# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 11. Victims and Witnesses

### Subtitle 5. Postsentencing Procedures

#### Section 11-501

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Victim" means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act.

(c) "Victim's representative" includes:

  (1) a family member of a victim who is a minor, an incompetent, or a victim of homicide; or

  (2) a guardian of a minor or an incompetent.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)