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<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>
