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<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>
