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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-919

  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(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.