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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-601

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Central Collection Unit” means the Central Collection Unit in the Department of Budget and Management.

(c) “Child” means a person under the age of 18 years.

(d) (1) “Crime” means an act committed by a person in the State that is a crime under:

(i) common law;

(ii) § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;

(iii) § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County; or

(iv) 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.

(e) “Defendant” means a person:

(1) who has received probation before judgment;

(2) who has been found guilty of a crime, even if the defendant has been found not criminally responsible; or

(3) whose plea of nolo contendere to a crime has been accepted by the court.

(f) “Division” means the Division of Parole and Probation.

(g) “Judgment of restitution” means a direct order for payment of restitution or an order for payment of restitution that is a condition of probation in an order of probation.

(h) “Liable parent” means a parent:

(1) whose child has committed a crime or delinquent act; and

(2) who has been ordered to pay restitution under § 11-604 of this subtitle.

(i) “Restitution obligor” means a defendant, child respondent, or liable parent against whom a judgment of restitution has been entered.

(j) “Victim” means:

(1) a person who suffers death, personal injury, or property damage or loss as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act; or

(2) if the person is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of the person.