<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-101" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Child respondent” means a person who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in a petition filed in juvenile court, is alleged to have committed a delinquent act; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has committed a delinquent act.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Delinquent act” has the meaning stated in § 3–8A–01 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“MDEC system” means the system of electronic filing and case management established by the Supreme Court of Maryland.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Prosecuting attorney” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the State’s Attorney;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the State’s Attorney’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>when performing a prosecutorial function at the trial level, the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the State Prosecutor or the State Prosecutor’s designee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Victim stay–away alert technology” means a system of electronic monitoring that is capable of notifying a victim if the defendant is at or near a location from which the defendant has been ordered by the court to stay away.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-102" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>If practicable, a victim or victim’s representative who has filed a notification request form under § 11-104 of this subtitle has the right to attend any proceeding in which the right to appear has been granted to a defendant.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>As provided in § 9-205 of the Courts Article, a person may not be deprived of employment solely because of job time lost because the person attended a proceeding that the person has a right to attend under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-103" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section, “crime” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a crime;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a delinquent act that would be a crime if committed by an adult; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a crime or delinquent act involving, causing, or resulting in death or serious bodily injury.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Crime” does not include an offense under the Maryland Vehicle Law or under Title 8, Subtitle 7 of the Natural Resources Article unless the offense is punishable by imprisonment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Although not a party to a criminal or juvenile proceeding, a victim of a crime for which the defendant or child respondent is charged may file an application for leave to appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland from an interlocutory order or appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland from a final order that denies or fails to consider a right secured to the victim by subsection (e)(4) of this section, § 4–202 of this article, § 11–102 or § 11–104 of this subtitle, § 11–302, § 11–402, § 11–403, or § 11–603 of this title, § 3–8A–06, § 3–8A–13, or § 3–8A–19 of the Courts Article, or § 6–112 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The filing of an application for leave to appeal under this section does not stay other proceedings in a criminal or juvenile case unless all parties consent.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>For purposes of this section, a victim’s representative, including the victim’s spouse or surviving spouse, parent or legal guardian, child, or sibling, may represent a victim of a crime who dies or is disabled.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If there is a dispute over who shall be the victim’s representative, the court shall designate the victim’s representative.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>In any court proceeding involving a crime against a victim, the court shall ensure that the victim is in fact afforded the rights provided to victims by law.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a court finds that a victim’s right was not considered or was denied, the court may grant the victim relief provided the remedy does not violate the constitutional right of a defendant or child respondent to be free from double jeopardy.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A court may not provide a remedy that modifies a sentence of incarceration of a defendant or a commitment of a child respondent unless the victim requests relief from a violation of the victim’s right within 30 days of the alleged violation.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>A victim who alleges that the victim’s right to restitution under § 11–603 of this title was not considered or was improperly denied may file a motion requesting relief within 30 days of the denial or alleged failure to consider.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the court finds that the victim’s right to restitution under § 11–603 of this title was not considered or was improperly denied, the court may enter a judgment of restitution.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-104" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“DNA” has the meaning stated in § 2–501 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Statewide DNA database system” has the meaning stated in § 2–501 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Victim” means a person who suffers actual or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Victim’s representative” includes a family member or guardian of a victim who is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a minor;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>deceased; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>disabled.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On first contact with a victim or victim’s representative, a law enforcement officer, District Court commissioner, or juvenile intake officer shall give the victim or the victim’s representative the pamphlet described in § 11–914(9)(i) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Unless to do so would impede or compromise an ongoing investigation or the victim’s representative is a suspect or a person of interest in the criminal investigation of the crime involving the victim, on written request of a victim of a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article or the victim’s representative, the investigating law enforcement agency shall give the victim or the victim’s representative timely notice as to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>whether an evidentiary DNA profile was obtained from evidence in the case;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>when any evidentiary DNA profile developed in the case was entered into the DNA database system; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>when any confirmed match of the DNA profile, official DNA case report, or DNA hit report is received.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 10 days after the filing or the unsealing of an indictment or information in circuit court, whichever is later, the prosecuting attorney shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>mail or deliver to the victim or victim’s representative the pamphlet described in § 11–914(9)(ii) of this title and the notification request form described in § 11–914(10) of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>certify to the clerk of the court that the prosecuting attorney has complied with this paragraph or is unable to identify the victim or victim’s representative.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the prosecuting attorney files a petition alleging that a child is delinquent for committing an act that could only be tried in the circuit court if committed by an adult, the prosecuting attorney shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>inform the victim or victim’s representative of the right to request restitution under § 11–606 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>mail or deliver to the victim or victim’s representative the notification request form described in § 11–914(10) of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>certify to the clerk of the juvenile court that the prosecuting attorney has complied with this paragraph or is unable to identify the victim or victim’s representative.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For cases described under this subsection, the prosecuting attorney may provide a State’s witness in the case with the guidelines for victims, victims’ representatives, and witnesses available under §§ 11–1001 through 11–1004 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A victim or victim’s representative may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>file a completed notification request form with the prosecuting attorney; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>follow the MDEC system protocol to request notice.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If the jurisdiction has not implemented the MDEC system, the prosecuting attorney shall send a copy of the completed notification request form to the clerk of the circuit court or juvenile court.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the jurisdiction has implemented the MDEC system and the victim or victim’s representative has filed a completed notification request form, the prosecuting attorney shall electronically file the form with the clerk of the circuit court or juvenile court in the MDEC system.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>By filing a completed notification request form or completing the MDEC system protocol, a victim or victim’s representative complies with Article 47 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights and each provision of the Code that requires a victim or victim’s representative to request notice.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>To keep the address and electronic mail address of a victim or victim’s representative confidential, the victim or victim’s representative shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>designate in the notification request form a person who has agreed to receive notice for the victim or victim’s representative; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>request as part of the MDEC system protocol, without filing a motion to seal, that the address and electronic mail address remain confidential and available, as necessary to only:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the court;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the prosecuting attorney;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Department of Juvenile Services;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the attorney of the victim or victim’s representative;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the State’s Victim Information and Notification Everyday vendor; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a commitment unit that a court orders to retain custody of an individual.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Unless provided by the MDEC system, the prosecuting attorney shall send a victim or victim’s representative prior notice of each court proceeding in the case, of the terms of any plea agreement, and of the right of the victim or victim’s representative to submit a victim impact statement to the court under § 11–402 of this title if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>prior notice is practicable; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative has filed a notification request form or followed the MDEC system protocol under subsection (e) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If the case is in a jurisdiction in which the office of the clerk of the circuit court or juvenile court has an automated filing system, the prosecuting attorney may ask the clerk to send the notice required by paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the case is in a jurisdiction that has implemented the MDEC system, the victim may follow the MDEC system protocol to receive notice by electronic mail, to notify the prosecuting attorney, and to request additional notice available through the State’s Victim Information and Notification Everyday vendor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>As soon after a proceeding as practicable, the prosecuting attorney shall tell the victim or victim’s representative of the terms of any plea agreement, judicial action, and proceeding that affects the interests of the victim or victim’s representative, including a bail hearing, change in the defendant’s pretrial release order, dismissal, nolle prosequi, stetting of charges, trial, disposition, and postsentencing court proceeding if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative has filed a notification request form or followed the MDEC system protocol under subsection (e) of this section and prior notice to the victim or victim’s representative is not practicable; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative is not present at the proceeding.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Whether or not the victim or victim’s representative has filed a notification request form or followed the MDEC system protocol under subsection (e) of this section, the prosecuting attorney may give the victim or victim’s representative information about the status of the case if the victim or victim’s representative asks for the information.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>If a victim or victim’s representative has filed a notification request form or followed the MDEC system protocol under subsection (e) of this section, the clerk of the circuit court or juvenile court:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall include a copy of the form with any commitment order or probation order that is passed or electronically transmit the form or the registration information for the victim or the victim’s representative through the MDEC system; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if an appeal is filed, shall send a copy of the form or electronically transmit the form or the registration information for the victim or the victim’s representative through the MDEC system to the Attorney General and the court to which the case has been appealed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>This section does not prohibit a victim or victim’s representative from filing a notification request form with a unit to which a defendant or child respondent has been committed.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>After filing a notification request form under subsection (e) of this section, a victim or victim’s representative may discontinue further notices by filing a written request with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the prosecuting attorney, if the case is still in a circuit court or juvenile court; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the unit to which the defendant or child respondent has been committed, if a commitment order has been issued in the case.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After following the MDEC system protocol for electronic notices, a victim or victim’s representative may discontinue further notices by following the MDEC system protocol to terminate notice.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-105" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <text>On a finding of probable cause and before the issuance of an arrest warrant or a summons, a judicial officer shall provide to an individual filing an application for a statement of charges under Maryland Rule 4–211(b) an opportunity to request reasonable protections for the safety of an alleged victim or the victim’s family.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-107" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Charged” means to be the subject of an indictment, an information, or a petition alleging a delinquent act.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Health officer” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“HIV” means any human immunodeficiency virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>“Prohibited exposure” means a crime or delinquent act that may have caused or resulted in exposure to HIV or hepatitis C.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Prohibited exposure” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>contact that occurs on penetration, however slight, between the penis and the vulva or anus; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>contact between the mouth and the penis, vulva, or anus.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>“Victim” means the victim of a prohibited exposure.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Victim” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a law enforcement officer who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a paid or volunteer firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a forensic scientist, working under the direction of a law enforcement agency, who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while acting in the performance of duty; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care under the Health Occupations Article who is exposed to HIV or hepatitis C while working under the direction of a law enforcement agency or while performing a sexual assault medical evidence collection examination.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Victim’s representative” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the parent of a victim who is a minor;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the legal guardian of a victim; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the person authorized to give consent for the victim under § 5–605 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-108" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <text>For the purposes of Part II of this subtitle, a person is convicted when in a criminal proceeding the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is found guilty; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the plea is accepted by the court.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-109" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “body fluids” has the meaning stated in § 18–338.1 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Exposure to HIV or hepatitis C between a victim and a person charged with a prohibited exposure occurs:</text> <level label="1"> <text>by percutaneous or mucocutaneous contact with blood or body fluids;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>by contact for a prolonged period with blood or body fluids of an open wound, including dermatitis, exudative lesions, and chapped skin;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>by intact skin contact for a prolonged period with large amounts of blood or body fluids; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>under any other condition or circumstance under which a person may be exposed to HIV or hepatitis C.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-110" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <text>In addition to testing allowed under § 11–112 of this subtitle, the court may order a person charged with a prohibited exposure to give a blood sample to be tested for the presence of HIV or hepatitis C if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the person is charged with a prohibited exposure within 1 year after the prohibited exposure occurred;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a victim or victim’s representative requests the testing in writing to the State’s Attorney in the county where the prohibited exposure occurred; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the court finds probable cause to believe that a prohibited exposure occurred.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-110.1" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “health care provider” has the meaning stated in § 18–336 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A circuit court judge or a District Court judge may issue an emergency order to obtain an oral swab from a person to be tested for the presence of HIV whenever it is made to appear to a judge, by application as described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, that there is probable cause to believe that the person has caused prohibited exposure to a victim.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An application for an emergency order shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>made as soon as possible after the alleged prohibited exposure, and in no event later than 72 hours after the alleged prohibited exposure;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>in writing, signed and sworn to by the applicant, and accompanied by an affidavit that sets forth the basis to believe that the person from whom an oral swab is requested has caused a prohibited exposure to a victim;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>sealed; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>subject to rules developed by the Supreme Court of Maryland.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An emergency order issued under this subsection shall meet the requirements under § 1–203 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Supreme Court of Maryland may adopt rules to carry out the requirements of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A law enforcement officer who has obtained an oral swab from a person pursuant to an emergency order issued in accordance with this section shall deliver the oral swab to a local health official or health care provider to be tested for the presence of HIV.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A test for the presence of HIV shall be immediately performed on the sample.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>After receiving the results of a test conducted under subsection (c) of this section, the local health officer or health care provider immediately shall provide the results to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the person from whom the oral swab was taken.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The results of a test conducted under subsection (c) of this section are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>subject to the disclosure restriction in § 11–114 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>not admissible as evidence of guilt or innocence in a criminal proceeding arising out of the alleged prohibited exposure.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Maryland Department of Health shall adopt regulations to carry out the requirements of subsections (c) through (g) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A health care provider that offers the immediate testing of a sample under subsection (c) of this section shall adopt procedures to meet the requirements under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-111" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Before ordering a test under § 11-110 of this subtitle and subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the court shall hold a hearing at which both the victim or victim’s representative and the person charged with a prohibited exposure have the right to be present.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The victim or victim’s representative and the person charged with a prohibited exposure shall be notified of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the date, time, and location of the hearing; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>their right to be present at the hearing.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>During the hearing, a court may admit into evidence only affidavits, counter-affidavits, and medical records that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>relate to the material facts of the case; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>support or rebut a finding of probable cause to issue a court order.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The written request of the victim or victim’s representative shall be filed by the State’s Attorney with the court and sealed by the court.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Except for good cause, the court shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>hold the hearing within 30 days of the State’s Attorney’s presentment of the victim’s written request to the court; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>issue an order granting or denying the request within 3 days of the conclusion of the hearing.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-112" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>Within 10 days of a written request of a victim or victim’s representative to the State’s Attorney in the county where a prohibited exposure occurred, the court shall order a test of a blood sample for HIV and any other identified causative agent of AIDS or hepatitis C.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The blood sample shall be given by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a person who has been convicted of a crime that includes a prohibited exposure;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a person who has been granted probation before judgment under § 6-220 of this article in a case involving a prohibited exposure; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a child respondent who has been found to have committed a delinquent act that includes a prohibited exposure.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The written request shall be filed by the State’s Attorney with the court and sealed by the court.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-113" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>After conviction or a finding of a prohibited exposure, a finding of probable cause under § 11–110(3) of this subtitle, or a granting of probation before judgment under § 11–112 of this subtitle, the State’s Attorney shall within 3 days notify the local health officer of the written request by the victim or victim’s representative for testing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On receipt of a court order for testing issued under § 11–110(3) or § 11–112 of this subtitle, the local health officer or the local health officer’s designee from any other governmental unit shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>collect the blood sample within 7 days from the person who is charged with, convicted of, or found to have committed a prohibited exposure;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>test the blood sample; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>if the test is conducted for the presence of HIV, give pretest and posttest counseling to the victim or victim’s representative and the person subject to testing in accordance with Title 18, Subtitle 3, Part VI of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>After receiving the results of a test conducted under subsection (a) of this section, the local health officer shall promptly send notice of the test results to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the person charged with, convicted of, or found to have committed a prohibited exposure.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The local health officer may not disclose positive test results to a victim or victim’s representative or a person charged with, convicted of, or found to have committed a prohibited exposure without also giving, offering, or arranging for appropriate counseling to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the person.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The following shall notify a victim of prohibited exposure or the victim’s representative of the provisions of Part II of this subtitle:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a sexual assault crisis program established under § 11–923 of this title when a victim or victim’s representative contacts the program;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an intake officer who receives a complaint for the alleged prohibited exposure under § 3–8A–10 of the Courts Article; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>on the filing of a charging document or delinquency petition for the alleged prohibited exposure:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Department of State Police;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Police Department of Baltimore City;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the police unit of a county;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the police unit of a municipal corporation;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the office of the sheriff of a county;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the office of the State’s Attorney of a county;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the Office of the Attorney General;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the Office of the State Prosecutor;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>the Department of Juvenile Services; or</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>the police unit of a bicounty unit or the University System of Maryland.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-114" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A victim or victim’s representative who receives notification under § 11-113(b) of this subtitle may disclose the results of the test to another person to protect the health and safety of, or to seek compensation for, the victim, the victim’s sexual partner, or the victim’s family.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in Part II of this subtitle, a person who receives notification or disclosure of the results of the test under subsection (a) of this section may not knowingly disclose the results of that test.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-115" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <text>The results of a test held under Part II of this subtitle are not admissible as evidence of guilt or innocence in a criminal proceeding arising out of the alleged prohibited exposure.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-116" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <text>An agent or employee of the Maryland Department of Health or any other State employee who complies with Part II of this subtitle has the immunity from liability described under § 5–522 of the Courts Article for actions taken in accordance with Part II of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-117" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions"> <text>The Maryland Department of Health shall adopt regulations to carry out Part II of this subtitle, including regulations on:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the confidentiality of HIV or hepatitis C test results; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>giving the victim or victim’s representative counseling regarding HIV or hepatitis C, HIV or hepatitis C testing, and referral for appropriate health care and support services.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-201" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pretrial Rights"> <text>A victim of an assault has the rights provided under § 3-207 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-202" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pretrial Rights"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “victim” has the meaning stated in § 3-8A-01 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A victim of a delinquent act has the rights provided under Title 3, Subtitle 8A of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-203" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pretrial Rights"> <text>As provided under § 5-201 of this article or § 3-8A-15 of the Courts Article, the court, a juvenile intake officer, or a District Court commissioner shall consider:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the safety of the alleged victim in setting conditions of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the pretrial release of a defendant; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the prehearing release of a child respondent who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a condition of no contact with the alleged victim or the alleged victim’s premises or place of employment.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-204" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pretrial Rights"> <text>As provided under § 3–122 of this article, the Maryland Department of Health shall notify a victim of a crime of violence or a victim or victim’s representative who has filed a notification request form under § 11–104 of this title whenever the Department receives a court order to examine a defendant to determine whether the defendant was criminally responsible for the alleged crime or is competent to stand trial.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-205" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Pretrial Rights"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “domestically related crime” has the meaning stated in § 6–233 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On request of the State, a victim of or witness to a felony or domestically related crime or delinquent act that would be a felony or domestically related crime if committed by an adult, or a victim’s representative, a judge, State’s Attorney, District Court commissioner, intake officer, or law enforcement officer may withhold the address or telephone number of the victim, victim’s representative, or witness before the trial or adjudicatory hearing in a juvenile delinquency proceeding, unless a judge determines that good cause has been shown for the release of the information.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-301" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Trial Procedures"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Identifying information” means the name of, and any other information that could reasonably be expected to identify, a minor victim, a victim of sexual assault, or a victim of stalking.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Minor victim” means an alleged victim of a crime or delinquent act who was a minor at the time that the crime or delinquent act occurred.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Victim of sexual assault” means an alleged victim of sexually assaultive behavior as defined in § 10–923 of the Courts Article or a crime under Title 3, Subtitle 11 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Victim of stalking” means an alleged victim of stalking as defined in § 3–802 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On motion of the State or on request of a victim or witness, during a criminal trial or a juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing, a court may prohibit the release of the address or telephone number of the victim or witness unless the court determines that good cause is shown for the release of the information.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Notwithstanding any other law, on notice that an electronic or paper filing includes identifying information of a minor victim, unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that there is good cause to order otherwise, the court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case may not disclose or allow inspection of an electronic or paper court filing, including a charging document, to a nonparty to the criminal or juvenile delinquency case unless the court or the party disclosing or allowing inspection of the filing redacts all identifying information that appears in the filing.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding any other law, on notice that a case filing or record includes identifying information of a victim of sexual assault or a victim of stalking, unless the court finds clear and convincing evidence that there is good cause to order otherwise, the court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case may not disclose or allow inspection of an electronic or paper court filing or record, including a charging document, to a nonparty to the criminal or juvenile delinquency case, except to the victim or the victim’s representative, unless the court or the party disclosing or allowing inspection of the filing or record redacts all identifying information that appears in the filing or record.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On written request of a victim of sexual assault or a victim of stalking, the court shall redact identifying information relating to the victim from an existing filing or record.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>A health occupations board that has licensed or certified the defendant or respondent may petition the court to order the disclosure or allow inspection of an unredacted filing or record described in paragraph (1) of this subsection for the purpose of investigating or otherwise disciplining the defendant or respondent for sexual misconduct in accordance with § 1–212 of the Health Occupations Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The health occupations board shall serve notice of the petition on each party in the case.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>After receiving notice of a petition under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the State’s Attorney shall notify each victim in the case:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that a petition has been filed to release the victim’s identifying information to a health occupations board for the purpose of discipline against the defendant or respondent;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>of the type of information that may be released to the board;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>how the victim may object to the disclosure to or inspection of the unredacted filing or record; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>of the sexual assault crisis programs certified under § 11–923 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Unless a victim in the case objects, an investigation or other disciplinary action taken by a health occupations board against a defendant in accordance with § 1–212 of the Health Occupations Article is good cause to allow disclosure or inspection of an unredacted filing or record.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A health occupations board that obtains a filing or record under this paragraph may not publicly disclose the record or filing.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-302" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Trial Procedures"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Representative” means a person who is designated by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the next of kin or guardian of a victim who is deceased or disabled; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the court in a dispute over who will be the representative.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Victim” means a person who is the victim of a crime or delinquent act.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section applies to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a criminal trial; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing that is held in open court or that a victim or representative may attend under § 3-8A-13 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a representative has the right to be present at the trial of the defendant or juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing of the child respondent; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>after initially testifying, a victim has the right to be present at the trial of the defendant or juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing of the child respondent.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The court may sequester a representative or, after a victim has initially testified, the victim from any part of the trial or juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing on request of the defendant, child respondent, or the State only after the court determines, with specific findings of fact on the record, that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>there is reason to believe that the victim will be recalled or the representative will be called to testify at the trial or juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the presence of the victim or representative would influence the victim’s or representative’s future testimony in a manner that would materially affect a defendant’s right to a fair trial or a child respondent’s right to a fair hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The court may remove a victim or representative from the trial or juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing for the same causes and in the same manner as the law provides for the exclusion or removal of a defendant or a child respondent.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>As provided in § 9-205 of the Courts Article, a person may not be deprived of employment solely because of job time lost because the person attended a proceeding that the person has a right to attend under this section.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>This section does not limit a victim’s or representative’s right to attend a trial or juvenile delinquency adjudicatory hearing as provided in § 3-8A-13 of the Courts Article or § 11-102 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-303" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Trial Procedures"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>This section applies to a case of abuse of a child under Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Family Law Article or § 3–601 or § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This section does not apply if a defendant or child respondent is without counsel.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A court may order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside the courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the court determines that testimony by the child victim in the presence of a defendant or a child respondent will result in the child victim suffering serious emotional distress; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the testimony is taken during the proceeding.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>In determining whether testimony by the child victim in the presence of the defendant or child respondent will result in the child victim suffering serious emotional distress, the court may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>observe and question the child victim inside or outside the courtroom; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>hear testimony of a parent or custodian of the child victim or other person, including a person who has dealt with the child victim in a therapeutic setting.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, each defendant or child respondent, one attorney for a defendant or child respondent, one prosecuting attorney, and one attorney for the child victim may be present when the court hears testimony on whether to allow a child victim to testify by closed circuit television.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the court decides to observe or question the child victim in connection with the determination to allow testimony by closed circuit television:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the court may not allow the defendant or child respondent to be present; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one attorney for each defendant or child respondent, one prosecuting attorney, and one attorney for the child victim may be present.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If the child victim testifies by closed circuit television, the testimony shall be given within the courthouse in a setting that the court finds will reasonably mitigate the likelihood that the child victim will suffer emotional distress.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Only the following persons may be in the room with the child victim when the child victim testifies by closed circuit television:</text> <level label="i"> <text>one prosecuting attorney;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>one attorney for each defendant or child respondent;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>one attorney for the child victim;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the operators of the closed circuit television equipment; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>subject to the Maryland Rules, any person whose presence, in the opinion of the court, contributes to the well–being of the child victim, including a person who has dealt with the child victim in a therapeutic setting concerning the abuse.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>During the child victim’s testimony by closed circuit television, the court and the defendant or child respondent shall be in the courtroom.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subsection (f) of this section, the court and the defendant or child respondent shall be allowed to communicate with the persons in the room where the child victim is testifying by any appropriate electronic method.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The defendant or child respondent shall have a means of privately communicating orally and in real time with the attorney for the defendant or child respondent who is in the room where the child victim is testifying.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>In a juvenile delinquency proceeding or criminal proceeding, only one prosecuting attorney, one attorney for each defendant or child respondent, and the court may question the child victim.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>In a child in need of assistance case, only one attorney for each party and the court may question the child victim.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>This section may not be interpreted to prevent a child victim and a defendant or child respondent from being in the courtroom at the same time when the child victim is asked to identify the defendant or child respondent.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Under this section, a court may not order the use of two–way closed circuit television or other procedure that would let a child victim see or hear a defendant or child respondent.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-304" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Trial Procedures"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Forensic interviewer” means a professional who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is trained in child forensic interviewing protocols and techniques that allow for neutral, legally sound, nonleading, and developmentally appropriate interviews with children to gather information without influencing the information provided by the child;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is not a law enforcement officer; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is employed by or works under contract with a child advocacy center as defined in § 13–2201 of the Health – General Article, or an entity in another jurisdiction that would qualify as a child advocacy center in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Statement” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an oral or written assertion; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>nonverbal conduct intended as an assertion, including sounds, gestures, demonstrations, drawings, and similar actions.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the court may admit into evidence in a juvenile court proceeding or in a criminal proceeding an out of court statement to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement made by a child victim or witness who:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>is under the age of 13 years; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is an alleged victim or a child alleged to need assistance in the case before the court concerning:</text> <level label="1"> <text>child abuse under § 3–601 or § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>rape or sexual offense under §§ 3–303 through 3–307 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>attempted rape in the first or second degree under §§ 3–309 and 3–310 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>in a juvenile court proceeding, abuse or neglect as defined in § 5–701 of the Family Law Article; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>neglect of a minor under § 3–602.1 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>is under the age of 13 years; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is an alleged victim or a witness in a case before the court concerning a crime of violence as defined under § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An out of court statement may be admissible under this section only if the statement was made to and is offered by a person acting lawfully in the course of the person’s profession when the statement was made who is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a physician;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a psychologist;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a nurse;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a social worker;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a principal, vice principal, teacher, or school counselor at a public or private preschool, elementary school, or secondary school;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a counselor licensed or certified in accordance with Title 17 of the Health Occupations Article;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a therapist licensed or certified in accordance with Title 17 of the Health Occupations Article; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a forensic interviewer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Under this section, an out of court statement by a child victim or witness may come into evidence in a criminal proceeding or in a juvenile court proceeding other than a child in need of assistance proceeding under Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Courts Article to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement:</text> <level label="i"> <text>if the statement is not admissible under any other hearsay exception; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the child victim or witness testifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>In a child in need of assistance proceeding in the juvenile court under Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Courts Article, an out of court statement by a child victim may come into evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the statement is not admissible under any other hearsay exception; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>regardless of whether the child victim testifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the child victim does not testify, the child victim’s out of court statement will be admissible only if there is corroborative evidence that the alleged offender had the opportunity to commit the alleged abuse or neglect.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>To provide the defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender with an opportunity to prepare a response to the statement, the prosecuting attorney shall serve on the defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender and the attorney for the defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender within a reasonable time before the juvenile court proceeding and at least 20 days before the criminal proceeding in which the statement is to be offered into evidence, notice of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State’s intention to introduce the statement;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any audio or visual recording of the statement; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>if an audio or visual recording of the statement is not available, the content of the statement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>The defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender may depose a witness who will testify under this section.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Unless the State and the defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender agree or the court orders otherwise, the defendant, child respondent, or alleged offender shall file a notice of deposition:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in a criminal proceeding, at least 5 days before the date of the deposition; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in a juvenile court proceeding, within a reasonable time before the date of the deposition.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Except where inconsistent with this paragraph, Maryland Rule 4–261 applies to a deposition taken under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A child victim’s or witness’s out of court statement is admissible under this section only if the statement has particularized guarantees of trustworthiness.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To determine whether the statement has particularized guarantees of trustworthiness under this section, the court shall consider, but is not limited to, the following factors:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the child victim’s or witness’s personal knowledge of the event;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the certainty that the statement was made;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any apparent motive to fabricate or exhibit partiality by the child victim or witness, including interest, bias, corruption, or coercion;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>whether the statement was spontaneous or directly responsive to questions;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the timing of the statement;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>whether the child victim’s or witness’s young age makes it unlikely that the child victim or witness fabricated the statement that represents a graphic, detailed account beyond the child victim’s or witness’s expected knowledge and experience;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the appropriateness of the terminology of the statement to the child victim’s or witness’s age;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the nature and duration of the abuse or neglect;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>the inner consistency and coherence of the statement;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>whether the child victim or witness was suffering pain or distress when making the statement;</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>whether extrinsic evidence exists to show the defendant or child respondent had an opportunity to commit the act complained of in the child victim’s or witness’s statement;</text> </level> <level label="xii"> <text>whether the statement was suggested by the use of leading questions; and</text> </level> <level label="xiii"> <text>the credibility of the person testifying about the statement.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>In a hearing outside of the presence of the jury or before the juvenile court proceeding, the court shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>make a finding on the record as to the specific guarantees of trustworthiness that are in the statement; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>determine the admissibility of the statement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>In making a determination under subsection (f) of this section, the court shall examine the child victim or witness in a proceeding in the judge’s chambers, the courtroom, or another suitable location that the public may not attend unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the child victim or witness:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is deceased; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is absent from the jurisdiction for good cause shown or the State has been unable to procure the child victim’s or witness’s presence by subpoena or other reasonable means; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the court determines that an audio or visual recording of the child victim’s or witness’s statement makes an examination of the child victim or witness unnecessary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, any defendant or child respondent, attorney for a defendant or child respondent, and the prosecuting attorney may be present when the court hears testimony on whether to admit into evidence the out of court statement of a child victim or witness under this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>When the court examines the child victim or witness as paragraph (1) of this subsection requires:</text> <level label="i"> <text>one attorney for each defendant or child respondent, one attorney for the child victim or witness, and one prosecuting attorney may be present at the examination; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the court may not allow a defendant or child respondent to be present at the examination.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>This section does not limit the admissibility of a statement under any other applicable hearsay exception or rule of evidence.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This section does not prohibit the court in a juvenile court proceeding from hearing testimony in the judge’s chambers.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-401" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Sentencing Procedures"> <text>In this subtitle, “victim’s representative” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a member of the victim’s immediate family; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>another family member, the personal representative, or guardian of the victim if the victim is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>deceased;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>under a mental, physical, or legal disability; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>otherwise unable to provide the required information.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-402" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Sentencing Procedures"> <level label="a"> <text>A presentence investigation that the Division of Parole and Probation completes under § 6-112 of the Correctional Services Article or a predisposition investigation that the Department of Juvenile Services completes shall include a victim impact statement if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the defendant or child respondent caused physical, psychological, or economic injury to the victim in committing a felony or delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the defendant caused serious physical injury or death to the victim in committing a misdemeanor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the court does not order a presentence investigation or predisposition investigation, the prosecuting attorney or the victim may prepare a victim impact statement to be submitted to the court and the defendant or child respondent in accordance with the Maryland Rules.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The prosecuting attorney shall notify a victim who has filed a notification request form under § 11-104 of this title of the victim’s right to submit a victim impact statement to the court in a transfer hearing under § 4-202 of this article or a waiver hearing under § 3-8A-06 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection does not preclude a victim who has not filed a notification request form under § 11-104 of this title from submitting a victim impact statement to the court.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The court may consider a victim impact statement in determining whether to transfer jurisdiction under § 4-202 of this article or waive jurisdiction under § 3-8A-06 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The court shall consider the victim impact statement in determining the appropriate sentence or disposition and in entering a judgment of restitution for the victim under § 11-603 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A victim impact statement for a crime or delinquent act shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>identify the victim;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>itemize any economic loss suffered by the victim;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>identify any physical injury suffered by the victim and describe the seriousness and any permanent effects of the injury;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>describe any change in the victim’s personal welfare or familial relationships;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>identify any request for psychological services initiated by the victim or the victim’s family;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>identify any request by the victim to prohibit the defendant or child respondent from having contact with the victim as a condition of probation, parole, mandatory supervision, work release, or any other judicial or administrative release of the defendant or child respondent, including a request for electronic monitoring or electronic monitoring with victim stay–away alert technology; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>contain any other information related to the impact on the victim or the victim’s family that the court requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If the victim is deceased, under a mental, physical, or legal disability, or otherwise unable to provide the information required under this section, the information may be obtained from the victim’s representative.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-403" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Sentencing Procedures"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “sentencing or disposition hearing” means a hearing at which the imposition of a sentence, disposition in a juvenile court proceeding, or alteration of a sentence or disposition in a juvenile court proceeding is considered.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In the sentencing or disposition hearing the court, if practicable, shall allow the victim or the victim’s representative to address the court under oath before the imposition of sentence or other disposition:</text> <level label="1"> <text>at the request of the prosecuting attorney;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>at the request of the victim or the victim’s representative; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>if the victim has filed a notification request form under § 11–104 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If the victim or the victim’s representative is allowed to address the court, the defendant or child respondent may cross–examine the victim or the victim’s representative.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The cross–examination is limited to the factual statements made to the court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A victim or the victim’s representative has the right not to address the court at the sentencing or disposition hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not attempt to coerce a victim or the victim’s representative to address the court at the sentencing or disposition hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>If the victim or the victim’s representative fails to appear at a hearing on a motion for a revision, modification, or reduction of a sentence or disposition in circuit court or juvenile court, the prosecuting attorney shall state on the record that proceeding without the appearance of the victim or the victim’s representative is justified because:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative was contacted by the prosecuting attorney and waived the right to attend the hearing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>efforts were made to contact the victim or the victim’s representative and, to the best knowledge and belief of the prosecuting attorney, the victim or victim’s representative cannot be located; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the victim or victim’s representative has not filed a notification request form under § 11–104 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the court is not satisfied by the statement that proceeding without the appearance of the victim or the victim’s representative is justified, or, if no statement is made, the court may postpone the hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A victim or victim’s representative who has been denied a right provided under this section may file an application for leave to appeal in the manner provided under § 11–103 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-501" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Postsentencing Procedures"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Victim’s representative” includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a family member of a victim who is a minor, an incompetent, or a victim of homicide; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a guardian of a minor or an incompetent.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-503" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Postsentencing Procedures"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “subsequent proceeding” includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a sentence review under § 8–102 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a hearing on a request to have a sentence modified or vacated under the Maryland Rules;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>in a juvenile delinquency proceeding, a review of a commitment order or other disposition under the Maryland Rules;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>an appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>an appeal to the Supreme Court of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a hearing on an adjustment of special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision under § 11–723 of this title or a hearing on a violation of special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision or a petition for discharge from special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision under § 11–724 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>any other postsentencing court proceeding.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Following conviction or adjudication and sentencing or disposition of a defendant or child respondent, the State’s Attorney shall notify the victim or victim’s representative of a subsequent proceeding in accordance with § 11–104(f) of this title if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>before the State’s Attorney distributes notification request forms under § 11–104(d) of this title, the victim or victim’s representative submitted to the State’s Attorney a written request to be notified of subsequent proceedings; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>after the State’s Attorney distributes notification request forms under § 11–104(d) of this title, the victim or victim’s representative submits a notification request form in accordance with § 11–104(e) of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The State’s Attorney’s office shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>notify the victim or victim’s representative of all appeals to the Appellate Court of Maryland and the Supreme Court of Maryland; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>send an information copy of the notification to the Office of the Attorney General.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After the initial notification to the victim or victim’s representative or receipt of a notification request form, as defined in § 11–104 of this title, the Office of the Attorney General shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>notify the victim or victim’s representative of each subsequent date pertinent to the appeal, including dates of hearings, postponements, and decisions of the appellate courts; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>send an information copy of the notification to the State’s Attorney’s office.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A notice sent under this section shall include the date, the time, the location, and a brief description of the subsequent proceeding.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-504" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Postsentencing Procedures"> <level label="a"> <text>Before the Board of Review for Patuxent Institution grants work release or leave of absence to an eligible person, the Board shall give the victim or victim’s representative notice and opportunity for comment as provided under § 4-303(b) of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Before the Board of Review for Patuxent Institution decides whether to grant parole to an eligible person, the Board shall give the victim or victim’s representative notice and the opportunity for comment as provided under § 4-305(d) of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the Board of Review for Patuxent Institution petitions a court to suspend or vacate the sentence of a person who has successfully completed 3 years on parole without violation and who the Board concludes is safe to be permanently released, the Board shall notify the victim or victim’s representative as provided under § 4-305(f) of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-505" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Postsentencing Procedures"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to a victim or victim’s representative who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>has made a written request to the Department for notification under § 7–801(b)(1)(ii) of the Correctional Services Article; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has filed a notification request form under § 11–104 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If a parole release hearing is scheduled for an incarcerated individual who has been convicted of and sentenced for a crime, the victim or victim’s representative has the rights provided under § 7–801 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At a parole release hearing, a victim or victim’s representative has the rights provided under § 7–304 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Whenever a person who was convicted of a crime is found in violation of a condition of parole, the Department shall notify the victim or victim’s representative as provided under § 7–804 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Whenever a warrant or subpoena is issued for a person who was convicted of a crime for an alleged violation of a condition of parole, the Department shall notify the victim or victim’s representative as provided under § 7–804 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Whenever a person who is sentenced is considered for a commutation, pardon, or remission of sentence:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Department shall notify the victim or victim’s representative as provided under § 7–805(a) and (e) of the Correctional Services Article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a victim or victim’s representative has the additional rights regarding submission and consideration of a victim impact statement provided under § 7–805(b) and (c) of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Whenever a person convicted of a crime is found in violation of a condition of mandatory supervision, the Department shall notify the victim or victim’s representative as provided under § 7–505(b) of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Whenever a warrant or subpoena is issued for a person convicted of a crime for an alleged violation of a condition of mandatory supervision, the Department shall notify the victim or victim’s representative as provided under § 7–804 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Before entering into a predetermined parole release agreement with an incarcerated individual, the Maryland Parole Commission shall notify the victim or victim’s representative as provided under § 7–803 of the Correctional Services Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-506" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Postsentencing Procedures"> <text>Whenever a person has been committed to the Maryland Department of Health under § 3–112 of this article for a crime of violence and a victim of the crime or a victim’s representative has submitted a written request to the Maryland Department of Health for notification or submitted a notification request form under § 11–104 of this title, the victim or victim’s representative has the rights provided under § 3–123 of this article.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-507" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Postsentencing Procedures"> <text>The Department or the Department of Juvenile Services shall notify the victim or victim’s representative of an alleged violation of a condition of probation whenever:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a warrant, subpoena, or writ of attachment is issued for the alleged violation for a person who was convicted of a violent crime or who was adjudged to have committed a delinquent act that would be a violent crime if committed by an adult; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a victim of the crime or delinquent act or a victim’s representative has submitted a written request to the Department for notification or has submitted a notification request form under § 11-104 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-508" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Postsentencing Procedures"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Commitment unit” means a unit that a court orders to retain custody of a defendant or a child respondent and that receives a notification request form under § 11–104(g)(1) or (h) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Release from confinement” means work release, home detention, or other administrative or statutorily authorized release of a defendant or child respondent from a confinement facility.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Witness” means a person who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>knows of facts relating to a crime of violence or conspiracy or solicitation to commit a crime of violence; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>makes a declaration under oath that is received as evidence for any purpose; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been served with a subpoena issued under the authority of a court of this or any other state or of the United States.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section applies to a victim or victim’s representative who has submitted a notification request form under § 11–104 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section applies if a witness requests in writing that a commitment unit notify the witness in writing of the release from confinement of a defendant or child respondent.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>On receipt of a notification request form under § 11–104(g)(1) or (h) of this title or a written request from a witness for notification, a commitment unit, if practicable, shall notify the victim, victim’s representative, or witness of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>receipt of the notification request form;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the date when the defendant or child respondent was placed in the custody of the commitment unit;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>how to change the address to receive notice for the victim, victim’s representative, witness, or the person to receive notice for the victim; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>how to elect not to receive future notices.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The commitment unit shall notify a victim, victim’s representative, or witness, in advance if practicable, if any of the following events occur concerning the defendant or child respondent:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an escape;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a recapture;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a transfer to another commitment unit;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a release from confinement and any conditions attached to the release; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the death of the defendant or child respondent.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When a sentenced defendant or child respondent is being released from confinement, the commitment unit shall include in the notification required under paragraph (1) of this subsection the telephone number of the Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A commitment unit may not disclose to a defendant or child respondent the address or telephone number of a witness, victim, victim’s representative, or person who receives notice for the victim.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>An elected public official, public employee, or public unit has the immunity described in §§ 5–302 and 5–522 of the Courts Article regarding civil liability for damages arising out of an action relating to this section, unless the official, employee, or unit acts with gross negligence or in bad faith.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-601" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>In Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Central Collection Unit” means the Central Collection Unit in the Department of Budget and Management.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Child” means a person under the age of 18 years.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Crime” means an act committed by a person in the State that is a crime under:</text> <level label="i"> <text>common law;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>§ 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>§ 8A–1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Annotated Code.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Crime” does not include a violation of the Transportation Article that is not punishable by a term of confinement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Defendant” means a person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>who has received probation before judgment;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>who has been found guilty of a crime, even if the defendant has been found not criminally responsible; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>whose plea of nolo contendere to a crime has been accepted by the court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Division” means the Division of Parole and Probation.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Judgment of restitution” means a direct order for payment of restitution or an order for payment of restitution that is a condition of probation in an order of probation.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Liable parent” means a parent:</text> <level label="1"> <text>whose child has committed a crime or delinquent act; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>who has been ordered to pay restitution under § 11-604 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Restitution obligor” means a defendant, child respondent, or liable parent against whom a judgment of restitution has been entered.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Victim” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a person who suffers death, personal injury, or property damage or loss as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the person is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of the person.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-602" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <text>On conviction, the finding of a delinquent act, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of probation before judgment for a crime under § 10-404 of the Criminal Law Article, the following persons may act on behalf of a victim:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the owner of the burial site; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a person related by blood or marriage to the person buried in the burial site.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-603" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>A court may enter a judgment of restitution that orders a defendant or child respondent to make restitution in addition to any other penalty for the commission of a crime or delinquent act, if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as a direct result of the crime or delinquent act, property of the victim was stolen, damaged, destroyed, converted, or unlawfully obtained, or its value substantially decreased;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>as a direct result of the crime or delinquent act, the victim suffered:</text> <level label="i"> <text>actual medical, dental, hospital, counseling, funeral, or burial expenses or losses;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>direct out–of–pocket loss;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>loss of earnings; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>expenses incurred with rehabilitation;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the victim incurred medical expenses that were paid by the Maryland Department of Health or any other governmental unit;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a governmental unit incurred expenses in removing, towing, transporting, preserving, storing, selling, or destroying an abandoned vehicle as defined in § 25–201 of the Transportation Article;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board paid benefits to a victim; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the Maryland Department of Health or other governmental unit paid expenses incurred under Subtitle 1, Part II of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A victim is presumed to have a right to restitution under subsection (a) of this section if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the victim or the State requests restitution; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the court is presented with competent evidence of any item listed in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A judgment of restitution does not preclude the property owner or the victim who suffered personal physical or mental injury, out–of–pocket loss of earnings, or support from bringing a civil action to recover damages from the restitution obligor.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A civil verdict shall be reduced by the amount paid under the criminal judgment of restitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In making a disposition on a finding that a child at least 13 years old has committed an act of graffiti under § 6–301(d) of the Criminal Law Article, the court shall order the child to perform community service or pay restitution or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-604" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other law, if a child is the defendant or child respondent, the court may order the child, the child’s parent, or both to pay restitution.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A judgment of restitution for $10,000 issued under Part I of this subtitle is the absolute limit for each child’s acts arising out of a single incident.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A court may not enter a judgment of restitution against a parent under Part I of this subtitle unless the parent has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A hearing under this subsection may be held as part of the sentencing or disposition hearing.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-605" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>A court need not issue a judgment of restitution under Part I of this subtitle if the court finds:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that the restitution obligor does not have the ability to pay the judgment of restitution; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>that there are extenuating circumstances that make a judgment of restitution inappropriate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A court that refuses to order restitution that is requested under Part I of this subtitle shall state on the record the reasons.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-606" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>The court may order that restitution be paid to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the victim;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Maryland Department of Health, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, or any other governmental unit;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a third–party payor, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an insurer; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any other person that has, under Part I of this subtitle:</text> <level label="1"> <text>compensated the victim for a property or pecuniary loss; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>paid an expense on behalf of a victim;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any person for whom restitution is authorized by law; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a person who has provided to or for a victim goods, property, or services for which restitution is authorized under § 11–603 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and § 11–617(b) of this subtitle, payment of restitution to the victim has priority over any payments to any other person or governmental unit.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the victim has been fully compensated for the victim’s loss by a third–party payor, the court may issue a judgment of restitution that directs the restitution obligor to pay restitution to the third–party payor.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-607" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>When a judgment of restitution has been entered under § 11–603 of this subtitle, compliance with the judgment of restitution:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may be a requirement in the judgment of conviction or disposition in a juvenile delinquency proceeding;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if work release is ordered or allowed, shall be a condition of work release; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>if probation is ordered, shall be a condition of probation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in addition to a sentence or disposition; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>instead of a sentence if the probation is ordered before judgment under § 6–220 of this article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to federal law, the Department or the Department of Juvenile Services shall obtain the Social Security number of the restitution obligor to facilitate the collection of restitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The restitution obligor shall make restitution to the Department or the Department of Juvenile Services under the terms and conditions of the judgment of restitution.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department or the Department of Juvenile Services:</text> <level label="i"> <text>shall keep records of payments or return of property in satisfaction of the judgment of restitution;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall forward property or payments in accordance with the judgment of restitution and Part I of this subtitle to the person or governmental unit specified in the judgment of restitution; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>may require the restitution obligor to pay additional fees not exceeding 2% of the amount of the judgment of restitution to pay for the administrative costs of collecting payments or property.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Whenever an obligor’s restitution payment, as ordered by the court or established by the Department, is overdue, the Department or the Department of Juvenile Services shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>notify the court; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if an earnings withholding order is not in effect and the restitution obligor is employed, request an earnings withholding order.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The court may hold a hearing to determine whether the restitution obligor is in contempt of court or has violated the terms of the probation.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the court finds that the restitution obligor intentionally became impoverished to avoid payment of the restitution, the court may find the restitution obligor in contempt of court or in violation of probation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-608" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>A judgment of restitution is a money judgment in favor of the person, governmental unit, or third-party payor to whom the restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The judgment of restitution may be enforced by the person, governmental unit, or third-party payor to whom the restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution in the same manner as a money judgment in a civil action.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as otherwise expressly provided under Part I of this subtitle, a person, governmental unit, or third-party payor to whom a restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution has all the rights and obligations of a money judgment creditor under the Maryland Rules, including the obligation under Maryland Rule 2-626 or 3-626 on receiving all amounts due under the judgment to file a statement that the judgment has been satisfied.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-609" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>A judgment of restitution that a circuit court orders under Part I of this subtitle shall be recorded and indexed in the civil judgment index by the clerk of the circuit court as a money judgment as the Maryland Rules provide.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A judgment of restitution that is recorded and indexed in the civil judgment index as a money judgment under subsection (a) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in the county of entry of the judgment, is a lien from the date of entry in the amount of the judgment on the restitution obligor’s interest in land located in the county of the entry of the judgment; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in a county other than the county of entry of the judgment, is a lien from the date of recording in the amount of the judgment on the restitution obligor’s interest in land located in that county.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-610" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the provisions of this section do not apply in Baltimore City.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In Baltimore City, a judgment of restitution shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be entered, indexed, and recorded under Maryland Rule 3-601; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>constitute a lien as provided under Maryland Rule 3-621(b).</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A judgment of restitution that the District Court orders under Part I of this subtitle may not be recorded and indexed by the Clerk of the District Court as a money judgment in the District Court until the person or governmental unit to whom the restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution files with the Clerk of the District Court a written request for the recording and indexing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Once a judgment of restitution is recorded and indexed as a money judgment under subsection (a) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Clerk of the District Court shall immediately forward a notice of lien of judgment to the circuit court for the county of entry of judgment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on the receipt of the written statement from the person or governmental unit to whom a restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution, the Clerk of the District Court shall forward a notice of lien of judgment to the circuit court of any other county as the Maryland Rules provide.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Whenever the Clerk of the District Court forwards a notice of lien under subsection (b) of this section to a circuit court, the clerk of the circuit court shall record and index the notice of lien as the Maryland Rules provide.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A judgment of restitution that is issued by the District Court and is recorded and indexed as a money judgment under subsection (a) of this section is a lien in the amount of the judgment on the restitution obligor’s interest in land in a county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The lien is in effect from the date that a notice of lien is recorded and indexed in the circuit court of the county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>If the District Court enters a judgment of restitution under Part I of this subtitle, the Clerk of the District Court shall send a written notice to the person or governmental unit in whose favor the judgment of restitution is entered.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice shall say in substance:</text> <text>“The District Court has awarded you a judgment of restitution.</text> <text>“The judgment of restitution is not a money judgment until it is recorded and indexed in the civil judgment records of the District Court.</text> <text>“On your written request and without charge, the Clerk of the District Court will record and index the judgment of restitution as a money judgment. Then, without charge, the Clerk of the District Court will also send a notice of lien to the circuit court for the county, and, without charge, the notice of lien will be recorded and indexed in the circuit court for the county.</text> <text>“On your further written request, the Clerk of the District Court will send a notice of lien to the circuit court for any other county that you specify.”</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-611" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <text>A court may not assess costs on a person or governmental unit to whom a restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for recording and indexing as a money judgment an order of restitution issued by any court in the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for recording and indexing a notice of lien that the District Court forwards to a circuit court; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>for filing a notice of satisfaction.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-612" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>If a District Court decides to terminate a probation before a judgment of restitution has been recorded and indexed as a money judgment, the court shall direct the Clerk of the Court:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to record and index the judgment of restitution as a money judgment and forward a notice of lien to the circuit court of the county of entry of judgment before terminating the probation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>to forward a written notice to the person or governmental unit to whom the restitution obligor was ordered to pay restitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The written notice shall state that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the judgment of restitution has been recorded and indexed as a money judgment in the District Court; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a notice of lien has been forwarded to the circuit court of the county of entry of judgment.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the Maryland Rules, unless a restitution obligor pays complete restitution, termination of probation by a court does not affect a money judgment that has been recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-613" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of Part I of this subtitle and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a victim or other person or governmental unit may not execute on a judgment recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle if the restitution obligor:</text> <level label="1"> <text>files a motion under the Maryland Rules to stay execution of the judgment of restitution and the motion has not been decided by the court; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>challenges the conviction, sentence, or judgment of restitution by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>filing an appeal in a State court or in federal court;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>applying for leave to appeal following a plea of guilty in a circuit court;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>filing a motion for exercise of revisory power by the sentencing court under the Maryland Rules;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>filing an application for review of criminal sentence under Title 8 of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>filing a notice for in banc review under the Maryland Rules.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a restitution obligor has complied with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and the court has not yet ruled on the request for a stay, a person or governmental unit may not execute on a judgment recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle until a court issues a final judgment that upholds the conviction, sentence, or judgment of restitution.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person or governmental unit may not execute on a judgment recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle until the time has expired in which a restitution obligor may file any of the actions listed under subsection (a)(2)(i) through (v) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The judgment of restitution may be enforced in the same way that a monetary judgment is enforced.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-614" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>If practicable, the State’s Attorney should:</text> <level label="1"> <text>notify an eligible victim of the victim’s right to request restitution; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>help the victim to prepare the request and advise the victim as to the steps for collecting restitution that is awarded.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a victim cannot be located, all money collected from a judgment of restitution shall be treated as abandoned property under Title 17 of the Commercial Law Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-615" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>In a restitution hearing held under § 11-603 of this subtitle, a written statement or bill for medical, dental, hospital, counseling, funeral, or burial expenses is legally sufficient evidence of the amount, fairness, and reasonableness of the charges and the necessity of the services or materials provided.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who challenges the fairness and reasonableness or the necessity of the amount on the statement or bill has the burden of proving that the amount is not fair and reasonable.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-616" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>The Division or the Department of Juvenile Services:</text> <level label="1"> <text>in addition to other actions authorized under Part I of this subtitle, may refer an overdue restitution account for collection to the Central Collection Unit; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if probation or other supervision is terminated and restitution is still owed, shall refer the overdue restitution account for collection to the Central Collection Unit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Central Collection Unit may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>collect overdue restitution in accordance with Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>certify a restitution obligor who is in arrears on restitution payments exceeding $30 under the judgment of restitution to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Comptroller for income tax refund interception in accordance with Title 13, Subtitle 9, Part III of the Tax – General Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency for State lottery prize payout interception in accordance with § 11–618 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a video lottery operator, as defined under § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article, for video lottery facility prize payout interception in accordance with § 11–618 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Central Collection Unit may not compromise and settle a judgment of restitution unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Division or the Department of Juvenile Services obtains the consent of the victim; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the court orders otherwise because a victim cannot be located.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Division or the Department of Juvenile Services shall contact the victim to determine whether the victim consents to compromise and settle a judgment of restitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If complete restitution and interest have been paid or a judgment of restitution has been compromised and settled as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Division, the Department of Juvenile Services, or the Central Collection Unit immediately shall notify:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the court that issued the judgment by filing the statement as provided under § 11–608(c) of this subtitle that the judgment has been satisfied; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the last known employer of a restitution obligor to terminate an earnings withholding order issued under § 11–617 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Restitution is overdue if the restitution or a restitution payment is not paid:</text> <level label="i"> <text>by the date that the court orders; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if no date is ordered, by the later of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the date the Division or the Department of Juvenile Services directs the restitution obligor to pay restitution or make a restitution payment; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>30 days after the court enters a judgment of restitution.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If restitution is overdue, the amount of the arrearage is the amount of restitution ordered and any interest allowed by law, minus any amount previously paid or received under the judgment of restitution.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-617" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>If a court issues a judgment of restitution under § 11-603 of this subtitle, the court may enter an immediate and continuing earnings withholding order in an amount sufficient to pay the restitution.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The court may enter the order:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at the sentencing or disposition hearing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>when the defendant or child respondent is placed on work release or probation; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>when the payment of restitution is overdue.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to federal law, the order of priority of execution of an earnings withholding order is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>first, an earnings withholding order issued under § 10-128 of the Family Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>second, an earnings withholding order issued under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>lastly, any other lien or legal process.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies whenever a court orders an earnings withholding order under this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On entry of the order, the clerk of the court immediately shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>serve a copy on any current or subsequent employer of the restitution obligor, if known; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>mail a copy to the restitution obligor at the last known address or place of incarceration or commitment of the restitution obligor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A restitution obligor immediately shall notify the court, the Central Collection Unit, and the Division or Department of Juvenile Services of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any objection to an earnings withholding order;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the current home address of the restitution obligor;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the name of the employer;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the work address of the restitution obligor; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>any change of employer, home address, or work address of the restitution obligor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An employer who is served with an earnings withholding order under this section immediately shall notify the court, the Central Collection Unit, and the Division or Department of Juvenile Services of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any justification for the employer’s inability to comply with the earnings withholding order;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the home address of the restitution obligor on the termination of employment;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>information regarding the new place of employment of the restitution obligor; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the employer’s reemployment of the restitution obligor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Unless the information has been provided to the court, the Division, Department of Juvenile Services, or the Central Collection Unit shall notify the court of a current or subsequent home address of the restitution obligor and the employer and work address of the restitution obligor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, an earnings withholding order issued under this section shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>comply with the requirements of §§ 10-128(a) and 10-129(a) through (c) of the Family Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>set forth the obligations and responsibilities of an employer and a restitution obligor under an earnings withholding order and the consequences of violating this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each amount withheld in an earnings withholding order under this section is payable to the Division, Department of Juvenile Services, or Central Collection Unit.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An earnings withholding order is binding on each present and future employer of the restitution obligor who is served with the order.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the payment amount under an earnings withholding order under this section is 20% of the earnings of a restitution obligor less other deductions required by law to be paid out of any funds earned under a work release plan.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the restitution obligation of the restitution obligor is overdue, the court may impose a payment exceeding the amount allowed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>The amount of an earnings withholding order issued under this section may not exceed the limits of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The court shall reduce an amount of an earnings withholding order that exceeds the limits of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act to the maximum allowed under the Act.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies to a restitution obligor and the employer of a restitution obligor.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who violates this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $250.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A fine collected under this section shall be distributed in the same way as costs are distributed under § 7-409 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>In addition to a fine imposed under this subsection, an employer is liable for damages for the failure to deduct the earnings of a restitution obligor or failure to make a timely payment as required in the earnings withholding order.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-618" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Agency” means the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Video lottery facility” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Video lottery operator” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A certification of arrearage on restitution payments that the Central Collection Unit sends to the Agency or a video lottery operator under § 11–616 of this subtitle shall contain:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the full name of the restitution obligor and any other name known to be used by the restitution obligor;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Social Security number of the restitution obligor; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the amount of the arrearage.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If a restitution obligor who is overdue in restitution payments wins a lottery prize to be paid by check directly by the Agency, the Agency shall send a notice to the restitution obligor that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the restitution obligor has won a prize to be paid by the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency has received notice from the Central Collection Unit of the restitution obligor’s restitution arrearage in the amount specified;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>State law requires the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to withhold the prize and to pay it towards the restitution obligor’s restitution arrearage;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the restitution obligor has 15 days to appeal to the Central Collection Unit if the restitution obligor disputes the existence or the amount of the arrearage; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>on interception of the prize, the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency will transfer the prize or the part of the prize that equals the restitution arrearage to the Central Collection Unit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a restitution obligor who is overdue in restitution payments wins a prize at a video lottery facility requiring the issuance of Internal Revenue Service form W–2G or a substantially equivalent form by a video lottery operator, the video lottery operator shall notify the restitution obligor that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the restitution obligor has won a prize to be paid by cash or check directly by the video lottery operator;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the video lottery operator has received notice from the Central Collection Unit of the restitution obligor’s restitution arrearage in the amount specified;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>State law requires the video lottery operator to withhold the prize and pay it towards the restitution obligor’s restitution arrearage;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the restitution obligor may appeal to the Central Collection Unit if the restitution obligor disputes the existence or the amount of the arrearage; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>if an appeal is not filed within 15 days after the date of the notice, the video lottery operator will transfer the prize or the part of the prize that equals the restitution arrearage to the Central Collection Unit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Agency or the video lottery operator shall withhold all or part of the prize up to the amount of the arrearage.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Agency and a video lottery operator shall honor interception requests in the following order:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an interception request under § 10–113.1 of the Family Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an interception request under this section;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>an interception request under § 3–307 of the State Finance and Procurement Article; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>an interception request under § 3–308 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>On receipt of a notice from the Agency or a video lottery operator, a restitution obligor who disputes the existence or amount of the arrearage may appeal the transfer in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an appeal is not filed within 15 days after the date of the notice, the Agency or video lottery operator shall transfer the amount of the prize withheld in accordance with subsection (e)(2) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the restitution obligor appeals the transfer, after a hearing in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article, the withheld prize shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>paid to the restitution obligor;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>paid in accordance with subsection (e)(2) of this section; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>partly paid to the restitution obligor and partly paid in accordance with subsection (e)(2) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Secretary of Budget and Management and the Director of the Agency may jointly adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A video lottery operator may not be held liable for an act or omission taken in good faith to comply substantially with the requirements of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-619" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, any order of restitution made by a court shall be governed by the provisions of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle may not be construed to limit the authority of a court to direct a defendant or a child found to have committed a delinquent act to make restitution or to perform certain services, as specified by the court, for the victim as an alternative means of restitution.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-621" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>“Defendant” means a person charged with or convicted of a crime in the State that involves or causes personal injury, death, or property loss as a direct result of the crime.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Defendant” includes a person found not criminally responsible for criminal conduct under § 3-109 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Notoriety of crimes contract” means a contract or other agreement with a defendant, or a representative or assignee of a defendant, with respect to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the reenactment of a crime in a movie, book, magazine article, tape recording, phonograph record, radio or television presentation, or live entertainment of any kind;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the expression of the defendant’s thoughts, feelings, opinions, or emotions regarding a crime involving or causing personal injury, death, or property loss as a direct result of the crime; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the payment or exchange of money or other consideration or the proceeds or profits that directly or indirectly result from a crime, a sentence, or the notoriety of a crime or sentence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Victim” means a person who suffers personal injury, death, or property loss as a direct result of crime.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Victim’s representative” includes the personal representative of the estate of a deceased victim and a beneficiary under a wrongful death action.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-622" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <text>A person who makes a notoriety of crimes contract with a defendant or a representative or assignee of that defendant shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit to the Attorney General a copy of all written terms and a summary of all oral terms of the notoriety of crimes contract; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay over to the Attorney General any money or other consideration not subject to a judgment of restitution under § 11-603 of this subtitle that by the terms of the notoriety of crimes contract otherwise would be owed to the defendant or a representative or assignee of the defendant.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-623" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>On receipt of a submission under § 11-622 of Part II of this subtitle, the Attorney General shall mail notice of the receipt to each victim or victim’s representative at the last known address of the victim or victim’s representative.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Attorney General shall decide whether a contract is a notoriety of crimes contract:</text> <level label="1"> <text>after 30 days but before 180 days following receipt of the submission under § 11-622 of Part II of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>after 180 days, for cause.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>For a decision under this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that the contract is a notoriety of crimes contract.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The defendant or defendant’s assignee may rebut this presumption by establishing to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that the subject matter of the contract only tangentially or incidentally relates to the crime.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Attorney General:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall notify the defendant or defendant’s assignee and the victim or victim’s representative of the decision under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may not disburse money collected under § 11-622 of Part II of this subtitle until 60 days after the defendant or defendant’s assignee and the victim or victim’s representative have been notified of the decision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The decision of the Attorney General under this section is a final decision and may be appealed by a defendant or defendant’s assignee or a victim or victim’s representative only in accordance with § 11-630 of Part II of this subtitle and within 60 days after receiving notice of the decision.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the decision is appealed, the Attorney General shall keep any money collected in escrow until the Attorney General receives a final order of the court.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-624" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>The Attorney General shall deposit money received under this subtitle in an interest bearing escrow account.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in § 11-625 of Part II of this subtitle and subsection (e) of this section, the Attorney General shall hold money for the benefit of and payable to the victim or victim’s representative, as provided in subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the priority of claims stated in § 11-628 of Part II of this subtitle, the Attorney General shall pay to the victim or victim’s representative money from the escrow account to the extent of the money judgment or the amount of restitution if, within 5 years after the escrow account is established, the victim or victim’s representative:</text> <level label="i"> <text>brings or has pending a civil action against the defendant in a court of competent jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has recovered a money judgment for damages against the defendant; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has been awarded restitution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any money that then remains in the escrow account shall be paid as this section provides.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Money may not be paid under this subsection until the defendant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>has been found guilty;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>has pleaded nolo contendere;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>has been placed on probation before judgment; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>has been found not criminally responsible for criminal conduct under § 3-109 of this article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>At least once every 6 months for 5 years after the date the Attorney General receives money or other consideration under this subtitle, the Attorney General shall publish a legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the crime was committed and in counties contiguous to that county.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice shall advise the victim or victim’s representative that escrow money is available to satisfy money judgments under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Attorney General may provide for any further notice that the Attorney General considers necessary.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the Attorney General shall pay over to the defendant all of the money from the escrow account if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the charges against the defendant are dismissed;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a nolle prosequi is entered;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the defendant is acquitted;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the defendant is found to be incompetent to stand trial under § 3-106 of this article and at least 5 years have passed since that finding without a further disposition of the charge; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the charges against the defendant are placed on the stet docket, and at least 3 years have passed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Notwithstanding § 11-628 of Part II of this subtitle, if a defendant was convicted before July 1, 1987, the Attorney General shall pay over to the defendant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>all money in the escrow account if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at least 5 years have passed since the escrow account was established; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>no action by the victim or victim’s representative is pending against the defendant; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>all money remaining in the escrow account after payment of the claims described in § 11-628 of Part II of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-625" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>The Attorney General shall pay the defendant from the escrow account the money that a court of competent jurisdiction in an order finds will be used to hire legal counsel at any stage of the criminal case, including an appeal.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>After notice to each victim or victim’s representative, the Attorney General shall pay money from the escrow account to a representative of a defendant for the necessary expenses of production of the money paid into the escrow account if the Attorney General finds that the payments are necessary and are not contrary to public policy.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Attorney General may pay from the escrow account the costs of legal notices required under § 11-624 of Part II of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The total of all payments made from the escrow account under this section may not exceed 25% of the total payments that are:</text> <level label="1"> <text>made into the escrow account; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>available to satisfy judgments obtained by the victim or victim’s representative.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-626" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <text>Notwithstanding any other law, including the statute of limitations for a wrongful death action, a victim or victim’s representative who seeks to bring a civil action under Part II of this subtitle shall bring the action against a defendant within 5 years after the Attorney General establishes an escrow account.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-627" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <text>Any action that a defendant takes to defeat the purpose of Part II of this subtitle, including an execution of a power of attorney, creation of a corporate entity, or designation of the defendant’s interest, is void as against public policy.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-628" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other law, a claim on money in the escrow account has the following priorities in this order:</text> <level label="1"> <text>payments ordered by the Attorney General or a court under § 11-625 of Part II of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>subrogation claims of the State under § 11-817 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a court order of restitution under § 11-603 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a civil judgment of a victim or victim’s representative; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a civil judgment of a person, other than a victim or victim’s representative, arising out of the crime.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Attorney General may bring an action of interpleader or an action for declaratory judgment when the Attorney General is unable to determine the priority of claims and the proper disposition of the escrow account.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>After payment of the claims described in subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General shall deposit the money remaining in the escrow account in the State Victims of Crime Fund that is established under § 11-916 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-629" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other law, the Attorney General has exclusive jurisdiction and control as escrow agent over money or other consideration subject to Part II of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Money in an escrow account may be distributed only by a determination and order of the Attorney General under Part II of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Attorney General may adopt regulations to carry out Part II of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-630" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <text>A person aggrieved by a final determination and order of the Attorney General under Part II of this subtitle may seek judicial review.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-631" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not willfully fail:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to submit to the Attorney General a copy of all written terms and a summary of all oral terms of a notoriety of crimes contract described in § 11-622 of Part II of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to pay over to the Attorney General any money or other consideration as this subtitle requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each offense and not exceeding 3 times the notoriety of crimes contract amount.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If two or more persons are subject to the penalties provided in this section, those persons shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the penalty imposed.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>After notice and opportunity to be heard is provided, the Attorney General by order may assess the penalties described in this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A penalty assessed under this subsection that is not paid within 30 days after the date of the order shall bear interest at the rate of 1% per month, compounded monthly.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>An action to recover a civil penalty assessed under this subsection may be brought by the Attorney General in a court of competent jurisdiction within 6 years after the cause of action accrues.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Any money recovered under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be paid into the State Victims of Crime Fund that is established under § 11-916 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-632" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <level label="a"> <text>The Attorney General may bring a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction against a person who violates or threatens to violate Part II of this subtitle to restrain the person from continuing the violation or carrying out the threat.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In a proceeding under this section, a court has jurisdiction to grant to the Attorney General, without bond or other undertaking, a prohibitory or mandatory injunction as the facts may warrant, including temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions to prevent payments under a notoriety of crimes contract that violates Part II of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-633" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Restitution and Other Payments"> <text>A person may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conceal the existence of a notoriety of crimes contract; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as otherwise provided in Part II of this subtitle, make or receive payments under a notoriety of crimes contract.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-701" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the Sexual Offender Advisory Board.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Employment” means an occupation, job, or vocation that is full time or part time for a period exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days during a calendar year, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or educational benefit.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Habitually lives” means any place where a person lives, sleeps, or visits with any regularity, including where a homeless person is stationed during the day or sleeps at night.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Habitually lives” includes any place where a person visits for longer than 5 hours per visit more than 5 times within a 30–day period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Homeless” means having no fixed residence.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Imprisonment” means incarceration pursuant to a conviction, regardless of the nature of the institution in which the offender serves the sentence.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Jurisdiction” means a state or a Native American tribe that elects to function as a registration jurisdiction under federal law.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Local law enforcement unit” means the law enforcement unit in a county that has been designated by resolution of the county governing body as the primary law enforcement unit in the county.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, “release” means any type of release from the custody of a supervising authority.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Release” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>release on parole;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>mandatory supervision release;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>release from a correctional facility with no required period of supervision;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>work release;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>placement on home detention; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the first instance of entry into the community that is part of a supervising authority’s graduated release program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Release” does not include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>an escape; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>leave that is granted on an emergency basis.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>“Sexually violent offense” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a violation of § 3–303, § 3–304, § 3–309, or § 3–310 of the Criminal Law Article, or § 3–305, § 3–306, § 3–311, or § 3–312 of the Criminal Law Article as the sections existed before October 1, 2017;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>assault with intent to commit rape in the first or second degree or a sexual offense in the first or second degree as prohibited on or before September 30, 1996, under former Article 27, § 12 of the Code; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a crime committed in another jurisdiction, federal or military court, or foreign country that, if committed in this State, would constitute one of the crimes listed in item (1) or (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>“Sexually violent predator” means a person who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is convicted of a sexually violent offense; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has been determined in accordance with this subtitle to be at risk of committing another sexually violent offense.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>“Sex offender” means a person who has been convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an offense that would require the person to be classified as a tier I sex offender, tier II sex offender, or tier III sex offender;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an offense committed in another state or in a federal, military, or tribal jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would require the person to be classified as a tier I sex offender, tier II sex offender, or tier III sex offender; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an offense in a court of Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, or any other foreign country where the United States Department of State has determined in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices that an independent judiciary generally or vigorously enforced the right to a fair trial during the year in which the conviction occurred that, if committed in this State, would require the person to be classified as a tier I sex offender, tier II sex offender, or tier III sex offender.</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <text>“Student” means an individual who is enrolled in or attends an education institution, including a public or private secondary school, trade or professional school, or an institution of higher education.</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>“Supervising authority” means an agency or person that is responsible for collecting the information for the initial registration of a sex offender and is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Secretary, if the registrant is in the custody of a correctional facility operated by the Department;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the administrator of a local correctional facility, if the registrant, including a participant in a home detention program, is in the custody of the local correctional facility;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the court that granted the probation or suspended sentence, except as provided in item (9) of this subsection, if the registrant is granted probation before judgment, probation after judgment, or a suspended sentence;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the Director of the Patuxent Institution, if the registrant is in the custody of the Patuxent Institution;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the Secretary of Health, if the registrant is in the custody of a facility operated by the Maryland Department of Health;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the court in which the registrant was convicted, if the registrant’s sentence does not include a term of imprisonment or if the sentence is modified to time served;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the Secretary, if the registrant is in the State under terms and conditions of the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, set forth in Title 6, Subtitle 2 of the Correctional Services Article, or the Interstate Corrections Compact, set forth in Title 8, Subtitle 6 of the Correctional Services Article;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the local law enforcement unit where the sex offender is a resident, is a transient, or habitually lives on moving from another jurisdiction or foreign country that requires registration if the sex offender is not under the supervision, custody, or control of another supervising authority;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>the Director of Parole and Probation, if the registrant is under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation; or</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>the Secretary of Juvenile Services, if the registrant was a minor at the time the act was committed for which registration is required.</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <text>“Tier I sex offender” means a person who has been convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–308 or § 3–308.1(b) of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–902 or § 11–208 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is a minor;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–307(a)(1)(ii)5 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is not a minor;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a crime committed in a federal, military, tribal, or other jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would constitute one of the crimes listed in items (1) through (3) of this subsection;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>any of the following federal offenses:</text> <level label="i"> <text>misleading domain names on the Internet under 18 U.S.C. § 2252B;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>misleading words or digital images on the Internet under 18 U.S.C. § 2252C;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>engaging in illicit conduct in foreign places under 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c);</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>failure to file a factual statement about an alien individual under 18 U.S.C. § 2424;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>transmitting information about a minor to further criminal sexual conduct under 18 U.S.C. § 2425;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion under 18 U.S.C. § 1591; or</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>travel with intent to engage in illicit conduct under 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b);</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>any military offense specified by the Secretary of Defense under Section 115(A)(8)(C)(i) of Public Law 105–119 (codified at 10 U.S.C. § 951 Note) that is similar to those offenses listed in item (5) of this subsection; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a crime in a court of Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, or any other foreign country where the United States Department of State has determined in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices that an independent judiciary generally or vigorously enforced the right to a fair trial during the year in which the conviction occurred that, if the crime were committed in this State, would constitute one of the crimes listed in items (1) through (6) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <text>“Tier II sex offender” means a person who has been convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–307(a)(4) or (5), § 3–324, § 11–207, or § 11–209 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–1102, § 3–1103, § 11–303, § 11–305, § 11–306, or § 11–307 of the Criminal Law Article, if the intended prostitute or victim is a minor;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–314 or § 3–603 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is a minor who is at least 14 years old;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–307(a)(1)(ii)5 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is a minor who is at least 13 years old;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing an offense that would require the person to register as a tier I sex offender after the person was already registered as a tier I sex offender;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a crime that was committed in a federal, military, tribal, or other jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would constitute one of the crimes listed in items (1) through (4) of this subsection; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a crime in a court of Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, or any other foreign country where the United States Department of State has determined in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices that an independent judiciary generally or vigorously enforced the right to a fair trial during the year in which the conviction occurred that, if the crime were committed in this State, would constitute one of the crimes listed in items (1) through (4) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <text>“Tier III sex offender” means a person who has been convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>§ 2–201(a)(4)(viii), (x), or (xi) of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>§ 3–303, § 3–304, § 3–307(a)(1)(ii)1 through 4 and (2), § 3–308.1(c) or (d), § 3–309, § 3–310, § 3–311, § 3–312, § 3–315, § 3–323, or § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>§ 3–502 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is a minor;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>§ 3–502 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is an adult, and the person has been ordered by the court to register under this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the common law offense of sodomy, as that offense existed before October 1, 2020, or § 3–322 of the Criminal Law Article, as that offense existed before October 1, 2023, if the offense was committed with force or threat of force; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>§ 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article as the sections existed before October 1, 2017;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–307(a)(3), § 3–314, § 3–503, or § 3–603 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is under the age of 14 years;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing the common law offense of false imprisonment, if the victim is a minor;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing a violation of § 3–307(a)(1)(ii)5 of the Criminal Law Article, if the victim is a minor who is under the age of 13 years;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>conspiring to commit, attempting to commit, or committing an offense that would require the person to register as a tier I or tier II sex offender after the person was already registered as a tier II sex offender;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a crime committed in a federal, military, tribal, or other jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would constitute one of the crimes listed in items (1) through (4) of this subsection; or</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a crime in a court of Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, or any other foreign country where the United States Department of State has determined in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices that an independent judiciary generally or vigorously enforced the right to a fair trial during the year in which the conviction occurred that, if the crime were committed in this State, would constitute one of the crimes listed in items (1) through (4) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="r"> <text>“Transient” means a nonresident registrant who enters a county of this State with the intent to be in the State or is in the State for a period exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period exceeding 30 days during a calendar year for a purpose other than employment or to attend an educational institution.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-702" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <text>For the purposes of this subtitle, a person is convicted when the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is found guilty of a crime by a jury or judicial officer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is granted a probation before judgment after a finding of guilt for a crime if the court, as a condition of probation, orders compliance with the requirements of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>is found not criminally responsible for a crime.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-702.1" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this subtitle shall be applied retroactively to include a person who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is under the custody or supervision of a supervising authority on October 1, 2010;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>was subject to registration under this subtitle on September 30, 2010;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is convicted of any felony on or after October 1, 2010, and has a prior conviction for an offense for which registration as a sex offender is required under this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>was convicted on or after October 1, 2010, of a violation of § 3–324 of the Criminal Law Article, regardless of whether the victim was a minor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The term of registration for a sex offender registered under subsection (a) of this section shall be calculated from the date of release.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-703" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, if a person is convicted of a sexually violent offense, the State’s Attorney before sentencing may ask the court to determine whether the person is a sexually violent predator.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the State’s Attorney makes a request under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the court shall determine, before or at sentencing, whether the person is a sexually violent predator.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In making a determination under subsection (a) of this section, the court shall consider:</text> <level label="1"> <text>evidence that the court considers appropriate to the determination of whether the person is a sexually violent predator, including the presentencing investigation and sexually violent offender’s incarcerated individual record;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>evidence introduced by the person convicted; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>at the request of the State’s Attorney, evidence that a victim of the sexually violent offense presents.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The State’s Attorney may not ask a court to determine whether a person is a sexually violent predator under this section unless the State’s Attorney serves written notice of intent to make the request on the defendant or the defendant’s counsel at least 30 days before trial.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-704" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>A person shall register with the person’s supervising authority if the person is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a tier I sex offender;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a tier II sex offender;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a tier III sex offender; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a sex offender who is required to register by another jurisdiction, a federal, military, or tribal court, or a foreign government, and who is not a resident of this State, and who enters this State:</text> <level label="i"> <text>to begin residing or to habitually live;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>to carry on employment;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>to attend a public or private educational institution, including a secondary school, trade or professional institution, or institution of higher education, as a full–time or part–time student; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>as a transient.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person is no longer subject to registration under this subtitle if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the underlying conviction requiring registration is reversed, vacated, or set aside; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the registrant is pardoned for the underlying conviction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person who has been adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation of § 3–303 or § 3–304 of the Criminal Law Article, § 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, or § 3–307(a)(1) or (2) or § 3–308(b)(1) of the Criminal Law Article involving conduct described in § 3–301(e)(2) of the Criminal Law Article, shall register with the person’s supervising authority if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the person was a minor who was at least 13 years old at the time the delinquent act was committed;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the State’s Attorney or the Department of Juvenile Services requests that the person be required to register;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>90 days prior to the time the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over the person terminates under § 3–8A–07 of the Courts Article, the court, after a hearing, determines under a clear and convincing evidence standard that the person is at significant risk of committing a sexually violent offense or an offense for which registration as a tier II sex offender or tier III sex offender is required; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the person is at least 18 years old.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person has committed a delinquent act that would cause the court to make a determination regarding registration under paragraph (1) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the State’s Attorney shall serve written notice to the person or the person’s counsel at least 30 days before a hearing to determine if the person is required to register under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Department of Juvenile Services shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide the court with any information necessary to make the determination; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>conduct any follow–up the court requires.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The form of petitions and all other pleadings under this subsection and, except as otherwise provided under Title 3 of the Courts Article, the procedures to be followed by the court under this subsection shall be specified in the Maryland Rules.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The court may order an evaluation of the person in making the determination under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-704.1" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “juvenile registrant” means a person who is required to be included in the registry of juvenile sex offenders under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person shall be included in a registry of juvenile sex offenders that is maintained by the Department separately from the sex offender registry if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the person has been adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult:</text> <level label="i"> <text>would constitute a violation of § 3–303, § 3–304, or § 3–307(a)(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>would constitute a violation of § 3–305 or § 3–306(a)(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Article as the sections existed before October 1, 2017; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the person was a minor who was at least 14 years old at the time the delinquent act was committed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The registry of juvenile sex offenders shall be accessible only by law enforcement personnel for law enforcement purposes.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>When the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over a juvenile registrant terminates under § 3–8A–07 of the Courts Article, the juvenile registrant shall be removed from the registry.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A juvenile registrant shall appear in person at a location designated by the Department of Juvenile Services every 3 months to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>update and verify with the Department of Juvenile Services the information included in the registry of juvenile sex offenders under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>allow the Department of Juvenile Services to take a digital image of the juvenile registrant.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-704.2" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>On written request by a federal agency operating a federal witness security program established under 18 U.S.C. 3521, the registration requirement for a sex offender under the protection of a federal witness security program is waived and the person under protection is exempt from registration.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On written request by a nonfederal agency that operates a witness protection program comparable to a federal program established under 18 U.S.C. 3521, the registration requirement for a sex offender under the protection of a witness protection program is waived and the person under protection is exempt from registration.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A waiver granted under this section is terminated, and registration is required, if a sex offender exempted from registration under this section subsequently is convicted of an offense that requires registration under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-705" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “resident” means a person who has a home or other place where the person habitually lives located in this State when the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is released;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is granted probation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is granted a suspended sentence;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>is released from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction under § 3–8A–07 of the Courts Article, if the person was a minor who lived in the State at the time the act was committed for which registration is required.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A registrant shall register with the appropriate supervising authority in the State:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the registrant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment before the date that the registrant is released; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>within 3 days of the date that the registrant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is granted probation before judgment;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is granted probation after judgment;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is granted a suspended sentence; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>receives a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>if the registrant was a resident who was a minor at the time the act was committed for which registration is required, within 3 days after the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over the person terminates under § 3–8A–07 of the Courts Article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>if the registrant moves into the State, within 3 days after the earlier of the date that the registrant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>establishes a temporary or permanent residence in the State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>begins to habitually live in the State; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>applies for a driver’s license in the State; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>if the registrant is not a resident, within 3 days after the registrant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>begins employment in the State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>registers as a student in the State; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>enters the State as a transient.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A sex offender shall also register in person with the local law enforcement unit of each county where the sex offender resides within 3 days of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>release from any period of imprisonment or arrest; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>registering with the supervising authority, if the registrant is moving into this State and the local law enforcement unit is not the supervising authority.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A sex offender may be required to give to the local law enforcement unit more information than required under § 11–706 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A homeless registrant also shall register in person with the local law enforcement unit in each county where the registrant habitually lives:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within 3 days after the earlier of the date of release or after registering with the supervising authority; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>within 3 days after entering and remaining in a county.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After initially registering with a local law enforcement unit under this subsection, a homeless registrant shall register once a week in person during the time the homeless registrant habitually lives in the county.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The registration requirements under this subsection are in addition to any other requirements the homeless registrant is subject to according to the registrant’s classification as a tier I sex offender, tier II sex offender, tier III sex offender, or sexually violent predator.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If a registrant who was homeless obtains a fixed address, the registrant shall register with the appropriate supervising authority and local law enforcement unit within 3 days after obtaining a fixed address.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Within 3 days of any change, a registrant shall notify the local law enforcement unit where the registrant most recently registered and each local law enforcement unit where the registrant will reside or habitually live of changes in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>residence;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the county in which the registrant habitually lives;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>vehicle or license plate information;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>electronic mail or Internet identifiers;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>home or cell phone numbers; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>employment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>A registrant who commences or terminates enrollment as a full–time or part–time student at an institution of higher education in the State shall provide notice in person to the local law enforcement unit where the institution of higher education is located within 3 days after the commencement or termination of enrollment.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A registrant who commences or terminates carrying on employment at an institution of higher education in the State shall provide notice in person to the local law enforcement unit where the institution of higher education is located within 3 days after the commencement or termination of employment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A registrant who is granted a legal change of name by a court shall send written notice of the change to each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resides or habitually lives within 3 days after the change is granted.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A registrant shall notify each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resides or habitually lives at least 21 days prior to leaving the United States to commence residence or employment or attend school in a foreign country.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>A registrant shall notify each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resides or habitually lives when the registrant obtains a temporary residence or alters the location where the registrant resides or habitually lives for more than 5 days or when the registrant will be absent from the registrant’s residence or location where the registrant resides or habitually lives for more than 7 days.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notification under this subsection shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be made in writing or in person prior to obtaining a temporary residence, commencing the period of absence, or temporarily altering a location where the registrant resides or habitually lives;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>include the temporary address or detailed description of the temporary location where the registrant will reside or habitually live; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>contain the anticipated dates that the temporary residence or location will be used by the registrant and the anticipated dates that the registrant will be absent from the registrant’s permanent residence or locations where the registrant regularly resides or habitually lives.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>A registrant who establishes a new electronic mail address, computer log–in or screen name or identity, instant–message identity, or electronic chat room identity shall send written notice of the new information to the State registry within 3 days after the electronic mail address, computer log–in or screen name or identity, instant–message identity, or electronic chat room identity is established.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-706" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>For all sex offenders in the State, a registration statement shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the registrant’s full name, including any suffix, and all addresses and places where the registrant resides or habitually lives;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the name and address of each of the registrant’s employers and a description of each location where the registrant performs employment duties, if that location differs from the address of the employer;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the name of the registrant’s educational institution or place of school enrollment and the registrant’s educational institution or school address;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a description of the crime for which the registrant was convicted;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the date that the registrant was convicted;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the jurisdiction and the name of the court in which the registrant was convicted;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a list of any aliases, former names, names by which the registrant legally has been known, traditional names given by family or clan under ethnic or tribal tradition, electronic mail addresses, computer log–in or screen names or identities, instant–messaging identities, and electronic chat room identities that the registrant has used;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the registrant’s Social Security number and any purported Social Security numbers, the registrant’s date of birth, purported dates of birth, and place of birth;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>all identifying factors, including a physical description;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>a copy of the registrant’s passport or immigration papers;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>information regarding any professional licenses the registrant holds;</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>the license plate number, registration number, and description of any vehicle, including all motor vehicles, boats, and aircraft, owned or regularly operated by the registrant;</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>the permanent or frequent addresses or locations where all vehicles are kept;</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>all landline and cellular telephone numbers and any other designations used by the sex offender for the purposes of routing or self–identification in telephonic communications;</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>a copy of the registrant’s valid driver’s license or identification card;</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>the registrant’s fingerprints and palm prints;</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>the criminal history of the sex offender, including the dates of all arrests and convictions, the status of parole, probation, or supervised release, and the existence of any outstanding arrest warrants; and</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>the registrant’s signature and date signed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the registrant is determined to be a sexually violent predator, the registration statement shall also include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>anticipated future residence, if known at the time of registration; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>documentation of treatment received for a mental abnormality or personality disorder.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-707" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A tier I sex offender and a tier II sex offender shall register in person every 6 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A tier III sex offender shall register in person every 3 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>A sexually violent predator shall register in person every 3 months with a local law enforcement unit for the term provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Registration shall include a digital image that shall be updated every 6 months.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the term of registration is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>15 years, if the registrant is a tier I sex offender;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>25 years, if the registrant is a tier II sex offender;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the life of the registrant, if the registrant is a tier III sex offender; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>up to 5 years, if the registrant is a person described under § 11–704(c)(1) of this subtitle, subject to reduction by the juvenile court on the filing of a petition by the registrant for a reduction in the term of registration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A registrant who is not a resident of the State shall register for the appropriate time specified in this subsection or until the registrant’s employment, student enrollment, or transient status in the State ends.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A term of registration described in this section shall be computed from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the last date of release;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the date granted probation;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the date granted a suspended sentence; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the date the juvenile court’s jurisdiction over the registrant terminates under § 3–8A–07 of the Courts Article if the registrant was a minor who lived in the State at the time the act was committed for which registration is required.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The term of registration for a tier I sex offender shall be reduced to 10 years if, in the 10 years following the date on which the registrant was required to register, the registrant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is not convicted of any offense for which a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is not convicted of any sex offense;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>successfully completes, without revocation, any period of supervised release, parole, or probation; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>successfully completes an appropriate sex offender treatment program.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-708" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>When a registrant registers, the supervising authority shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>give written notice to the registrant of the requirements of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>explain the requirements of this subtitle to the registrant, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the duties of a registrant when the registrant changes residence address in this State or changes the county in which the registrant habitually lives;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the duties of a registrant under § 11–705 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the requirement for a sex offender to register in person with the local law enforcement unit of each county where the sex offender will reside or habitually live or where the sex offender who is not a resident of this State is a transient or will work or attend school; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the requirement that if the registrant changes residence address, employment, or school enrollment to another state that has a registration requirement, the registrant shall register with the designated law enforcement unit or sex offender registration unit of that state within 3 days after the change; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>obtain a statement signed by the registrant acknowledging that the supervising authority explained the requirements of this subtitle and gave written notice of the requirements to the registrant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The supervising authority shall obtain an updated digital image, fingerprints, and palm prints of the registrant and forward the updated digital image, fingerprints, and palm prints to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a registrant who has not submitted a DNA sample, as defined in § 2–501 of the Public Safety Article, for inclusion in the statewide DNA database system of the Department of State Police Crime Laboratory, the supervising authority shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>obtain a DNA sample from the registrant at the registrant’s initial registration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide the sample to the statewide DNA database system of the Department of State Police Crime Laboratory.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 3 days after obtaining a registration statement, the supervising authority shall send a copy of the registration statement with the attached fingerprints, palm prints, and updated digital image of the registrant to the local law enforcement unit in each county where the registrant will reside or habitually live or where a registrant who is not a resident is a transient or will work or attend school.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If the registrant is enrolled in or carries on employment at, or is expecting to enroll in or carry on employment at, an institution of higher education in the State, within 3 days after obtaining a registration statement, the supervising authority shall send a copy of the registration statement with the attached fingerprints, palm prints, and updated digital image of the registrant to the campus police agency of the institution of higher education.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an institution of higher education does not have a campus police agency, the copy of the registration statement with the attached fingerprints, palm prints, and updated digital image of the registrant shall be provided to the local law enforcement agency having primary jurisdiction for the campus.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after the registration is complete, a supervising authority that is not a unit of the Department shall send the registration statement to the Department.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-709" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Within 3 days after a tier III sex offender or a sexually violent predator completes the registration requirements of § 11–707(a) of this subtitle, a local law enforcement unit shall send notice of the tier III sex offender’s or sexually violent predator’s quarterly registration to the Department.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Every 6 months within 3 days after a tier I sex offender or a tier II sex offender completes the registration requirements of § 11–707(a) of this subtitle, a local law enforcement unit shall send notice of the tier I sex offender’s or tier II sex offender’s biannual registration to the Department.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Every 6 months, a local law enforcement unit shall send a tier III sex offender’s and sexually violent predator’s updated digital image to the Department within 6 days after the digital image is submitted.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receiving a registration statement of a sex offender, notice of a change of address of a sex offender, or change in a county in which a homeless sex offender habitually lives, a local law enforcement unit shall send written notice of the registration statement, change of address, or change of county to the county superintendent, as defined in § 1–101 of the Education Article, and all nonpublic primary and secondary schools in the county within 1 mile of where the sex offender is to reside or habitually live or where a sex offender who is not a resident of the State is a transient or will work or attend school.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 10 working days after receiving notice from the local law enforcement unit under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the county superintendent shall send written notice of the registration statement to principals of the schools under the superintendent’s supervision that the superintendent considers necessary to protect the students of a school from a sex offender.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A local law enforcement unit that receives a notice from a supervising authority under this subtitle shall send a copy of the notice to the police department, if any, of a municipal corporation if the registrant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is to reside or habitually live in the municipal corporation after release;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>escapes from a facility but resided or habitually lived in the municipal corporation before being committed to the custody of a supervising authority; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>is to change addresses to another place of residence within the municipal corporation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receiving notice from a local law enforcement unit under this section, a police department of a municipal corporation shall send a copy of the notice to the commander of each local police precinct or district in which the sex offender is to reside or habitually live or where a sex offender who is not a resident of the State will work or attend school.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receiving a notice from a supervising authority under this subtitle, a local law enforcement unit shall send a copy of the notice to the commander of the law enforcement unit in each district or area in which the sex offender is to reside or habitually live or where a sex offender who is not a resident of the State will work or attend school.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A local law enforcement unit may notify the following entities that are located within the community in which a sex offender is to reside or habitually live or where a sex offender who is not a resident of the State will work or attend school of the filing of a registration statement or notice of change of address or county where the registrant will habitually live by the sex offender:</text> <level label="1"> <text>family child care homes or child care centers registered, licensed, or issued a letter of compliance under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>child recreation facilities;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>faith institutions; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>other organizations that serve children and other individuals vulnerable to sex offenders who victimize children.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>As soon as possible, but not later than 3 working days after receipt of a registrant’s change of residence or change in the county in which the registrant habitually lives, the local law enforcement unit shall notify the Department of the change.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>As soon as possible, but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(e) of this subtitle, the local law enforcement unit shall give notice to the Department of the registrant’s intent to change residence, a county in which the registrant habitually lives, vehicle or license plate information, electronic mail or Internet identifiers, or landline or cellular phone numbers.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>As soon as possible, but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(g) of this subtitle, the local law enforcement unit shall give notice to the Department of the change of name.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>As soon as possible, but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(h) of this subtitle, the local law enforcement unit shall give notice to the Department of the registrant’s intent to leave the United States.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>As soon as possible, but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(i) of this subtitle, the local law enforcement unit shall give notice to the Department of the registrant’s intent to obtain temporary lodging or to be absent from the registrant’s permanent residence or locations where the registrant habitually lives.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-710" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice of a registrant’s change of address, a county in which a registrant habitually lives, vehicle or license plate information, electronic mail or Internet identifiers, or landline or cellular phone numbers, the Department shall give notice of the change:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the registration is premised on a conviction under federal, military, or Native American tribal law, to the designated federal unit;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to any other jurisdiction or foreign country where the sex offender is required to register; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>to each local law enforcement unit in whose county the new residence is located or where the registrant intends to habitually live; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the new residence or location where the registrant will habitually live is in a different state that has a registration requirement, to the designated law enforcement unit or sex offender registration unit in that state.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(f) of this subtitle, the Department shall give notice to the campus police agency of the institution of higher education where the registrant is commencing or terminating enrollment or employment.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an institution of higher education does not have a campus police agency, the notice required under this section shall be provided to the local law enforcement unit having primary law enforcement authority for the campus.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Institutions of higher education currently required to disclose campus security policy and campus crime statistics data shall advise the campus community where law enforcement agency information provided by a state concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An institution of higher education is not prohibited from disclosing information provided to the institution under this subtitle concerning registered sex offenders.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>As soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receipt of notice under § 11–705(g) of this subtitle, the Department shall give notice of the change of name:</text> <level label="1"> <text>if the registration is due to a conviction under federal, military, or Native American tribal law, to the designated federal unit;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to each local law enforcement unit in whose county the registrant resides or habitually lives or where a registrant who is not a resident of the State will work or attend school; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>if the registrant is enrolled in or employed at an institution of higher education in the State, to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the campus police agency of the institution of higher education; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the institution does not have a campus police agency, the local law enforcement unit having primary jurisdiction for the campus.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-712" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>If a registrant escapes from a facility, the supervising authority of the facility by the most reasonable and expedient means available shall immediately notify:</text> <level label="1"> <text>each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each person who is entitled to receive notice under § 11–715(a) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the registrant is recaptured, the supervising authority shall send notice, as soon as possible but not later than 2 working days after the supervising authority learns of the recapture, to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>each local law enforcement unit where the registrant resided or habitually lived before the registrant was committed to the custody of the supervising authority; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>each person who is entitled to receive notice under § 11–715(a) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-713" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <text>The Department:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as soon as possible but not later than 3 working days after receiving the conviction data and fingerprints of a registrant, shall transmit the data and fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation if the Bureau does not have that information;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall keep a central registry of registrants and a listing of juvenile sex offenders;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall weekly transmit the central registry of registrants to the State Department of Education in a format that can be used by the State Superintendent to cross–reference with the database of licensed child care centers, registered family child care homes, and approved Child Care Subsidy Program informal providers;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>shall reimburse local law enforcement units for the cost of processing the registration statements of registrants, including the cost of taking fingerprints, palm prints, and digital images;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>shall reimburse local law enforcement units for the reasonable costs of implementing community notification procedures;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>shall be responsible for receiving and distributing all intrastate, federal, and foreign government communications relating to the registration of sex offenders; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>shall notify all jurisdictions where the registrant will reside, carry on employment, or attend school within 3 days of changes in the registrant’s registration.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-714" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <text>A registration statement given to a person under this subtitle shall include a copy of the completed registration form and a copy of the registrant’s digital image, but need not include the fingerprints or palm prints of the registrant.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-715" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>On request for a copy of a registration statement about a specific person, the supervising authority shall send a copy to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>each witness who testified against the registrant in a court proceeding involving the crime; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>each person specified in writing by the State’s Attorney.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the supervising authority shall send a copy of a registration statement to each:</text> <level label="i"> <text>victim of the crime for which the registrant was convicted; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the victim is a minor, the parents or legal guardian of the victim.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A copy of the registration statement shall be sent if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a request is made in writing about a specific registrant; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a notification request form has been filed under § 11-104 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Information about a person who receives a copy of a registration statement under this section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the registrant or any other person.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A supervising authority shall send a notice required under subsection (a)(2) of this section or § 11-712(a)(2) or (b)(2) of this subtitle to the last address given to the supervising authority.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-716" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to subsection (b) of this section, on written request to a local law enforcement unit, the unit shall send to the person who submitted the request one copy of the registration statement of each registrant on record with the unit.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A request under subsection (a) of this section shall contain:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the name and address of the person who submits the request; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the reason for the request.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A local law enforcement unit shall keep records of all written requests received under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-717" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall make available to the public registration statements or information about registration statements.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Information about registration statements shall include, in plain language that can be understood without special knowledge of the criminal laws of the State, a factual description of the crime of the offender that is the basis for the registration, excluding details that would identify the victim.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Registration information provided to the public may not include a sex offender’s Social Security number, driver’s license number, medical or therapeutic treatment, travel and immigration document numbers, and arrests not resulting in conviction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Department shall post on the Internet:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a current listing of each registrant’s name and other identifying information; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in plain language that can be understood without special knowledge of the criminal laws of the State, a factual description of the crime of the offender that is the basis for the registration, excluding details that would identify the victim.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department, through an Internet posting of current registrants, shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>allow the public to electronically transmit information the public may have about a registrant to the Department, a parole agent of a registrant, and each local law enforcement unit where a registrant resides or habitually lives or where a registrant who is not a resident of the State will work or attend school; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>provide information regarding the out–of–state registration status for each registrant who is also registered in another state as available through a national sex offender public registry website.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Department shall allow members of the public who live in a county in which a registrant is to reside or habitually live or where the registrant, if not a resident of the State, will work or attend school, by request, to receive electronic mail notification of the release from incarceration of the registered offender and the registration information of the offender.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Department shall establish regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-718" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Department or a local law enforcement unit finds that, to protect the public from a specific registrant, it is necessary to give notice of a registration statement, a change of address of the registrant, or a change in a county in which the registrant habitually lives to a particular person not otherwise identified under § 11–709 of this subtitle, then the Department or a local law enforcement unit shall give notice of the registration statement to that person.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This notice is in addition to the notice required under § 11–709(b)(1) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department and local law enforcement units shall establish procedures to carry out the notification requirements of this section, including the circumstances under and manner in which notification shall be provided.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Appropriate notification procedures include those identified in § 11-709 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A local law enforcement unit and the Department may not release the identity of a victim of a crime that requires registration under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A disclosure under this section does not limit or prohibit any other disclosure allowed or required under law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-719" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <text>An elected public official, public employee, or public unit has the immunity described in §§ 5-302 and 5-522 of the Courts Article regarding civil liability for damages arising out of any action relating to the provisions of this subtitle, unless it is proven that the official, employee, or unit acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-720" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <text>With advice from the Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board established under § 10-207 of this article, the Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-721" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>A registrant may not knowingly fail to register, knowingly fail to provide the notice required under § 11–705 of this subtitle, knowingly fail to provide any information required to be included in a registration statement described in § 11–706 of this subtitle, or knowingly provide false information of a material fact as required by this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a second or subsequent offense, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person who violates this section is subject to § 5–106(b) of the Courts Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-722" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“County board” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Education Article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Juvenile registrant” has the meaning stated in § 11–704.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“State Board” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Education Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section does not apply to a registrant or a juvenile registrant who enters real property:</text> <level label="1"> <text>where the registrant’s or juvenile registrant’s child is a student or receives child care, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>within the past year the registrant or juvenile registrant has been given the specific written permission of the Superintendent of Schools, the local school board, the principal of the school, or the owner or operator of the registered family child care home, licensed child care home, or licensed child care institution, as applicable; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the registrant or juvenile registrant promptly notifies an agent or employee of the school, home, or institution of the registrant’s or juvenile registrant’s presence and purpose of visit; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for the purpose of voting at a school on an election day in the State if the registrant or juvenile registrant is properly registered to vote and the registrant’s or juvenile registrant’s polling place is at the school.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a registrant or juvenile registrant may not knowingly enter onto real property:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that is used for public or nonpublic elementary or secondary education; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>on which is located:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a family child care home registered under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a child care home or a child care institution licensed under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a home where informal child care, as defined in child care subsidy regulations adopted under Title 13A of the Code of Maryland Regulations, is being provided or will be provided to a child who does not reside there.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person who enters into a contract with a county board or a nonpublic school may not knowingly employ an individual to work at a school if the individual is a registrant or juvenile registrant.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A registrant or juvenile registrant who is a student may receive an education in accordance with State law in any of the following locations:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a location other than a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, including by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>participating in the Home and Hospital Teaching Program for Students; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>participating in or attending a program approved by a county board under paragraph (2) of this subsection;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a nonpublic educational program as provided by § 8–406 of the Education Article if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the registrant or juvenile registrant has notified an agent or employee of the nonpublic educational program that the registrant or juvenile registrant is required to register under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the registrant or juvenile registrant has been given specific written permission by an agent or employee of the nonpublic educational program to attend the nonpublic educational program.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each county board shall develop and adopt a policy that enables a registrant or juvenile registrant who is a student to receive an education as described under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The State Board shall develop and adopt guidelines and a model policy to assist a county board with the development of a policy under paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A person who violates subsection (c) or (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-723" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>Except where a term of natural life without the possibility of parole is imposed, a sentence for the following persons shall include a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a person who is a sexually violent predator;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a person who has been convicted of a violation of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>§ 3–303 or § 3–304 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>§ 3–305 or § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article as the sections existed before October 1, 2017, if the person was an adult at the time of the offense;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a person who has been convicted of a violation of § 3–309 or § 3–310 of the Criminal Law Article, § 3–311 of the Criminal Law Article as the section existed before October 1, 2017, or, if the person was an adult at the time of the offense, an attempt to commit a violation of § 3–306 of the Criminal Law Article as the section existed before October 1, 2017;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a person who has been convicted of a violation of § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article:</text> <level label="i"> <text>that was committed when the person was an adult against a child under the age of 13 years; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>that was committed when the person was at least 21 years old against a child under the age of 16 years;</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a person who is required to register under § 11–704(c) of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a person who has been convicted more than once arising out of separate incidents of a crime that requires registration under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except where a term of natural life without the possibility of parole is imposed, a sentence for a violation of § 3–307(a)(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Article may include a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the term of lifetime sexual offender supervision imposed on a person for a crime committed on or after October 1, 2010, shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>be a term of life; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>commence on the expiration of the later of any term of imprisonment, probation, parole, or mandatory supervision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a person who is required to register under § 11–704(c) of this subtitle, the term of lifetime sexual offender supervision imposed for an act committed on or after October 1, 2010, shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>commence when the person’s obligation to register commences; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>expire when the person’s obligation to register expires, unless the juvenile court:</text> <level label="1"> <text>finds after a hearing that there is a compelling reason for the supervision to continue; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>orders the supervision to continue for a specified period of time.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>For a sentence that includes a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision, the sentencing court, or juvenile court in the case of a person who is required to register under § 11–704(c) of this subtitle, shall impose special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision on the person at the time of sentencing, or imposition of the registration requirement in juvenile court, and advise the person of the length, conditions, and consecutive nature of that supervision.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before imposing special conditions, the sentencing court or juvenile court shall order:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a presentence investigation in accordance with § 6–112 of the Correctional Services Article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>for a sentence for a violation of § 3–307(a)(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Article, a risk assessment of the person conducted by a sexual offender treatment provider.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision may include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>monitoring through global positioning satellite tracking or equivalent technology;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>where appropriate and feasible, restricting a person from living in proximity to or loitering near schools, family child care homes, child care centers, and other places used primarily by minors;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>restricting a person from obtaining employment or from participating in an activity that would bring the person into contact with minors;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>requiring a person to participate in a sexual offender treatment program;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>prohibiting a person from using illicit drugs or alcohol;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>authorizing a parole and probation agent to access the person’s personal computer to check for material relating to sexual relations with minors;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>requiring a person to take regular polygraph examinations;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>prohibiting a person from contacting specific individuals or categories of individuals; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>any other conditions deemed appropriate by the sentencing court or juvenile court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The sentencing court or juvenile court may adjust the special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision, in consultation with the person’s sexual offender management team.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-724" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>A person subject to lifetime sexual offender supervision may not knowingly or willfully violate the conditions of the lifetime sexual offender supervision imposed under § 11–723 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates any conditions imposed under § 11–723 of this subtitle:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>for a second or subsequent offense, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Imprisonment for a lifetime sexual offender supervision violation is not subject to diminution credits.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A violation of subsection (a) of this section does not discharge a person from lifetime sexual offender supervision.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On release from a sentence imposed under subsection (b) of this section, a person remains on lifetime sexual offender supervision, subject to the original terms of supervision, until discharged under subsection (f) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>During the period of lifetime sexual offender supervision, the court may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>remand the person to a correctional facility or release the person with or without bail pending the hearing or determination of a charge of violation of a condition of lifetime sexual offender supervision; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if the court finds that the person committed a violation of a condition of supervision, impose a sentence as prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The sentencing court shall hear and adjudicate a petition for discharge from lifetime sexual offender supervision.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may file a petition for discharge after serving at least 5 years of extended sexual offender supervision.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a petition for discharge is denied, a person may not renew the petition for a minimum of 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A petition for discharge shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a risk assessment of the person conducted by a sexual offender treatment provider within 3 months before the date of the filing of the petition; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a recommendation regarding the discharge of the person from the sexual offender management team.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>The sentencing court may not deny a petition for discharge without a hearing.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The court may not discharge a person from lifetime sexual offender supervision unless the court makes a finding on the record that the petitioner is no longer a danger to others.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <level label="i"> <text>The judge who originally imposed the lifetime sexual offender supervision shall hear a petition for discharge.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the judge has been removed from office, has died or resigned, or is otherwise incapacitated, another judge may act in the matter.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-725" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>Under the supervision of the Division of Parole and Probation, a sexual offender management team shall conduct lifetime sexual offender supervision and the supervision of probation, parole, or mandatory release of a person subject to lifetime sexual offender supervision.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A sexual offender management team:</text> <level label="1"> <text>consists of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a specially trained parole and probation agent; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a representative of a sexual offender treatment program or provider; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>victim advocates or victim service providers with recognized expertise in sexual abuse and victimization;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>faith counselors;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>employment counselors;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>community leaders;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a polygraph examiner with recognized expertise in sexual offender–specific polygraph examination;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>a law enforcement officer;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>an assistant State’s Attorney;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>an assistant public defender; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>a foreign or sign language interpreter.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A sexual offender management team shall submit a progress report on each person under supervision to the sentencing court, or juvenile court in the case of a person who is required to register under § 11–704(c) of this subtitle, once every 6 months.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Unless disclosure of a report would be in violation of laws regarding confidentiality of treatment records, a sexual offender management team shall provide copies of each progress report to local law enforcement units of the county in which the person resides.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-726" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <text>The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the duties of the Department relating to lifetime sexual offender supervision under this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-727" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Sex Offender Registration"> <level label="a"> <text>Unless waived by the State’s Attorney and defense counsel, before sentencing a defendant who is required to register under § 11–704 of this subtitle for a violation of § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article, the court shall order the defendant to submit to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a presentence investigation conducted by the Division of Parole and Probation; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a mental health assessment, including whether the defendant is a danger to self or others, conducted by a qualified mental health professional employed or engaged by the Maryland Department of Health.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The court shall consider the presentence investigation and mental health evaluation when sentencing the defendant.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-801" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Claimant” means the person filing a claim under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>“Crime” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a criminal offense under state, federal, or common law that is committed in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>this State; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>another state against a resident of this State; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>an act of international terrorism as defined in Title 18, § 2331 of the United States Code that is committed outside of the United States against a resident of this State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Crime” does not include an act involving the operation of a vessel or motor vehicle unless the act is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a violation of § 20–102, § 20–104, § 21–706, § 21–901.3, § 21–902, § 21–904, or § 21–1124.3 of the Transportation Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a violation of § 8–738 of the Natural Resources Article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a violation of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>operating a motor vehicle or vessel that results in an intentional injury; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>a violation of federal law or the law of another state that is substantially equivalent to a violation under this paragraph, as required under 34 U.S.C. § 20102(b)(5) and (6).</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Dependent” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a surviving spouse, domestic partner, or child of a person; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a person who is dependent on another person for principal support.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Qualified third party” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a licensed physician, dentist, or psychologist authorized to practice under the Health Occupations Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a social worker or caseworker of any public or private health or social services agency or provider; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>an advocate or victim service provider from a domestic violence or sexual assault prevention or assistance program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Victim” means a person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>who suffers physical or psychological injury or death as a result of a crime or delinquent act; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>who suffers physical injury or death as a direct result of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>trying to prevent a crime or delinquent act or an attempted crime or delinquent act from occurring in the person’s presence;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>trying to apprehend an offender who had committed a crime or delinquent act in the person’s presence or had committed a felony or a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>helping a law enforcement officer in the performance of the officer’s duties or helping a member of a fire department or an agency that provides emergency medical services who is being obstructed from performing the member’s duties.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-802" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>The General Assembly finds:</text> <level label="1"> <text>that many persons suffer personal physical or psychological injury or die because of crime victimization;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>that there is a need for government assistance for crime victims and their loved ones; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>that needed assistance includes financial assistance to address the many significant emotional, practical, and financial hurdles that result from crime victimization, including lost work, unexpected funeral expenses, and health needs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The policy of the State is that help, care, and support be provided by the State, as a matter of moral responsibility and public safety, for these victims.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-803" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <text>The Executive Director may designate a person to carry out the duties of the Executive Director.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-804" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Board consists of seven members.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The membership of the Board shall reflect the racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the State.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Of the seven members of the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>one shall be a family member of a homicide victim;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at least one shall be a survivor of violence who is a member of a community that experiences disproportionately high rates of violence and incarceration; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>at least one shall be a representative of an organization that provides assistance to victims applying for victim compensation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Executive Director shall appoint the members of the Board, with the approval of the Governor and the advice and consent of the Senate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a member is 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A member who is appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of a term serves for the rest of the unexpired term.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>With the approval of the Governor, the Executive Director shall designate one member of the Board as chairman.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The chairman serves at the pleasure of the Executive Director.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Each member of the Board shall devote the time necessary to perform the duties listed under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each member of the Board is entitled to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>compensation in accordance with the State budget; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-805" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board has the following powers and duties:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to establish and maintain an office and to appoint and prescribe the duties of a claims examiner, a secretary, clerks, and any other employees and agents as may be necessary;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of this subtitle, including procedures for the review and evaluation of claims and regulations for the approval of attorneys’ fees for representation before the Board or before the court on judicial review;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to request from the State’s Attorney, the Department of State Police, county or municipal police departments, or a qualified third party any investigation and information that will help the Board to determine whether a crime or a delinquent act was committed or attempted;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>to hear and determine each claim for an award filed with the Board under this subtitle and to reinvestigate or reopen a case as the Board determines to be necessary;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>to direct medical examination of victims;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>to hold hearings, administer oaths, examine any person under oath, and issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or requiring the production of documents or other evidence; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>to take or cause to be taken affidavits or depositions within or outside the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as otherwise provided by law, an employee of the Board is subject to the State Personnel and Pensions Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may delegate to employees of the Board authority to hear claims and make initial determinations regarding each claim for an award filed with the Board under this subtitle, and any other powers necessary for the office within the Board to make initial determinations; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall submit each year to the Governor, to the Executive Director, and, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly a written report of the activities of the Board, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the number of applications filed with the Board;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the number of applications approved;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the number of applications denied;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>aggregated data regarding the basis for each denial;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>anonymized data indicating the race, gender, age, and county of residence of victims;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>anonymized data indicating the crime involved in each application; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the average time in between the Board receiving an application, the determination of eligibility, and the first disbursement to the victim.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A claim by a person other than the victim may not include narrative describing the victim or a photograph of the victim.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board may not disclose the identity of or information that clearly identifies a victim of sexual assault, child abuse, stalking, or elder abuse.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the confidentiality of a record or report that the Board obtains is protected by law or regulation, the record or report shall remain confidential, subject to the law or regulation.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-806" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the record of a proceeding before the Board or a Board member is a public record.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the confidentiality of a record or report that the Board obtains is protected by law or regulation, the record or report shall remain confidential, subject to the law or regulation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-807" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “law enforcement unit” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Department of State Police;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Police Department of Baltimore City;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the police department, bureau, or force of a county;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the police department, bureau, or force of a municipal corporation;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>the office of the sheriff of a county;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>the office of the State’s Attorney for a county;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>the Office of the Attorney General; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>the Office of the State Prosecutor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>When a report of a crime is filed with a law enforcement unit, the law enforcement unit shall give to a victim of that crime written information that the Board supplies about compensation for victims.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A failure to comply with this section is not grounds for any civil or criminal action against a law enforcement unit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-808" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following persons are eligible for awards in the manner provided under this subtitle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a victim;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a dependent of a victim who died as a direct result of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a crime or delinquent act;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>trying to prevent a crime or delinquent act or an attempted crime or delinquent act from occurring in the victim’s presence or trying to apprehend a person who had committed a crime or delinquent act in the victim’s presence; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>helping a law enforcement officer perform the officer’s duties or helping a member of a fire department or an agency that provides emergency medical services who is obstructed from performing the member’s duties;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>any person who paid or assumed responsibility for the funeral expenses of a victim who died as a direct result of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a crime or delinquent act;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>trying to prevent a crime or delinquent act or an attempted crime or delinquent act from occurring in the victim’s presence or trying to apprehend a person who had committed a crime or delinquent act in the victim’s presence; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>helping a law enforcement officer perform the officer’s duties or helping a member of a fire department or an agency that provides emergency medical services who is obstructed from performing the member’s duties; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <level label="1"> <text>a parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under legal guardianship, or spouse of a victim who resides with the victim; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under legal guardianship, or spouse of an individual who is incarcerated for abuse as defined in § 4–501 of the Family Law Article and who, prior to incarceration:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>resided with the parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under their legal guardianship, or spouse; and</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>provided financial support to the parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under the individual’s legal guardianship, or spouse.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who commits the crime or delinquent act that is the basis of a claim, or an accomplice of the person, is not eligible to receive an award with respect to the claim.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A resident of the State is eligible for an award under this subtitle if the resident becomes a victim in another state other than this State that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>does not operate a criminal injuries compensation program;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>operates a criminal injuries compensation program for which the victim is ineligible; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>operates a criminal injuries compensation program for which money has not been appropriated or made available.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A person eligible to receive an award under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may file a claim under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a person eligible to receive an award is under 18 years of age, the person’s parent or guardian may file a claim under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a person eligible to receive an award is mentally incompetent, the person’s guardian or other person authorized to administer the person’s estate may file the claim on the person’s behalf.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-809" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, a claimant shall file a claim within 4 years after the later of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the discovery of the occurrence of the crime or delinquent act or the death of the victim; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the earlier of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the date the claimant discovered an attempt to obtain a reversal of a conviction, a sentence, or an adjudication for the crime or delinquent act; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the date the claimant, exercising ordinary diligence, should have discovered an attempt to obtain a reversal of a conviction, a sentence, or an adjudication for the crime or delinquent act.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In a case of child abuse, a claimant may file a claim at any time.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In a case where the filing of a claim was delayed as the result of a delay in the testing of DNA or a delay in DNA profile matching from a sexual assault forensic examination kit or biological material related to a sexual offense, a claimant shall file a claim within 4 years after notification of the results of the testing or DNA profile matching.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A claimant may file a claim at any time if the Board determines that there was good cause for failure to file a claim within the time limits provided under paragraphs (1) and (3) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Claims shall be filed in the office of the Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>in person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>by mail; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>electronically, in the manner provided under procedures established by the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>accept for filing each claim that meets the requirements of this subtitle and the regulations of the Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>notify the claimant within 10 days after receipt of the claim.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>In this subsection, “debt collection activities” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>repeatedly calling or writing to a claimant or other person eligible for benefits associated with a claim and threatening to refer the unpaid health care matter, funeral expense, or other death–related expense to a debt collection agency or an attorney for collection; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>filing a legal action or pursuing any legal process or legal proceeding.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Debt collection activities” does not include routine billing or inquiries about the status of the claim.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When a claimant files a claim under this subtitle, all health care providers, as defined in § 3–2A–01 of the Courts Article and § 4–301(h) of the Health – General Article and persons that have provided funeral or death–related services in relation to the death of a victim, that have been given notice of a pending claim shall refrain from all debt collection activities relating to the claim until a final decision is made by the Executive Director on the claim.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On filing by a party of a notice of a claim filed under this subtitle, a court shall stay all proceedings in an action related to health care or funeral or death–related services provided to a claimant in connection with the claim until the court is notified that a final decision on the claim has been made.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Claimants under this subtitle are protected under the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act in Title 14, Subtitle 2 of the Commercial Law Article.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>A health care provider or person that has provided funeral or death–related services who receives notice that a claim has been filed under this subtitle may notify the Board in writing of the debt owed by the claimant in connection with the claim.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a health care provider or person that has provided funeral or death–related services notifies the Board under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the Board shall notify the health care provider or person that has provided funeral or death–related services in writing when a final decision is made on the claim.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>After a final decision on the claim under this subtitle, a health care provider or person that has provided funeral or death–related services that has received notice of a pending claim under this subtitle may engage in debt collection activities or file a civil action in court until the later of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the expiration of the time for filing a civil action in court; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>6 months after the date of the final decision on the claim under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-810" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may make an award only if the Board finds that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a crime or delinquent act was committed; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the crime or delinquent act directly resulted in:</text> <level label="i"> <text>physical injury to or death of the victim; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>psychological injury to the victim that necessitated mental health counseling.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board shall accept as evidence:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a report produced by a law enforcement agency;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>medical records documenting an injury consistent with the alleged crime;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a sworn statement from a qualified third party;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a peace order issued under Title 3, Subtitle 15 of the Courts Article;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a protective order issued under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>any other evidence the Board considers probative.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Unless total dependency is established, family members, household members, and minors living with a legal guardian are considered to be partly dependent on a parent or a legal guardian with whom they reside without regard to actual earnings.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board may make an award only if the claimant, as a result of the injury on which the claim is based, has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>incurred at least $100 in unreimbursed and unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness reasonably incurred or claimed for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>medical care, including the cost of medical supplies;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>expenses for eyeglasses and other corrective lenses;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>mental health counseling;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>funeral expenses;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>repairing, replacing, or cleaning property;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>disability or dependent claim, or any assistive technology related to a disability or dependent claim;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the costs of one–time relocation, including any security deposit;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>child care expenses incurred as a result of seeking medical or psychological care;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>transportation costs incurred by travel to seek medical or psychological care; or</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>other necessary services; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>lost at least $100 in earnings or support.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A claimant filing for injuries incurred as the occupant of a motor vehicle or a dependent of an occupant of a motor vehicle operated in violation of § 21–902 of the Transportation Article may not receive an award unless the claimant proves that the occupant did not know or could not have known of the condition of the operator of the vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>A victim or dependent may not be denied compensation because the victim:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is a relative of the offender; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>was living with the offender as a family member or household member at the time of the injury or death.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the Board can reasonably determine that the offender will not receive any economic benefit or undue enrichment from the compensation, the Board may award compensation to a victim or dependent who is a relative, family member, or household member of the offender.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-811" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an award under this subtitle shall be made in accordance with the schedule of benefits, as it existed on January 1, 2001, and degree of disability as specified in Title 9, Subtitle 6 of the Labor and Employment Article and any other applicable provisions of the Labor and Employment Article, except for Title 9, Subtitle 8 of the Labor and Employment Article.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For determining the amount of an award under this subtitle, the term “average weekly wages” does not include tips, gratuities, and wages that are undeclared on the claimant’s State or federal income tax returns for the applicable years.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>If a claimant does not have “average weekly wages” to qualify under the formula in Title 9, Subtitle 6 of the Labor and Employment Article, the award shall be in an amount equal to the average of the maximum and minimum awards listed in the applicable portion of that subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An award for loss of earnings or support made under this subtitle may be up to two–thirds of the victim’s gross average wage, but may not be less than the amount provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The parent or guardian of a victim who is a child and who resides with the victim may be eligible for an award of up to 30 days of lost earnings as a result of caring for the victim.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An award for funeral expenses may not exceed $10,000.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Subject to the limitation under subsection (b)(3) of this section and § 11–812 of this subtitle, a person who is eligible for an award as the result of the death of a victim or psychological injury may be eligible, under the regulations that the Board adopts, to receive psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Subject to the limitation under subsection (b)(6) of this section and § 11–812 of this subtitle, a parent, child, domestic partner, dependent, or spouse of a victim who resides with the victim and who is eligible for an award as the result of the injury of a victim is eligible to receive psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Subject to the limitation under subsection (b)(7) of this section and § 11–812 of this subtitle, a parent, child, domestic partner, dependent, or spouse of a victim who died as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act is eligible for an award of up to 2 weeks of lost average weekly wages.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Compensation awarded under this subtitle may not exceed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>for a disability–related or dependency–related claim:</text> <level label="i"> <text>except as provided in item (ii) of this paragraph, $25,000; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>if the injury to the victim results in permanent total disability, up to an additional $25,000 after a disability–related claim has been awarded to the victim;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>$45,000 for a medical claim;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>$45,000 for each claimant for psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling under subsection (a)(5) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>except as provided in item (1)(ii) of this subsection, a total of $45,000, including any subsequent and supplemental awards;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>$2,000 for each claimant for repair, replacement, or cleaning of property damaged, soiled, or littered as a result of a crime or law enforcement investigation of a crime, including the cost of replacing locks;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>for an award for psychiatric, psychological, or mental health counseling made under subsection (a)(6) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>$10,000 for each claimant; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>$20,000 for each incident; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <text>$2,000 for lost average weekly wage claims made under subsection (a)(7) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An award made under this subtitle shall be reduced by the amount of any payments received or to be received as a result of the injury:</text> <level label="1"> <text>from or on behalf of the offender;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>except as provided in item (3) of this subsection, from any other public or private source, including an award of the State Workers’ Compensation Commission under the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>from any proceeds of life insurance in excess of $25,000; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>as an emergency award under § 11–813 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If there are two or more persons entitled to an award as a result of the death of a victim, the award shall be apportioned among the claimants.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Board may negotiate a settlement with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a health care provider for the medical and medically related expenses; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a person that has provided funeral or death–related services in relation to the death of a victim.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-812" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may not make an award unless money is appropriated and available for the full amount of the award.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a multiyear award is made, the total amount of the award shall be obligated and held for the time necessary to complete payment in accordance with the provisions of the award.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If payment of an award is terminated for any reason after June 30 of the fiscal year in which the award was made, the rest of the award shall revert to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under § 11-819 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-813" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board may make an emergency award to the claimant before making a final decision in the case, if the Board determines, before taking action on the claim, that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an award likely will be made on the claim; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the claimant will suffer undue hardship unless immediate payment is made.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The amount of an emergency award under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not exceed $10,000; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall be deducted from any final award made to the claimant.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Unless the Board finds by clear and convincing evidence that the application is without merit, the Board shall make emergency awards for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>funeral expenses;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>crime scene cleanup; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>emergency relocation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Board shall make available publicly on its website a form or online application portal for victims to apply for emergency awards.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-814" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 30 days after the receipt of a claim, the Board shall notify the claimant by e–mail, phone, or other manner to provide immediate notice if additional material is required.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall document the date and time that notice is issued under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, within 30 days after the receipt of a claim and all necessary supporting material, the Board or employees of the Board shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>complete the review and evaluation of each claim; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>file with the Executive Director a written report setting forth the decision and the reasons in support of the decision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For good cause shown, for a period not to exceed 1 year the Board may extend the time to file its report with the Executive Director after receipt of the claim and all necessary supporting material until the first to occur of the following events:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the claimant no longer has expenses related to the crime; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the claimant has been awarded the maximum amount authorized under §§ 11–811(b) and 11–812 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Within 30 days after the receipt of a written report from the Board or an employee of the Board, the claimant may petition the Board for reconsideration of a decision made by the Board or an employee of the Board.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Within 30 days after the receipt of a petition for reconsideration, the Board shall issue a decision.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Board shall file with the Executive Director a written report setting forth the decision and the reasons in support of the decision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A claimant may appeal the decision of the Board on a petition for reconsideration by filing a petition for judicial review in accordance with Title 7 of the Maryland Rules.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The claimant shall be given a copy of any report issued by the Board or an employee of the Board.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-815" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>A claim under this subtitle is subject to the applicable provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a claimant requests a hearing after the Board has issued proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, or orders, the Board shall hold a hearing in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act before the Board issues final findings of fact, conclusions of law, or orders.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Within 30 days after the final decision of the Executive Director, a claimant aggrieved by that decision may appeal the decision under §§ 10–222 and 10–223 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-816" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>An award under this subtitle shall be paid in the manner that the Board specifies in its decision.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An award under this subtitle is not subject to execution or attachment other than for expenses resulting from the injury that is the basis for the claim.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In each case under this subtitle that provides for compensation to an employee or the employee’s dependent, the Board may convert the compensation to be paid in a partial or total lump sum without discount, if in the Board’s opinion the facts and circumstances of the case warrant.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-816.1" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, only the provisions of § 11–1007 of this title and any applicable regulations adopted to carry out the provisions of that section apply to reimbursement for forensic examinations and other eligible expenses for cases involving rape, sexual offenses, or child sexual abuse.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>As required under § 11–1007 of this title, the Board shall pay for forensic examinations and other eligible expenses for cases involving rape, sexual offenses, or child sexual abuse.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-817" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <text>Acceptance of an award made under this subtitle subrogates the State, to the extent of the award, to any right or right of action of the claimant or the victim to recover payments on account of losses resulting from the crime or delinquent act with respect to which the award is made, including the right to recover restitution ordered under § 11-603 of this title.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-818" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not assert a false claim under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who violates this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not less than $500; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall forfeit any benefit received and reimburse the State for payments received or paid on the person’s behalf under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-819" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Criminal Injuries Compensation Board"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Fund consists of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>money distributed to the Fund from the additional court costs collected from defendants under § 7–409 of the Courts Article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any investment earnings or federal matching funds received by the State for criminal injuries compensation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>funds made available to the Fund from any other source.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Treasurer shall separately hold the Fund and the Comptroller shall account for it.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The Fund is subject to audit by the Office of Legislative Audits as provided in § 2–1220 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor may include in the annual budget bill an appropriation adequate to ensure a balance in the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be used to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>carry out the provisions of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>distribute restitution payments forwarded to the Fund under § 9–614 of the Correctional Services Article; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be used for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any award given under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the costs of carrying out this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not prohibit the Fund from receiving money from any other source.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-901" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Fund” means the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Program” means the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-902" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <text>There is a Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-903" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <text>The State’s Attorneys’ Coordinator shall carry out the Program in accordance with regulations that the State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council adopts under § 15–205 of this article.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-904" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>Money appropriated to the Program shall be used:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to protect victims and witnesses and the families of victims and witnesses;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to relocate victims and witnesses to protect them or to facilitate their participation in court proceedings; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>to pay the costs of carrying out the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>To the extent possible, the Program shall be used to maximize the use of federal matching funds or programs.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Expenditures under this section shall be made in accordance with the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-905" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Fund shall be used to pay for the Program.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-906" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Treasurer shall separately hold the Fund and the Comptroller shall account for it.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any investment earnings or federal matching funds received by the State for victim and witness protection or relocation shall be credited to the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not prohibit the Fund from receiving money from any source.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-907" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <text>Both the Program and the Fund are subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-910" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Board” means the State Board of Victim Services.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Crime” means conduct that is a crime under:</text> <level label="i"> <text>common law;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>§ 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>§ 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>§ 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Annotated Code.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Crime” does not include a violation of the Transportation Article that is not punishable by a term of confinement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Fund” means the State Victims of Crime Fund.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>“Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a direct result of a crime or of a violation of § 21-902 of the Transportation Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Victim” includes a family member of a minor, incompetent, or homicide victim.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-911" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <text>There is a State Board of Victim Services in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-912" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The Board consists of the following 22 members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as ex officio members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the Governor or the Governor’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the chairman of the Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Secretary of Juvenile Services or the Secretary’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services or the Secretary’s designee; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>14 persons appointed by the Governor as follows:</text> <level label="i"> <text>two State’s Attorneys, recommended by the Attorney General;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>six members of the public, recommended by the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>four professional victim service providers, recommended by the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>one representative of the Maryland Chiefs of Police; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>one representative of the Maryland State Sheriffs’ Association; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one member of the judiciary of the State, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of an appointed member is 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2001.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Governor or the Governor’s designee shall serve as chairman.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-913" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>A majority of the members then serving on the Board is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Board sets the times and places of its meetings.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A member of the Board:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-914" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <text>Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit to the Governor an annual written report of its activities, including its administration of the Fund;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>monitor the service needs of victims;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>advise the Governor on the needs of victims;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>recommend the appointment of the Victim Services Coordinator to the Executive Director;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>review and approve the Victim Services Coordinator’s plans and annual reports, and the Victim Services Coordinator’s implementation, operation, and revision of programs;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>approve or disapprove each grant application submitted by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>advise the State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council on the adoption of regulations governing the administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program established under § 11–902 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>advise the State’s Attorneys’ Coordinator on the administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <level label="i"> <text>develop pamphlets to notify victims and victim’s representatives of the rights, services, and procedures provided under Article 47 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights or State law, how to request information regarding an unsolved case, how to file a complaint to the Department of Juvenile Services alleging that a child is in need of supervision, and how to request that an offender be placed on electronic monitoring or electronic monitoring with victim stay–away alert technology, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one pamphlet relating to the MDEC system protocol registration process and the time before and after the filing of a charging document other than an indictment or information in circuit court; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a second pamphlet relating to the time after the filing of an indictment or information in circuit court; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>develop a poster to notify victims of the right to request a private room in a law enforcement agency or unit to report crimes under Title 3 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="10"> <text>develop a notification request form and an MDEC system protocol in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, through which a victim or victim’s representative may request to be notified under § 11–104 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-915" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The Executive Director shall appoint a Victim Services Coordinator.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Victim Services Coordinator shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide staff support to the Board on victim services matters;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>monitor, assess, and make recommendations on State and local victim compensation programs and procedures;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>provide technical assistance to local public and private programs that provide victim assistance;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>research and gather data on victims and victim assistance programs, and disseminate the data to the public;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>submit to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Board an annual report that includes recommendations on how to improve victim assistance programs;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>ensure that the rights of victims are observed;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>help victims to get the information to which they have a right; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>monitor compliance with the guidelines for treatment of and assistance to victims and witnesses under §§ 11-1002 and 11-1003 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Victim Services Coordinator is entitled to compensation as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-916" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a State Victims of Crime Fund.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Fund shall be used to pay for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>carrying out Article 47 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>carrying out the guidelines for the treatment and assistance for victims and witnesses of crimes and delinquent acts provided in §§ 11–1002 and 11–1003 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>carrying out any laws enacted to benefit victims and witnesses of crimes and delinquent acts; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>supporting child advocacy centers established under § 11–923(h) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Fund may pay for the administrative costs of the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall administer the Fund.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Grants awarded by the Board shall be equitably distributed among all purposes of the Fund described in subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-917" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Treasurer shall separately hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Comptroller shall make payments from the Fund that the Board approves.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any investment earnings shall be credited to the Fund.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section does not prohibit the Fund from receiving money from any source.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-918" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The Fund is subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Disbursements from the Fund shall supplement and may not be a substitute for any State, local government, or other funds existing on July 1, 1991, for assistance to crime victims or witnesses.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-919" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a grant program.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>adopt regulations for the administration and award of grants under Part II of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>submit all approved grant applications to the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Board shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>approve each grant application received by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy before any money is released from the Fund;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>ensure that the money obtained from unclaimed restitution under § 17–317(a)(3)(i) of the Commercial Law Article is used for annual grants to provide legal counsel to victims of crimes and delinquent acts to protect the victims’ rights as provided by law; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>ensure that grants to child advocacy centers established under § 11–923(h) of this subtitle shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>support the development and operation of child advocacy centers; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>supplement and not supplant money that the child advocacy centers receive from other sources.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-922" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <text>In this part, “sexual assault” means rape or a sexual offense in any degree that is specified in §§ 3–303 through 3–310, § 3–314, or § 3–315 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-923" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The General Assembly finds that an increasing number of sexual assault offense victims in the State:</text> <level label="1"> <text>lack necessary counseling and follow–up services; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>in some parts of the State, have only the help of extremely limited support services.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The purpose of this section is to provide for sexual assault crisis programs that address the special needs of sexual assault victims.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall help establish sexual assault crisis programs in the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The programs shall be developed and located to facilitate their use by alleged victims residing in surrounding areas.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The programs shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>provide specialized support services to adult and minor alleged victims of sexual assault crimes;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>include a hotline and counseling service;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>provide information to alleged victims of sexual assault crimes regarding:</text> <level label="1"> <text>criminal prosecutions of sexual assault crimes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>civil law remedies available to victims of sexual assault;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>sexual assault evidence collection; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>victim rights; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>participate in the sexual assault response team in each county in which the program regularly provides services.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy may award grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to operate the sexual assault crisis programs certified by the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall regularly consult, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations of the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition regarding sexual assault crisis programs and policies, practices, and procedures that impact victims of sexual assault.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Money for the sexual assault crisis programs shall be as provided in the annual State budget and shall be used to supplement, but not supplant, money that the programs receive from other sources.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, in each fiscal year the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of not less than $3,000,000 for the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition and sexual assault crisis programs funded under this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill submitted to the General Assembly a General Fund appropriation for sexual assault crisis programs funded under this section in an amount not less than the appropriation made for the sexual assault crisis programs in the immediately preceding fiscal year, increased by not less than the percentage by which the projected total General Fund revenues for the upcoming fiscal year exceed the revised estimate of total General Fund revenues submitted by the Board of Revenue Estimates to the Governor under § 6–106(b) of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>If a federally recognized State sexual assault coalition and sexual assault crisis program receive a new award of funds under the federal Victims of Crime Act for a purpose for which funds are appropriated under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Governor may reduce the appropriation required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection by the amount received under the federal Victims of Crime Act.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The reduction authorized under this paragraph may not exceed 40% of the appropriation required under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Governor may not reduce the appropriation under this paragraph if the funds received under the federal Victims of Crime Act have been awarded on or before June 1, 2017, or are awarded for continuation of services previously funded by the federal Victims of Crime Act.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>An appropriation made under this subsection shall be allocated as follows:</text> <level label="i"> <text>at least $100,000 to the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>at least $100,000 to each of the sexual assault crisis programs provided for in subsection (d) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the balance of the appropriation to be distributed to the sexual assault crisis programs provided for in subsection (d) of this section with each sexual assault crisis program receiving a proportionate share relative to the number of individuals who reside in the geographic area regularly served by the sexual assault crisis program.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall include a report on the sexual assault crisis programs in the annual report submitted by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-924" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The nearest facility to which a victim of sexual assault may be taken shall be designated by the Maryland Department of Health in cooperation with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the State’s Attorney in the subdivision where the sexual assault occurred.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A police officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who receives a report of an alleged sexual assault shall offer the alleged victim the opportunity to be taken immediately to the nearest facility.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The offer shall be made without regard for the place of the alleged sexual assault or where it is reported.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-925" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <text>Applicable health care services shall be given without charge to a victim of sexual abuse, as provided under § 11–1007 of this title.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-926" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Child advocacy center” has the meaning stated in § 13–2201 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Qualified health care provider” has the meaning stated in § 11–1007 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>“Sexual assault evidence collection kit” means physical evidence collected:</text> <level label="1"> <text>by a qualified health care provider;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>from the body or clothing of a living or deceased person;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>following an allegation or suspicion of sexual assault; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>for the purpose of preserving the physical evidence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Sexual assault evidence collection kit” does not include a self–administered sexual assault evidence collection kit.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A qualified health care provider that performs a sexual assault evidence collection kit exam on a victim of sexual assault shall provide the victim with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>contact information for the investigating law enforcement agency that the victim may contact about the status and results of the kit analysis; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>written information describing the laws and policies governing the testing, preservation, and disposal of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An investigating law enforcement agency that receives a sexual assault evidence collection kit, within 30 days after a request by the victim from whom the evidence was collected, shall provide the victim with:</text> <level label="1"> <text>information about the status of the kit analysis; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>all available results of the kit analysis except results that would impede or compromise an ongoing investigation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A sexual assault evidence collection kit or a self–administered sexual assault evidence collection kit shall be transferred to a law enforcement agency:</text> <level label="i"> <text>by a hospital or a child advocacy center within 30 days after the exam is performed; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>by a government agency in possession of a kit, unless the agency is otherwise required to retain the kit by law or court rule.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, within 75 years after the evidence is collected, a law enforcement agency may not destroy or dispose of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a sexual assault evidence collection kit; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>other crime scene evidence relating to a sexual assault that has been identified by the State’s Attorney as relevant to prosecution.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A law enforcement agency is not required to comply with the requirements in paragraph (2) of this subsection if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the case for which the evidence was collected resulted in a conviction and the sentence has been completed; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>all suspects identified by testing a sexual assault evidence collection kit are deceased.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>On written request by the victim from whom the evidence was collected, a law enforcement agency with custody of a sexual assault evidence collection kit or other crime scene evidence relating to a sexual assault shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>notify the victim no later than 60 days before the date of intended destruction or disposal of the evidence; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>retain the evidence for 12 months longer than the time period specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection or for a time period agreed to by the victim and the law enforcement agency.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A sexual assault evidence collection kit shall be submitted to a forensic laboratory for analysis unless:</text> <level label="1"> <text>there is clear evidence disproving the allegation of sexual assault;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the facts alleged, if true, could not be interpreted to violate a provision of Title 3, Subtitle 2, Title 3, Subtitle 3, Title 3, Subtitle 6, or Title 11, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the victim from whom the evidence was collected declines to give consent for analysis; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the suspect’s profile has been collected for entry as a convicted offender for a qualifying offense in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the suspect has pleaded guilty to the offense that led to the sexual assault evidence collection kit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>If a victim of sexual assault wishes to remain anonymous and not file a criminal complaint, the victim shall be informed that the victim may file a criminal complaint at a future time.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a provision of subsection (e) of this section is determined to be satisfied after the submission of the victim’s sexual assault evidence collection kit for analysis, testing may be terminated or not initiated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an investigating law enforcement agency that receives a sexual assault evidence collection kit shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>submit the kit and all requested associated reference standards to a forensic laboratory for analysis within 30 days of receipt of the kit and all requested associated reference standards; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>make use of certified sexual assault crisis programs or other qualified community–based sexual assault victim service organizations that can provide services and support to survivors of sexual assault.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>A forensic laboratory that receives a sexual assault evidence collection kit and all requested associated reference standards for analysis shall determine suitability and complete screening, testing, and analysis in a timely manner.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Failure to complete the screening, testing, and analysis in a timely manner as required in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not constitute the basis for excluding the analysis or results as evidence in a criminal proceeding.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Forensic laboratories shall report annually to the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee regarding the duration required to complete testing, beginning with receipt of the kit until a report is prepared, of each sexual assault evidence collection kit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>The eligible results of an analysis of a sexual assault evidence collection kit shall be entered into CODIS.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The DNA collected from a victim under this section may not be used for any purpose except as authorized by this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>Any agreement, condition of access or use, or policy that limits or waives any substantive or procedural right or remedy to a claim against any person who provides a victim or another person with any service, product, information, or other means to collect evidence of a sexual assault is null and void as being against the public policy of the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any disclaimer of any warranties, express or implied, of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or noninfringement regarding any service, product, information, or other means to collect evidence of a sexual assault is null and void as being against the public policy of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>The Attorney General shall adopt regulations for uniform statewide implementation of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-926.1" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall establish and administer a reporting program for tracking the location, status, and chain of custody for sexual assault evidence collection kits.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The reporting program shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>track the location, status, and chain of custody of sexual assault evidence collection kits in the State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>receive information relating to the location, status, and chain of custody from any law enforcement agency or person with control or possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>allow for a victim or a victim’s representative to track the location, status, and chain of custody of a sexual assault evidence collection kit containing samples taken from the victim.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Information contained in the reporting system is not open to public inspection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy may disclose information contained in the reporting system only to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the victim about whom the information pertains;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a victim’s representative for the victim about whom the information pertains;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a sexual assault crisis program established under § 11–923 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a child advocacy center established under § 11–928 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>a law enforcement agency;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>a State’s Attorney;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>a person authorized by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to receive the information; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>a person entitled to receive the information by federal or State law, subpoena, court rule, or court order.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, beginning October 1, 2023, a law enforcement agency or any person, including a health care provider, forensic laboratory, or State’s Attorney, that has control or possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>report location, status, and chain of custody information to the reporting program established under this section in a manner required by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>comply with all regulations developed by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A law enforcement agency or a person, including a health care provider, forensic laboratory, or State’s Attorney, that had control or possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit before October 1, 2023, and has control or possession of the sexual assault evidence collection kit on or after October 1, 2023, shall report location, status, and chain of custody information to the reporting program established under this section on or before March 31, 2026.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy, in consultation with the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Regulations adopted by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy in accordance with this section shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>requirements for reporting the location and chain of custody of a sexual assault evidence collection kit to the program established by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy under this section; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>procedures for disclosing information about sexual assault evidence collection kits included in the reporting program, including disclosure to parties authorized to receive information contained in the reporting system.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-927" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Committee” means the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The General Assembly finds that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>there is a lack of consistent policies regarding sexual assault evidence collection in the State;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>effective policies regarding collection of medical forensic evidence are an important component of providing sexual assault victims with access to justice and of holding the perpetrators of sexual assaults accountable;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>sexual assault evidence collection exams are unavailable at many hospitals;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>there is a shortage of forensic nurse examiners qualified to perform sexual assault evidence collection;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>law enforcement agencies lack a uniform approach for testing and retaining sexual assault evidence kits;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and others in the justice system lack the resources and funding necessary to ensure consistency in sexual assault evidence collection; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>policies regarding sexual assault evidence collection are part of the justice system and require coordination with multiple State agencies and victim services providers.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The purposes of this section are to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>provide for a statewide sexual assault evidence kit policy and funding committee to increase access to justice for sexual assault victims;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>hold the perpetrators of sexual assault accountable;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>increase availability of sexual assault evidence collection exams; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>create effective statewide policies regarding the collection, testing, and retention of medical forensic evidence in sexual assault cases.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Committee consists of the following members:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the following members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Senate, as ex officio members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one member of the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one member of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the following members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House, as ex officio members:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one member of the House Appropriations Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one member of the House Judiciary Committee;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>the Superintendent of the State Police, or the Superintendent’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>the Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary’s designee who has expertise in responding to child sexual abuse;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary’s designee who has expertise in the procurement of sexual assault evidence kits;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>the Executive Director of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>the following members appointed by the Attorney General:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one representative of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the Executive Director of the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, or the Executive Director’s designee;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>one representative of the Maryland Association of Chiefs of Police;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>one representative of a legal services program or agency that works primarily to represent sexual assault victims;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>one forensic nurse examiner who works in a county in which there is more than one hospital; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>one representative of a crime lab who has expertise in sexual assault forensic evidence kit analysis; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>the following members appointed by the Governor:</text> <level label="1"> <text>one representative of the State Board of Nursing who has expertise in forensic nursing; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>one representative of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee, is the Committee chair.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A member of the Committee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Committee; but</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>The term of an appointed member of the Committee is 4 years.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The terms of the appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Committee on June 1, 2017.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A majority of the authorized membership of the Committee is a quorum.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <level label="i"> <text>The Committee shall meet quarterly at the times and places that the Committee determines.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Committee may hold additional meetings at the call of the Committee chair or any six members of the Committee after giving proper notice in the manner provided in the rules of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee shall develop and disseminate best practices information and recommendations regarding:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the testing and retention of sexual assault evidence collection kits;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>coordination between State agencies, victim services providers, local law enforcement, and local sexual assault response teams;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>payment for sexual assault evidence collection kits;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>increasing the availability of sexual assault evidence collection exams for alleged victims of sexual assault;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>reducing the shortage of forensic nurse examiners;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>increasing the availability of information to sexual assault victims regarding:</text> <level label="1"> <text>criminal prosecutions of sexual assault crimes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>civil law remedies available to victims of sexual assault;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>sexual assault evidence collection kits; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>victim rights;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>creating and operating a statewide sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system that is accessible to victims of sexual assault and law enforcement; and</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>establishing an independent process to review and make recommendations regarding a decision of a law enforcement agency not to test a sexual assault evidence collection kit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Committee may adopt rules governing the administration and proceedings of the Committee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Committee, shall adopt regulations based on the Committee’s recommendations providing for the collection, testing, and retention of sexual assault evidence collection kits in the State.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Committee shall evaluate State and local funding needs to determine whether funding allocations are sufficient and appropriate to implement the best practices developed by the Committee under subsection (e) of this section and the regulations adopted by the Attorney General under subsection (f) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Committee’s evaluation under this subsection shall include considerations of whether the costs associated with hospital personnel training and the availability of sexual assault examinations may be included as part of a hospital’s required community benefit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>In fiscal year 2018 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include funds in the State budget to implement this section, including funds to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>employ a full–time Assistant Attorney General to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>staff the Committee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>assist with the implementation of regulations adopted under this section; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>operate and maintain an office.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>On or before January 1 annually, beginning January 1, 2019, the Committee shall report on the Committee’s activities during the prior fiscal year to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-928" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall establish and sustain child advocacy centers in the State and ensure that every child in the State has access to a child advocacy center.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The child advocacy centers:</text> <level label="1"> <text>may be based in private nonprofit organizations, local departments of social services, local law enforcement agencies, or a partnership among any of these entities;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall be developed and located to facilitate their use by alleged victims residing in the surrounding areas;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>shall assist in the response to or investigation of allegations of sexual crimes against children under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article and sexual abuse of minors under Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Law Article and Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Family Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>may assist in the response to or investigation of allegations of child abuse and neglect under Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Law Article and Title 5, Subtitle 7 of the Family Law Article and allegations of a crime of violence in the presence of a minor under § 3–601.1 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>shall provide a level of care that meets or exceeds the national accreditation standards for child advocacy centers established by the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers under subsection (d) of this section; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>shall be included in all joint investigation procedures developed in accordance with § 5–706 of the Family Law Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy may contract with public or private nonprofit organizations to operate child advocacy centers.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall contract with a nonprofit organization that is qualified under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and represents urban, rural, and suburban child advocacy centers in the State to establish a Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The purpose of the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers is to provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and capacity building to meet local, State, and national requirements for child advocacy centers.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers shall establish standards for child advocacy centers in the State that meet national accreditation standards for child advocacy centers and shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>multidisciplinary teams that include representation from law enforcement, prosecutors, child protective services, the medical and mental health fields, and victim advocacy;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>cultural competency and diversity;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>forensic interviews that are neutral, fact–finding, and avoid duplicative interviewing;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>victim support and advocacy for children and caregivers, including appropriate counseling, legal, and medical services or referrals;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>medical evaluations;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>mental health services;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>a formal case review process;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>a case tracking, monitoring, and outcomes process;</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>organizational capacity;</text> </level> <level label="x"> <text>creating a child–focused setting that is comfortable, safe, and private; and</text> </level> <level label="xi"> <text>any additional necessary standards.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Money for child advocacy centers:</text> <level label="1"> <text>shall be distributed to child advocacy centers in accordance with a formula agreed on by the Maryland Statewide Organization for Child Advocacy Centers and the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>shall be used to supplement, not supplant, money that the program receives from other sources; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may be used to assist child advocacy centers in meeting the standards under subsection (d) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>On or before June 1 each year, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall submit an annual report, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on child advocacy centers to the General Assembly.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-929" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201(d) of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Sexually assaultive behavior” has the meaning stated in § 10–923 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Victim” means any person suspected to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior or who claims to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In an interaction with a victim, a law enforcement agency may not present to the victim a form or make a request for verbal acknowledgement purporting to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>relieve the law enforcement agency of an obligation to the victim;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>preclude or define the scope of an investigation by the law enforcement agency into an act allegedly committed against the victim;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>prevent or limit a prosecution of an act allegedly committed against the victim; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>limit a private right of action of the victim pertaining to an act allegedly committed against the victim or the victim’s interaction with the law enforcement agency.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If a victim requests that the scope of an investigation be limited or that an investigation be temporarily or permanently suspended, the law enforcement agency shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>thoroughly document the request; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>follow up with the victim in accordance with practices recommended by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a law enforcement agency violates this section, an affected victim may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>On or before January 1, 2021, each law enforcement agency in the State shall adopt a policy to enforce the provisions of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On or before January 15, 2021, each law enforcement agency shall provide a copy of the policy required under this subsection to the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-930" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Certifying entity” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a State or local law enforcement agency;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a State’s Attorney or deputy or assistant State’s Attorney;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any other authority that has responsibility for the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a qualifying crime or criminal activity; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>an agency that has criminal, civil, family, or administrative detection, investigative, or prosecutorial jurisdiction in the agency’s respective areas of expertise, including child protective services, adult protective services, the Commission on Civil Rights, and the Maryland Department of Labor.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Certifying official” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the head of a certifying entity;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>an individual in a supervisory role who has been specifically designated by the head of a certifying entity to provide U Nonimmigrant Status certifications on behalf of that entity; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>any other certifying official defined under Title 8, § 214.14(a)(3)(i) of the Code of Federal Regulations.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Federal U Nonimmigrant Status Petition guidelines” means federal statutes, regulations, policies, publications, guidance, and instructions relating to U Nonimmigrant Status, including 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(U), 8 U.S.C. § 1184(p), 8 U.S.C. § 1367, 72 Fed. Reg. 53014 (Sept. 17, 2007), 8 C.F.R. § 214.14, 8 C.F.R. § 245.24, and 8 U.S.C. § 1255(m)(1).</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Qualifying crime” includes a criminal offense for which the nature and elements of the offense are substantially similar to the criminal activity described in subsection (f) of this section and the attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit the offense.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Qualifying criminal activity” means criminal activity under § 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the United States Code or that is described in federal U Nonimmigrant Status Petition guidelines.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-931" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>For purposes of filing a petition with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for U Nonimmigrant Status, a victim or the victim’s parent, guardian, next friend, attorney, victim advocate, or other representative may request a certifying official of a certifying entity to certify victim helpfulness on a Form I–918, Supplement B certification if the victim:</text> <level label="i"> <text>was a victim of a qualifying criminal activity and has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of that qualifying criminal activity;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>was under the age of 16 years on the date that an act that constitutes an element of qualifying criminal activity first occurred and the victim’s parent, guardian, or next friend has been helpful to the certifying entity in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of that qualifying criminal activity; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>is incapacitated or incompetent and the victim’s parent, guardian, or next friend has been helpful to the certifying entity in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of that qualifying criminal activity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A victim of a qualifying crime or a qualifying criminal activity is eligible for certification.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a victim is applying for certification as a result of being a victim of more than one qualifying crime or qualifying criminal activity, each qualifying crime and qualifying criminal activity shall be listed on the certification.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For purposes of determining helpfulness for a request for certification under subsection (a) of this section, an individual shall be considered helpful if, since the initiation of helpfulness, the individual has not unreasonably refused to cooperate or unreasonably failed to provide information and assistance reasonably requested by a certifying entity.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>For purposes of determining helpfulness under subsection (a) of this section, if the victim or the victim’s parent, guardian, or next friend is assisting, has assisted, or is likely to assist law enforcement authorities in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of qualifying criminal activity, the victim or the victim’s parent, guardian, or next friend shall be considered to be helpful, to have been helpful, or likely to be helpful.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If the victim or the victim’s parent, guardian, or next friend satisfies the criteria specified under subsection (a) of this section, the certifying official shall fully complete and sign the Form I–918, Supplement B certification and, with respect to victim helpfulness, include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>specific details about the nature of the crime detected, investigated, or prosecuted;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a detailed description of the victim’s past or present helpfulness or likely helpfulness to the detection, investigation, or prosecution of the criminal activity; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>copies of any documents in the possession of the certifying official that evince the harm endured by the victim due to the criminal activity.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the certifying entity shall certify or decline certification of the Form I–918, Supplement B certification within 45 days after receiving a request under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a noncitizen victim is the subject of removal, exclusion, or deportation proceedings or subject to a final order of removal, exclusion, or deportation, the certifying entity shall certify or decline certification of the Form I–918, Supplement B certification within 7 days after receiving a request under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A current investigation, the filing of charges, a prosecution, or a conviction is not required for a victim or the victim’s parent, guardian, next friend, attorney, victim advocate, or other representative to request and obtain the Form I–918, Supplement B certification under this section.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>There is no statute of limitations for when a qualifying criminal activity occurred relative to the request for certification of victim helpfulness under this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>If the certifying official cannot determine whether the applicant is a victim of a qualifying criminal activity or determines that the applicant does not qualify for certification, the certifying official shall provide a written explanation to the victim or the victim’s parent, guardian, next friend, attorney, victim advocate, or other representative setting forth reasons why the available evidence does not support issuance of the certification.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>A certifying official may deny or withdraw the certification provided under this section only if, after considering the totality of the circumstances, the person providing the helpfulness under subsection (a) of this section unreasonably refused to cooperate or unreasonably failed to provide information or assistance reasonably requested by a certifying official.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a certifying official’s completion of a certification form may not be considered sufficient evidence that an applicant for U Nonimmigrant Status has met all eligibility requirements for that status, and completion of a certification form by a certifying official may not be construed to guarantee that the victim will receive immigration relief under federal law.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Completion of a certification form by a certifying official only serves as verification of the factual information relevant for a federal immigration official to determine eligibility for U Nonimmigrant Status.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>By completing a certification form, the certifying official attests that the information is true and correct to the best of the certifying official’s knowledge.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>This section does not limit the manner in which a certifying official or certifying agency may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>describe whether the person has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to the certifying entity; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide any additional information the certifying official or certifying entity believes might be relevant to the adjudication of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>A certifying entity shall develop protocols to assist petitioners who have limited English proficiency to proceed under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-932" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>A certifying entity or a certifying official may disclose information relating to a victim who is seeking certification, or who is seeking or has obtained U Nonimmigrant Status only:</text> <level label="1"> <text>to comply with federal law, a court order, or a discovery obligation in the prosecution of a criminal offense; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>if applicable, after the victim has waived confidentiality protections under the Violence Against Women Act under 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(2).</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section may not be construed to alter or diminish the duties and requirements of a law enforcement officer, a State’s Attorney, or the Attorney General from disclosing exculpatory information to a defendant in a criminal case.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-934" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Victims and Witnesses -- Services"> <level label="a"> <text>The purpose of this section is to provide for development, support, and continuity of victim services programs to provide trauma–informed, high–quality services for victims of crime and to stabilize funding and support for victim services programs by supplementing federal funding for victim services programs when federal Victims of Crime Act funding fluctuates.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall help support programs providing services for victims of crime throughout the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The victim services programs shall be developed and located to facilitate their use by alleged victims residing in surrounding areas.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy may award grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to operate the victim services programs.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the programs shall provide services to victims of crime as authorized by the federal Victims of Crime Act and related regulations.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy:</text> <level label="i"> <text>may not require victim services programs to provide a match for State funds expended; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall ensure that State funds awarded under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>are administered in a unified process with federal Victims of Crime Act funds, with separate financial reporting as necessary to comply with federal and State regulations;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>may be used as a match for federal Victims of Crime Act funds; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>may not be used for capital projects or capital programming of any kind.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall regularly consult, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations regarding allocation of funding from:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the State alliance of child advocacy centers;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>State’s Attorneys’ offices;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>health care providers assisting victims of crime;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>civil legal services organizations assisting victims of crime; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>representatives of organizations providing services to survivors of child abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking, homicide, or other victims of crime.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall prioritize continuity and stability of crime victim services and equitable distribution of funding in every jurisdiction in the State.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Money for the victim services programs shall be as provided in the annual State budget and shall be used to supplement, but not supplant, money that the programs receive from other sources.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation that, together with the amount received under the federal Victims of Crime Act in the prior year, totals an aggregate $60,000,000 for the victim services programs funded under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>On or before December 31 each year, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall submit a report on all victim services programs and grantees and funds awarded under this section to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1001" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Crime” means conduct that is a crime under the law of this State or federal law.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Disposition” means the sentencing or determination of penalty or punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for conviction is made.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Disposition” includes dismissal of charges or other disposition under a plea bargain agreement.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Restitution” means money or services that a defendant is ordered to pay or render to a victim, victim’s representative, or other person or governmental unit.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a crime.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Victim’s representative” includes:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a spouse, child, sibling, or a parent of a victim who is a minor, incompetent, or a victim of a homicide; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a guardian of a minor or an incompetent.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Witness” means a person who is or expects to be a State’s witness.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1002" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <text>The appropriate criminal justice unit should inform a victim of a crime, a victim’s representative, or a witness of the guidelines listed in subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A victim of a crime, victim’s representative, or witness:</text> <level label="1"> <text>should be treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and sensitivity;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>should receive crisis intervention help, if needed, or be told by the appropriate criminal justice unit where crisis intervention help, emergency medical treatment, creditor intercession services, or other social services and counseling may be obtained;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>should be notified in advance of dates and times of trial court proceedings in the case and, on written request, of postsentencing proceedings, and be notified if the court proceedings to which the victim of a crime, victim’s representative, or witness has been subpoenaed will not proceed as scheduled;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>should be told of the protection available, and, on request, be protected by a criminal justice unit, to the extent reasonable, practicable, and, in the unit’s discretion, necessary, from harm or threats of harm arising out of the crime victim’s or witness’s cooperation with law enforcement and prosecution efforts;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>during each phase of the investigative or court proceedings, should be provided, to the extent practicable, with a waiting area that is separate from a suspect and the family and friends of a suspect;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>should be told by the appropriate criminal justice unit of financial assistance, criminal injuries compensation, and any other social services available to the victim of a crime or victim’s representative and receive help or information on how to apply for services;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>should be told of and, on request, should be given employer intercession services, when appropriate, by the State’s Attorney’s office or other available resource to seek employer cooperation in minimizing an employee’s loss of pay or other benefits resulting from participation in the criminal justice process;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>on written request, should be kept reasonably informed by the police or the State’s Attorney of the arrest of a suspect and closing of the case, and should be told which office to contact for information about the case;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>should be told of the right to have stolen or other property promptly returned and, on written request, should have the property promptly returned by a law enforcement unit when evidentiary requirements for prosecution can be satisfied by other means, unless there is a compelling law enforcement reason for keeping it;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>for a crime of violence, on written request, should be kept informed by pretrial release personnel, the State’s Attorney, or the Attorney General, as appropriate, of each proceeding that affects the crime victim’s interest, including:</text> <level label="i"> <text>bail hearing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>dismissal;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>nolle prosequi;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>stetting of charges;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>trial; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>disposition;</text> </level> </level> <level label="11"> <text>on request of the State’s Attorney and in the discretion of the court, should be allowed to address the court or jury or have a victim impact statement read by the court or jury at:</text> <level label="i"> <text>sentencing before the imposition of the sentence; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any hearing to consider altering the sentence;</text> </level> </level> <level label="12"> <text>should be told, in appropriate cases, by the State’s Attorney of the right to request restitution and, on request, should be helped to prepare the request and should be given advice as to the collection of the payment of any restitution awarded;</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>should be entitled to a speedy disposition of the case to minimize the length of time the person must endure responsibility and stress in connection with the case;</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>on written request to the parole authority, should be told each time there is to be a hearing on provisional release from custody and each time the criminal will receive a provisional release;</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>on written request to the Patuxent Institution, Division of Correction, or Parole Commission, as appropriate, should have a victim impact statement read at a hearing to consider temporary leave status or a provisional release; and</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>on written request to the unit that has custody of the offender after sentencing, should be told by the unit whenever the criminal escapes or receives a mandatory supervision release.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall make the guidelines in subsection (b) of this section available to the units involved with carrying out the guidelines.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To the extent feasible, the guidelines in subsection (b) of this section shall be printed by Maryland Correctional Enterprises.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of the Public Safety Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each law enforcement agency shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>display a poster developed by the State Board of Victim Services that informs a victim of the right to request a private room to report information related to a crime under Title 3 of the Criminal Law Article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide, on request, a private room to a victim to report information related to a crime under Title 3 of the Criminal Law Article.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1003" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <text>The appropriate juvenile services unit should tell a victim of a delinquent act, victim’s representative, or witness of the guidelines listed in subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A victim of a delinquent act, victim’s representative, or witness:</text> <level label="1"> <text>should be treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and sensitivity;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>should be told in advance of dates and times of juvenile court proceedings in the case and should be told if the court proceedings to which the victim, victim’s representative, or witness has been summoned will not proceed as scheduled;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>during any phase of the investigative or court proceedings, should be provided, to the extent practicable, with a waiting area that is separate from a child respondent and the family and friends of the child respondent;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>should be told by the appropriate juvenile services unit of financial help, criminal injuries compensation, and any other social services available to the victim and receive help or information on how to apply for services;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>on written request, should be kept reasonably informed by the police or the State’s Attorney of the apprehension of a child respondent and of the closing of the case, and should be told which office to contact for information about the case;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>should be told of the right to have stolen or other property promptly returned and, on written request, have the property promptly returned by a law enforcement unit when evidentiary requirements for prosecution can be satisfied by other means unless there is a compelling law enforcement reason for keeping it;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>should be told, in appropriate cases, by the State’s Attorney of the right to request restitution and, on request, should be helped to prepare the request and should be given advice as to the collection of the payment of any restitution awarded; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>on written request to the appropriate unit, should be told any time that the child respondent is to be released or escapes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Department of Juvenile Services shall make the guidelines in subsection (b) of this section available to the units involved with carrying out the guidelines.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1004" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <text>This subtitle does not create a cause of action on behalf of a person against a public official, public employee, a State or local government, or unit, including a unit responsible for the guidelines set forth in this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1005" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <text>As provided under § 16–203(a)(4) of the Health – General Article, a victim of sexual abuse, physical abuse, or a crime of violence who is a responsible relative of the perpetrator may not be held liable for the cost of health services provided to the perpetrator of the offense by the Maryland Department of Health.</text> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1006" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <text>The General Assembly finds that survivors of homicide victims in the State:</text> <level label="1"> <text>lack necessary counseling and follow–up services to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>treat the survivors with dignity, respect, and sensitivity; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>inform the survivors of the rights to which they are entitled by law; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>have the help of only extremely limited support services in some parts of the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The purpose of this section is to facilitate programs that address the special needs of survivors of homicide victims.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall help establish and expand programs for survivors of homicide victims in the State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The programs shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>serve survivors of homicide victims in all parts of the State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>provide or facilitate referrals to appropriate counseling, legal, mental health, and advocacy services for survivors of homicide victims including specialized support services to adult and minor survivors of homicide victims; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>provide a toll–free telephone number and assistance to exercise the rights to which the survivors are entitled by law.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall award grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to operate the programs for survivors of homicide victims.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy regularly shall consult, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations of service providers to survivors of homicide victims regarding programs, policies, practices, and procedures that impact survivors of homicide victims.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Money for the programs for survivors of homicide victims shall be as provided in the annual State budget and shall be used to supplement, but not supplant, money that the programs receive from other sources.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>On or before October 1 each year, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall include a report on the programs for survivors of homicide victims in the annual report submitted by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1007" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Child” means any individual under the age of 18 years.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Initial assessment” includes:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a psychological evaluation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a parental interview; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a medical evaluation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>“Peer–to–peer telehealth” means, as it relates to the performance of a forensic examination, the use of interactive audio, video, or other telecommunications or electronic technology by a forensic nurse examiner to assist in the performance of a forensic examination when the forensic nurse examiner is in one location and the patient is with a qualified health care provider in another location.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Peer–to–peer telehealth” does not include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>an e–mail message between a health care provider and a patient; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>a facsimile transmission between a health care provider and a patient.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Physician” means an individual who is authorized under the Maryland Medical Practice Act to practice medicine in the State.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>“Qualified health care provider” means an individual who is licensed by a health occupations board established under the Health Occupations Article.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <level label="i"> <text>“Sexual abuse” means any act that involves sexual molestation or exploitation of a child whether or not the sexual molestation or exploitation of the child is by a parent or other individual who has permanent or temporary care, custody, or responsibility for supervision of a child, or by any household or family member.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Sexual abuse” includes incest, rape, or sexual offense in any degree.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a physician, a qualified health care provider, or a hospital provides a service described in subsection (c) of this section to a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the services shall be provided without charge to the individual; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the physician, qualified health care provider, or hospital:</text> <level label="i"> <text>is entitled to be paid by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy for the costs of providing the services;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>shall provide written or electronic verification signed by a physician or qualified health care provider to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy that services described in subsection (c) of this section were rendered to a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>may not include in any request to obtain payment under this subsection a narrative describing the alleged offense of a victim or a photograph of the victim.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>This section applies to the following services:</text> <level label="1"> <text>a physical and sexual assault forensic examination to gather information and evidence as to an alleged crime when the examination is conducted within 15 days of the alleged crime or a longer period as provided by regulation;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>emergency hospital treatment and follow–up medical testing for up to 90 days after the initial physical examination;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>for up to 5 hours of professional time to gather information and evidence of the alleged sexual abuse, an initial assessment of a victim of alleged child sexual abuse by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>a physician;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>qualified hospital health care personnel;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>a qualified health care provider;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>a mental health professional; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>an interdisciplinary team expert in the field of child abuse; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>a sexual assault forensic exam conducted through peer–to–peer telehealth.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A physician or a qualified health care provider who examines a victim of alleged child sexual abuse under the provisions of this section is immune from civil liability that may result from the failure of the physician or qualified health care provider to obtain consent from the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for the examination or treatment of the child.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The immunity extends to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any hospital with which the physician or qualified health care provider is affiliated or to which the child is brought; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any individual working under the control or supervision of the hospital.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1008" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Child” means any individual under the age of 18 years.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“HIV” means the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Physician” has the meaning stated in § 11–1007 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Qualified health care provider” has the meaning stated in § 11–1007 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>“Sexual abuse” has the meaning stated in § 11–1007 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>There is a Program for Preventing HIV Infection for Rape Victims.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The purpose of the program is to prevent HIV infection for victims of an alleged rape or sexual offense or victims of alleged child sexual abuse.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall administer the program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>To accomplish the purpose of the program, a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse shall be provided with a full course of treatment and follow–up care for postexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection at the request of the victim and as prescribed by a health care provider.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A victim who receives treatment under this subsection may decline to provide health insurance information or submit personal information to a payment assistance program if the victim believes that providing the information would interfere with personal privacy or safety.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The physician, qualified health care provider, or hospital providing a victim with treatment and follow–up care under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall inform the victim of the victim’s right to decline to provide health insurance information or submit personal information to a payment assistance program.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>If a victim declines to provide health insurance information or to submit personal information to a payment assistance program:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the treatment and follow–up care shall be provided without charge to the victim; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the physician, qualified health care provider, or hospital providing the treatment or follow–up care is entitled to be paid by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy for the costs of providing the services.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A physician or a qualified health care provider who examines a victim of alleged child sexual abuse under the provisions of this section is immune from civil liability that may result from the failure of the physician or qualified health care provider to obtain consent from the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for the examination or treatment of the child.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The immunity provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection extends to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>any hospital with which the physician or qualified health care provider is affiliated or to which the child is brought; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>any individual working under the control or supervision of the hospital.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>On or before December 1, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the operation and results of the program during the immediately preceding 2–year period, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the number of patients that qualified to receive postexposure prophylaxis under the program;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the number of patients that chose to receive postexposure prophylaxis;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>the total amount reimbursed to providers for the postexposure prophylaxis; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>the cost of the postexposure prophylaxis treatment and follow–up care provided under the program.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1009" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “sexually assaultive behavior” has the meaning stated in § 10–923 of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For an investigation or a case involving a victim of sexually assaultive behavior, an assistant State’s Attorney with knowledge of the case shall meet with the victim or a representative designated by the victim within 20 days after receiving a request from the victim to meet regarding a decision by the Office of the State’s Attorney:</text> <level label="1"> <text>not to file a charging document against an alleged suspect; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>to dismiss charges against an alleged suspect.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>At the meeting required under this section, the assistant State’s Attorney shall explain the justification for not filing a charging document or for dismissing the charges.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The meeting required under this section may be conducted in person, by phone, or by other means mutually agreed on.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1010" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “person in interest” has the meaning stated in § 4–101 of the General Provisions Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This section applies only with respect to a victim whose initial determination of cause or manner of death recorded on the victim’s death certificate under § 4–212 of the Health – General Article was amended or corrected to be undetermined or homicide under § 5–309(d)(2) of the Health – General Article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>For an investigation or a case involving a victim described under subsection (b) of this section, an assistant State’s Attorney with knowledge of the case shall meet with a person in interest within 20 days after receiving a request from the person in interest to meet regarding the person in interest’s request that the Office of the State’s Attorney pursue an investigation into the circumstances of the victim’s death.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>At the meeting required under this section, the assistant State’s Attorney shall explain the justification for not pursuing an investigation into the victim’s death despite the amendment or correction to the cause or manner of death on the death certificate of the victim.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The meeting required under this section may be conducted in person, by telephone, or by other means mutually agreed on.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1101" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Victim Services Unit"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Director” means the Director of the Victim Services Unit.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Unit” means the Victim Services Unit.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1102" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Victim Services Unit"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Victim Services Unit in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Unit consists of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board under Subtitle 8 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>the program for sexual assault forensic examinations under § 11–1007 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>a restitution section; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>any other program that provides victim services under the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy that the Executive Director determines would benefit from inclusion under the Unit.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1103" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Victim Services Unit"> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the Unit is the Director, who shall be appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Executive Director.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Director shall receive the salary provided in the State budget.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Director shall regularly consult with, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations of the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition regarding sexual assault crisis programs and policies, practices, and procedures that impact victims of sexual assault, including administration of the program for sexual assault forensic examinations under § 11–1007 of this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1104" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Victim Services Unit"> <text>The Unit shall coordinate with the Judiciary, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Department of Juvenile Services, the Central Collection Unit, State’s Attorney’s offices, and local correctional facilities to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>collect data;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>develop best practices, using data and other evidence to the extent available, for restitution collection;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>coordinate and improve efforts of State and local entities regarding restitution;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>ensure the interoperability of justice system databases;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>require that each of the databases has a data field to indicate that there are outstanding restitution orders; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>coordinate efforts to improve restitution collection.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1105" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Victim Services Unit"> <level label="a"> <text>The Unit shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>monitor and provide guidance to the Secretary on the adoption of regulations establishing minimum mandatory standards for State and local correctional facilities regarding victim notification, restitution, and administrative record keeping;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>encourage the use of earnings withholding orders to collect restitution;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>coordinate with the Central Collection Unit to improve restitution collection;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>coordinate with the Division of Parole and Probation to modernize and improve collections and collaborate on communicating with parole and probation agents on their role in restitution collection;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>coordinate with the Division of Parole and Probation and the Central Collection Unit on ways to expedite the referral of cases to the Central Collection Unit;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>develop programs to be presented to the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association to emphasize statutory obligations regarding restitution;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>promote notification to victims; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>examine the current remedies available to enforce restitution orders to determine whether the remedies are being effectively used and make recommendations regarding the need for additional remedies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in § 11–805(a)(2) of this title and subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Unit may adopt regulations to carry out the duties of the Unit.</text> </level> </section>