TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Section 15. Victim Compensation, 17-15-1 through 17-15-16.

ARTICLE 2 DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS OF CRIMES

17-15-11. False claims.

Any person who asserts a false claim under the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor and shall further forfeit any benefit received and shall reimburse and repay the state for payments received or paid on his or her behalf pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter.

(Code 1981, §17-15-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 591, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 354, § 1/SB 187.)

The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, inserted "or her" near the end of this Code section.