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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 06:09:05+00:00

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Police must inform you of your basic rights as a victim. The police or sheriff’s deputies usually notify victims of their basic rights by giving them a copy of the pamphlet, “Maryland Crime Victims and Witnesses: Your Rights and Services.” Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-914(9)(i).
The District Court or juvenile intake officer must inform you of your rights as a victim. If you complain about your injury to a District Court Commissioner or juvenile intake officer instead of contacting the police, the Commissioner or intake officer must give you a copy of the pamphlet, “Maryland Crime Victims and Witnesses: Your Rights and Services.” Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. Code § 11-104(b).
The Maryland Constitution, Declaration of Rights states that you have the right to be notified of, to attend, and to be heard regarding victim issues at public criminal justice proceedings. Read the Law: Article 47 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights, Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-102.
Right to Notice of Indictment - The State’s Attorney’s Office must notify you within 10 days of filing or unsealing an indictment or information charging the person who abused you. This notice is given by giving you a copy of the pamphlet, "Your Rights as a Victim in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Process" ("Sus Derechos como Víctima en el Proceso de Justicia Penal y Juvenil").Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-914(9)(ii).
Each court proceeding in the case.
All proceedings after a conviction, adjudication and sentencing or disposition.
Any request for a hearing to modify or vacate the sentence of the convicted person.
All appeals to the Court of Special Appeals and the Court of Appeals.
Any parole plan, agreement, initial parole release hearing, or parole revocation hearing.
Note: If it is not practical to notify you in advance, but you have filed a Victim Notification Request, the prosecutor will tell you as soon as possible after: any change in the defendant's release status, or any plea agreement, judicial action or court proceeding that affects your interests, if you were not present in court. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. §§ 11-104, 11-503, 11-505.
Right to have a private attorney enter an appearance to represent you or your representative. Organizations such as the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center can provide an attorney or help you locate an attorney. Read the Rule: Md. Rule 1-326.
Right to know the terms of any plea agreement. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim Pro. § 11-104(f).
Right to submit a victim impact statement to the court in a hearing to determine whether a case should be transferred into or out of juvenile court. The court is legally required to consider your statement in deciding whether to transfer the case. Read the Law: Md. Code, Cts. and Jud. Pro. § 3-8A-06(c)(2)(i).
Right to be notified by the Maryland Department of Health if the Court has ordered the Department of Health to determine whether the defendant was criminally responsible for the alleged crime or is competent to stand trial. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-204.
Right to be present, to make a statement, and/or request an order of protection, at pretrial release, bail or sentence review hearings. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. §§ 5-201, 8-106(b)(2).
Right to seek restitution. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-603.
Right to notice and opportunity for comment- You have the right to be notified and to the opportunity to comment, before the Patuxtent Board of Review grants work releases, a leave of absence, or parole to an eligible person (a Patuxtent inmate), and you have the right to notice if the Patuxtent Board of Review decides to petition a court for the permanent release of a person who has successfully completed three years of parole without violation of the conditions of parole. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-504.
Right to be notified of a parole hearing - You have the right to be notified of a parole hearing conducted by the Maryland Parole Commission. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-505(b).
Right to be notified of a predetermined parole release agreement - You have the right to be notified before the Parole Commission enters into a predetermined parole release agreement with an inmate. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-505(f) and Md. Code, Corr. Servs. § 7-803.
Right to open a parole hearing to the public - Certain victims have the right to open a parole hearing to the public; to request as a special condition of release that the person have no contact with the victim; to request a meeting with a commissioner; and to present brief testimony during the hearing. Read the Law: Md. Code, Corr. Servs. §7-304 and Md. Code, Corr. Servs. § 7-801; COMAR. §12.08.02.
Right to notification of revocation proceedings - You have the right be notified if the Parole Commission issues a retake warrant for a person convicted of a violent crime, and you have the right to be notified of the outcome of that person's revocation hearing. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-505(c) and (e) and Md. Code, Corr. Servs. § 7-804.
Right to notification of consideration for commutation, pardon, or remission - You have the right to be notified if a person is considered for a commutation, pardon, or remission of sentence. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-505(d) and Md. Code, Corr. Servs. § 7-805(b) and (f).
Right to notification of release - You have the right to be notified of the escape, recapture, transfer to another commitment unit, release (including any conditions attached to the release), and death of an inmate. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-508.
More on these options from the MD Crime Victims Resource Center.
There are different ways you may be compensated for your losses.
You may receive compensation from the state - The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, which is part of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, may compensate victims of crime who suffer physical injuries for their medical expenses and loss of earnings, up to $45,000. In cases of homicide, the Board may pay funeral expenses and loss of support to a surviving spouse or child or to another person dependent on a homicide victim for his/her principal support.
You may receive compensation from the offender - You may seek restitution from the person who committed the crime. To do this, you or the State’s Attorney must ask the court to order restitution. The court may order it if you have proof of expenses that you suffered as a result of the crime. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-603(b).
Mental Health Commitment - The Health Department receives a court order to examine or commit a defendant.
A hearing is scheduled or the Health Department is notified that the person accused of the crime has applied for a hearing or filed a petition for release.
The person accused of the crime is recommended for release.
Released - A facility that has charge of the person accused of the crime notifies the State’s Attorney that the person is absent without authorization, or the court orders the person released.
Most of the rights available to a victim of a crime in which the offender is an adult are also available to a victim of a delinquent act by a child (juvenile).
Who is a Juvenile? In general, a child or juvenile means a person under the age of 18.Read the Law: Md. Code, Cts. and Jud. Pro. § 3-8A-01.
When tried as adults - Children who have committed some crimes will be tried as adults in Circuit Court rather than in juvenile court.
If the person who committed the violent crime is a juvenile, and the case is one that could only be tried in Circuit Court if the crime had been committed by an adult, the State’s Attorney must notify you of your right to seek restitution (compensation for injuries, loss or damage) and provide you a copy of the Victim Notification Request Form. Read the Law: Md. Code, Crim. Pro. § 11-104(d)(2)(i-ii).

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