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<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>
