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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-622

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
A person who makes a notoriety of crimes contract with a defendant or a representative or assignee of that defendant shall:

(1) submit to the Attorney General a copy of all written terms and a summary of all oral terms of the notoriety of crimes contract; and

(2) pay over to the Attorney General any money or other consideration not subject to a judgment of restitution under § 11-603 of this subtitle that by the terms of the notoriety of crimes contract otherwise would be owed to the defendant or a representative or assignee of the defendant.