Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-919
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.
(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.