Georgia Code Title 17. Criminal Procedure § 17-21-2

(1) “Agency” means a law enforcement agency with the jurisdiction to engage in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a cold case murder.

(2) “Cold case” means a homicide:

(3) “Designated person” means an immediate family member or their designated legal representative who shall be a member in good standing with the Georgia State Bar.

(4) “Immediate family member” means a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, sibling, spouse, child, or stepchild of a victim or any person who exercised in loco parentis control over a victim under the age of 18 years.

(5) “Murder” means any criminal offense provided under Code Section 16-5-1.

(6) “Probative lead” means evidence which is sufficiently useful to prove an element of the crime, which was not identified or determined as part of the previous investigation by the agency.

(7) “Victim” means a natural person who died as a result of a cold case murder.