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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 12.01.01.06" title_num="12" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="01" heading="Awards.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Board shall grant awards under Criminal Procedure Article, §11-810, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Board shall determine the amount and duration of an award subject to procedures and limitations under Criminal Procedure Article, §§11-811 and 11-812, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Emergency Awards.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Board may grant an emergency award before a final decision is made if the Board determines that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An award in the case is likely to be made; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The claimant is likely to suffer undue hardship unless immediate payment is made.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For the Board to consider an emergency award, the claimant shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Make a request for an emergency award at the time the claim is filed or anytime thereafter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provide details supporting the reason for the request for an emergency award; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Ensure that the Board receives a copy of the police report documenting the crime for which the claim is being filed.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the Board grants a request for an emergency award, the amount of the emergency award:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>May not exceed $2,000 per claim; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Shall be deducted from the final award made for the same claim.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the amount of the emergency award granted under §C(1) of this regulation exceeds the amount of the final award for the same claim, the claimant shall repay the Board an amount determined by the Board, subject to Criminal Procedure Article, §11-813, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The Board may require that all or part of an emergency award be paid to a third party, including, but not limited to, a service provider, protective payee, or trustee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Supplemental Awards.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>After the Board grants a final award, the claimant may request that the Board reopen the claim to consider additional compensation for unreimbursed losses directly related to the same crime.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The process for granting a supplemental award is the same as that established for filing a claim under Regulation .04 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>