Richard Malone, Chief Jack Lumpkin, Stanley Hall, Susan Teaster

Created in 1990, the program is administered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. A five-person board is appointed by the governor to hear appeals. The council also is responsible for VOCA assistance grants in the state.

FUNDING
The program receives $25 from all DUI convictions. It also gets a $30 parole supervision fee and $9 probation fee charged each parolee and probationer monthly. The program receives an annual VOCA compensation grant.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Law enforcement reporting period: 72 hours
Filing period: 1 year
Exceptions: Good cause exception; requirements liberally applied to child victims
Financial Hardship: Program currently does not enforce statutory financial hardship provision

PROCEDURES
The program director makes decisions on applications.

Appeals: Applicant has 30 days to request a hearing. The board hears appeals and either affirms or remands the program director's decisions. A further appeal can be filed in the state judicial system.

BENEFITS
Maximum award: $25,000

Compensable Costs (with limits)

Medical expenses: $15,000
Mental health counseling: $3,000
Lost wages/support: $10,000
Funerals: $3,000
Crime-scene sanitation: $1,500
Rehabilitation




	Program Directory Georgia Crime Victim Compensation Program Criminal Justice Coordinating Council 104 Marietta St., Suite 440 Atlanta, GA 30349 (404) 657-1956 FAX: (404) 657-1957 1-800-547-0060 (victims only) Web site: www.state.ga.us/cjcc/victimscomp.html Division Director: Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb; Compensation Director: Nicole Jenkins Board Members: David Moskowitz (chair), Richard Malone, Chief Jack Lumpkin, Stanley Hall, Susan Teaster Created in 1990, the program is administered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. A five-person board is appointed by the governor to hear appeals. The council also is responsible for VOCA assistance grants in the state. FUNDING The program receives $25 from all DUI convictions. It also gets a $30 parole supervision fee and $9 probation fee charged each parolee and probationer monthly. The program receives an annual VOCA compensation grant. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Law enforcement reporting period: 72 hours Filing period: 1 year Exceptions: Good cause exception; requirements liberally applied to child victims Financial Hardship: Program currently does not enforce statutory financial hardship provision PROCEDURES The program director makes decisions on applications. Appeals: Applicant has 30 days to request a hearing. The board hears appeals and either affirms or remands the program director's decisions. A further appeal can be filed in the state judicial system. BENEFITS Maximum award: $25,000 Compensable Costs (with limits) Medical expenses: $15,000 Mental health counseling: $3,000 Lost wages/support: $10,000 Funerals: $3,000 Crime-scene sanitation: $1,500 Rehabilitation