1776

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 389

(3) INFLICTED PERSONAL INJURY ON ANOTHER,

RESULTING IN DEATH, REQUIRING THE DECEASED PERSON'S FAMILY
TO INCUR FUNERAL EXPENSES.

(b)  Considering the age and circumstances of a child,
the court may order the child to make restitution to the
wronged party personally.

(c) (1) A judgment rendered under this section may not
exceed:

(i) As to property stolen or destroyed,
the lesser of the fair market value of the property or
$5,000;

(ii) As to property damaged, the lesser of
the amount of damage not to exceed the fair market value of
the property damaged or $5,000; and

(iii) As to personal injuries, inflicted,
the lesser of the reasonable medical, dental, and hospital,
FUNERAL, AND BURIAL expenses incurred by the injured person
as a result of the injury or $5,000.

(2) As an absolute limit against any one child
or his parents, a judgment rendered under this section
[may not exceed $5,000 for all acts arising out of a
single incident]:.

(I) FOR WHICH THERE IS ONLY ONE VICTIM,
MAY NOT EXCEED $5,000 FOR ALL ACTS ARISING OUT OF A SINGLE
INCIDENT;

(II) FOR WHICH THERE IS MORE THAN ONE
VICTIM, MAY NOT EXCEED $5,000 FOR EACH VICTIM FOR ALL ACTS
ARISING OUT OF A SINGLE INCIDENT.

(d)  A judgment of restitution against a parent may not
be entered unless the parent has been afforded a reasonable
opportunity to be heard and to present appropriate evidence
in his behalf. A hearing under this section may be held as
part of an adjudicatory or disposition hearing for the
child.

(e)  The judgment may be enforced in the same manner as
enforcing monetary judgments.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 12, 1981.