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<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>
