Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-625
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-625
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) After notice to each victim or victim’s representative, the Attorney General shall pay money from the escrow account to a representative of a defendant for the necessary expenses of production of the money paid into the escrow account if the Attorney General finds that the payments are necessary and are not contrary to public policy.
(c) The Attorney General may pay from the escrow account the costs of legal notices required under § 11-624 of Part II of this subtitle.
(d) The total of all payments made from the escrow account under this section may not exceed 25% of the total payments that are:
(1) made into the escrow account; and
(2) available to satisfy judgments obtained by the victim or victim’s representative.