WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 386

terminations of certain orders of restitution or certain probations shall be subject
to the Maryland Rules; requiring a District Court to take certain steps before
terminating certain orders of restitution or certain probations; prohibiting the holder
of a money judgment based on an order of restitution from executing on the
money judgment under certain circumstances; making this Act subject to a certain
contingency; making this Act an emergency measure; and generally relating to
restitution in criminal cases and money judgments.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 640

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

(As enacted by Chapter __ (H.B. —)- (H.B. 1370)(QIr3047) of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1990)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

640.

(a) In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated, unless the
context of their use indicates otherwise.

(1) "Abandoned vehicle" has the same meaning as stated in § 25-201 of
the Transportation Article.

(2) "Court" means the Court of Appeals, Court of Special Appeals, circuit
court, and District Court of Maryland, or any of them, unless the context clearly
requires a contrary meaning.

(3) "Crime" means an act committed by any person in the State of
Maryland which would constitute a crime as defined in Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland or at common law, or a violation under § 25-202 of the
Transportation Article. However, an act involving the operation of a motor vehicle
which results in injury does not constitute a crime for the purpose of this article unless
the injuries were intentionally inflicted through the use of a vehicle.

(4) "Defendant" means any person who has been found guilty of a crime
or any person whose plea of nolo contendere to a crime has been accepted by the court.

(5) "Division" means Division of Parole and Probation.

(6) "Judge" means a judge of a court.

(7) "Property" means both real and personal property.

(8) "Victim":

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