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MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part I - Protection and Relocation of Victims and Witnesses|Section 11-902 - Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program

    There is a Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part I - Protection and Relocation of Victims and Witnesses|Section 11-903 - Administration

    The State’s Attorneys’ Coordinator shall carry out the Program in accordance with regulations that the State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council adopts under § 15–205 of this article.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part I - Protection and Relocation of Victims and Witnesses|Section 11-904 - Purpose; Federal Funds; Expenditures

    (a)    Money appropriated to the Program shall be used:        (1)    to protect victims and witnesses and the families of victims and witnesses;        (2)    to relocate victims and witnesses to protect them or to facilitate their participation in court proceedings; and        (3)    to pay the costs of carrying out the Program.    (b)    To the extent possible, the Program shall be used to maximize the use of federal matching funds or programs.    (c)    Expenditures under this section shall be made in accordance with the State budget.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part I - Protection and Relocation of Victims and Witnesses|Section 11-905 - Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund

    (a)    There is a Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund.    (b)    The Fund shall be used to pay for the Program.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part I - Protection and Relocation of Victims and Witnesses|Section 11-906 - Status; Investments; Construction

    (a)    (1)    The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The Treasurer shall separately hold the Fund and the Comptroller shall account for it.    (b)    (1)    The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.        (2)    Any investment earnings or federal matching funds received by the State for victim and witness protection or relocation shall be credited to the Fund.    (c)    This section does not prohibit the Fund from receiving money from any source.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part I - Protection and Relocation of Victims and Witnesses|Section 11-907 - Audits

    Both the Program and the Fund are subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-910 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-910 - Definitions

    (a)    In Part II of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the State Board of Victim Services.    (c)    (1)    “Crime” means conduct that is a crime under:            (i)    common law;            (ii)    § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;            (iii)    § 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County;            (iv)    § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County; or            (v)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Annotated Code.        (2)    “Crime” does not include a violation of the Transportation Article that is not punishable by a term of confinement.    (d)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.    (e)    “Fund” means the State Victims of Crime Fund.    (f)    (1)    “Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a direct result of a crime or of a violation of § 21-902 of the Transportation Article.        (2)    “Victim” includes a family member of a minor, incompetent, or homicide victim.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-911 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-911 - Established

    There is a State Board of Victim Services in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-912 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-912 - Membership

    (a)    The Board consists of the following 22 members:        (1)    as ex officio members:            (i)    the Governor or the Governor’s designee;            (ii)    the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee;            (iii)    the chairman of the Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board;            (iv)    the Secretary of Human Services or the Secretary’s designee;            (v)    the Secretary of Juvenile Services or the Secretary’s designee;            (vi)    the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services or the Secretary’s designee; and            (vii)    the Executive Director or the Executive Director’s designee;        (2)    14 persons appointed by the Governor as follows:            (i)    two State’s Attorneys, recommended by the Attorney General;            (ii)    six members of the public, recommended by the Executive Director;            (iii)    four professional victim service providers, recommended by the Executive Director;            (iv)    one representative of the Maryland Chiefs of Police; and            (v)    one representative of the Maryland State Sheriffs’ Association; and        (3)    one member of the judiciary of the State, appointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.    (b)    (1)    The term of an appointed member is 5 years.        (2)    The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2001.        (3)    At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (c)    The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.    (d)    The Governor or the Governor’s designee shall serve as chairman.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-913 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-913 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation

    (a)    A majority of the members then serving on the Board is a quorum.    (b)    The Board sets the times and places of its meetings.    (c)    A member of the Board:        (1)    may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but        (2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-914 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-914 - Duties

    Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board shall:        (1)    submit to the Governor an annual written report of its activities, including its administration of the Fund;        (2)    monitor the service needs of victims;        (3)    advise the Governor on the needs of victims;        (4)    recommend the appointment of the Victim Services Coordinator to the Executive Director;        (5)    review and approve the Victim Services Coordinator’s plans and annual reports, and the Victim Services Coordinator’s implementation, operation, and revision of programs;        (6)    approve or disapprove each grant application submitted by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services;        (7)    advise the State’s Attorneys’ Coordination Council on the adoption of regulations governing the administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program established under § 11–902 of this subtitle;        (8)    advise the State’s Attorneys’ Coordinator on the administration of the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program;        (9)    develop pamphlets to notify victims and victim’s representatives of the rights, services, and procedures provided under Article 47 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights or State law, how to request information regarding an unsolved case, and how to request that an offender be placed on electronic monitoring or electronic monitoring with victim stay–away alert technology, including:            (i)    one pamphlet relating to the MDEC system protocol registration process and the time before and after the filing of a charging document other than an indictment or information in circuit court; and            (ii)    a second pamphlet relating to the time after the filing of an indictment or information in circuit court; and        (10)    develop a notification request form and an MDEC system protocol in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts, through which a victim or victim’s representative may request to be notified under § 11–104 of this title.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-915 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-915 - Victim Services Coordinator

    (a)    The Executive Director shall appoint a Victim Services Coordinator.    (b)    Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Victim Services Coordinator shall:        (1)    provide staff support to the Board on victim services matters;        (2)    monitor, assess, and make recommendations on State and local victim compensation programs and procedures;        (3)    provide technical assistance to local public and private programs that provide victim assistance;        (4)    research and gather data on victims and victim assistance programs, and disseminate the data to the public;        (5)    submit to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services, and the Board an annual report that includes recommendations on how to improve victim assistance programs;        (6)    ensure that the rights of victims are observed;        (7)    help victims to get the information to which they have a right; and        (8)    monitor compliance with the guidelines for treatment of and assistance to victims and witnesses under §§ 11-1002 and 11-1003 of this title.    (c)    The Victim Services Coordinator is entitled to compensation as provided in the State budget.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-916 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-916 - State Victims of Crime Fund -- in General

    (a)    There is a State Victims of Crime Fund.    (b)    (1)    The Fund shall be used to pay for:            (i)    carrying out Article 47 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights;            (ii)    carrying out the guidelines for the treatment and assistance for victims and witnesses of crimes and delinquent acts provided in §§ 11–1002 and 11–1003 of this title;            (iii)    carrying out any laws enacted to benefit victims and witnesses of crimes and delinquent acts; and            (iv)    supporting child advocacy centers established under § 11–923(h) of this subtitle.        (2)    The Fund may pay for the administrative costs of the Fund.    (c)    The Board shall administer the Fund.    (d)    Grants awarded by the Board shall be equitably distributed among all purposes of the Fund described in subsection (b) of this section.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-917 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-917 - State Victims of Crime Fund -- Status; Investments; Construction

    (a)    (1)    The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    The Treasurer shall separately hold and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.        (3)    The Comptroller shall make payments from the Fund that the Board approves.    (b)    (1)    The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other State funds.        (2)    Any investment earnings shall be credited to the Fund.    (c)    This section does not prohibit the Fund from receiving money from any source.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-918 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-918 - State Victims of Crime Fund -- Audit; Disbursements

    (a)    The Fund is subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits under § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.    (b)    Disbursements from the Fund shall supplement and may not be a substitute for any State, local government, or other funds existing on July 1, 1991, for assistance to crime victims or witnesses.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-919 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part II - State Board of Victim Services|Section 11-919 - Grant Program

    (a)    There is a grant program.    (b)    The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall:        (1)    adopt regulations for the administration and award of grants under Part II of this subtitle; and        (2)    submit all approved grant applications to the Board.    (c)    The Board shall:        (1)    approve each grant application received by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services before any money is released from the Fund;        (2)    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        (3)    ensure that grants to child advocacy centers established under § 11–923(h) of this subtitle shall:            (i)    support the development and operation of child advocacy centers; and            (ii)    supplement and not supplant money that the child advocacy centers receive from other sources.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-922 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part III - Help for Victims of Sexual Assault Offenses|Section 11-922 - "Sexual Assault" Defined

    In this part, “sexual assault” means rape or a sexual offense in any degree that is specified in §§ 3–303 through 3–310, § 3–314, or § 3–315 of the Criminal Law Article.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-924 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part III - Help for Victims of Sexual Assault Offenses|Section 11-924 - Transporting Alleged Sexual Assault Victims

    (a)    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:        (1)    the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland; and        (2)    the State’s Attorney in the subdivision where the sexual assault occurred.    (b)    (1)    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.        (2)    The offer shall be made without regard for the place of the alleged sexual assault or where it is reported.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-925 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part III - Help for Victims of Sexual Assault Offenses|Section 11-925 - Health Care Services

    Applicable health care services shall be given without charge to a victim of sexual abuse, as provided under § 15-127 of the Health - General Article.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-929 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part III - Help for Victims of Sexual Assault Offenses|Section 11-929 - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior -- Waivers of Rights Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201(d) of the Public Safety Article.        (3)    “Sexually assaultive behavior” has the meaning stated in § 10–923 of the Courts Article.        (4)    “Victim” means any person suspected to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior or who claims to have been subjected to sexually assaultive behavior.    (b)    In an interaction with a victim, a law enforcement agency may not present to the victim a form purporting to:        (1)    relieve the law enforcement agency of an obligation to the victim;        (2)    preclude or define the scope of an investigation by the law enforcement agency into an act allegedly committed against the victim;        (3)    prevent or limit a prosecution of an act allegedly committed against the victim; or        (4)    limit a private right of action of the victim pertaining to an act allegedly committed against the victim or the victim’s interaction with the law enforcement agency.    (c)    If a victim requests that the scope of an investigation be limited or that an investigation be temporarily or permanently suspended, the law enforcement agency shall:        (1)    thoroughly document the request; and        (2)    follow up with the victim in accordance with practices recommended by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission.    (d)    If a law enforcement agency violates this section, an affected victim may bring an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief.    (e)    (1)    On or before January 1, 2021, each law enforcement agency in the State shall adopt a policy to enforce the provisions of this section.        (2)    On or before January 15, 2021, each law enforcement agency shall provide a copy of the policy required under this subsection to the Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee.
MD. Criminal Procedure Code Ann. §  11-930 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Procedure|Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses|Subtitle 9 - Victims and Witnesses -- Services|Part IV - Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status|Section 11-930 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Certifying entity” means:        (1)    a State or local law enforcement agency;        (2)    a State’s Attorney or deputy or assistant State’s Attorney;        (3)    any other authority that has responsibility for the detection, investigation, or prosecution of a qualifying crime or criminal activity; or        (4)    an agency that has criminal detection or investigative jurisdiction in the agency’s respective areas of expertise, including child protective services, the Commission on Civil Rights, and the Maryland Department of Labor.    (c)    “Certifying official” means:        (1)    the head of a certifying entity;        (2)    an individual in a supervisory role who has been specifically designated by the head of a certifying entity to provide U Nonimmigrant Status certifications on behalf of that entity; or        (3)    any other certifying official defined under Title 8, § 214.14(a)(3)(i) of the Code of Federal Regulations.    (d)    “Qualifying crime” includes a criminal offense for which the nature and elements of the offense are substantially similar to the criminal activity described in subsection (e) of this section and the attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit the offense.    (e)    “Qualifying criminal activity” means criminal activity under § 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the United States Code.
MD. Economic Development Code Ann. §  1-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Economic Development|Division I - Secretary of Commerce and Department of Commerce|Title 1 - Definitions|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 1-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this division the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “County” means a county of the State or Baltimore City.    (c)    “Department” means the Department of Commerce.    (d)    “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.    (e)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.    (f)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “state” means:            (i)    a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or            (ii)    the District of Columbia.        (2)    When capitalized, “State” means Maryland.    (g)    (1)    “Tier I county” means a county with:            (i)    an average rate of unemployment for the most recent 24–month period for which data are available that exceeds 150% of the average rate of unemployment for the State during that period;            (ii)    an average rate of unemployment for the most recent 24–month period for which data are available that exceeds the average rate of unemployment for the State by at least 2 percentage points; or            (iii)    a median household income for the most recent 24–month period for which data are available that is equal to or less than 75% of the median household income for the State during that period.        (2)    “Tier I county” includes a county that:            (i)    no longer meets any of the criteria stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection; but            (ii)    has met at least one of the criteria at some time during the preceding 24–month period.