Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-934
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-934
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- assault: means assault in any degree unless a specific degree of assault is specified. See
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall help support programs providing services for victims of crime throughout the State.
(2) The victim services programs shall be developed and located to facilitate their use by alleged victims residing in surrounding areas.
(c) (1) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services may award grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to operate the victim services programs.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the programs shall provide services to victims of crime as authorized by the federal Victims of Crime Act and related regulations.
(3) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services:
(i) may not require victim services programs to provide a match for State funds expended; and
(ii) shall ensure that State funds awarded under this section:
1. are administered in a unified process with federal Victims of Crime Act funds, with separate financial reporting as necessary to comply with federal and State regulations;
2. may be used as a match for federal Victims of Crime Act funds; and
3. may not be used for capital projects or capital programming of any kind.
(d) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall regularly consult, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations regarding allocation of funding from:
(1) the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition;
(2) the federally recognized State domestic violence coalition;
(3) the State alliance of child advocacy centers;
(4) State’s Attorneys’ offices;
(5) health care providers assisting victims of crime;
(6) civil legal services organizations assisting victims of crime; and
(7) representatives of organizations providing services to survivors of child abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking, homicide, or other victims of crime.
(e) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall prioritize continuity and stability of crime victim services and equitable distribution of funding in every jurisdiction in the State.
(f) (1) Money for the victim services programs shall be as provided in the annual State budget and shall be used to supplement, but not supplant, money that the programs receive from other sources.
(2) In each fiscal year, the Governor shall include in the annual budget bill an appropriation that, together with the amount received under the federal Victims of Crime Act in the prior year, totals an aggregate $60,000,000 for the victim services programs funded under this section.
(g) On or before December 31 each year, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services shall submit a report on all victim services programs and grantees and funds awarded under this section to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article.