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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 120

(6)  Any other person dependent for his principal
support upon any person who dies as a direct result of trying to
prevent a crime or an attempted crime from occurring in his
presence or trying to apprehend a person who had committed a
crime in his presence or had, in fact, committed a felony; and

(7)  Any person who is injured or killed while giving
aid and assistance to a law-enforcement officer in the
performance of his lawful duties or to a member of a fire
department who is being obstructed from performing his lawful
duties.

(b)(l) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, A person who is criminally responsible for the crime
upon which a claim is based or an accomplice of such person or a
member of the family of such persons shall not be eligible to
receive an award with respect to such claim.

(2) THE BOARD MAY WAIVE INELIGIBILITY OF A MEMBER OF
THE FAMILY IF:

(I)  THE BOARD BELIEVES THE AWARD IS IN THE
INTERESTS OF JUSTICE; AND

(II)  THE VICTIM HAS SEPARATED FROM THE OFFENDER
AND IS COOPERATING WITH THE PROSECUTION.

7.

[No award shall] AN AWARD MAY NOT be made on a claim unless
the claimant has incurred a minimum out-of-pocket loss of one
hundred dollars or has lost at least two continuous weeks'
earnings or support. Out-of-pocket loss [shall mean] MEANS
reimbursed and unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness reasonably
incurred for medical care, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, FUNERAL
EXPENSES, or other services necessary as a result of the injury
upon which such claim is based.

(a) A claim, when accepted for filing, shall be assigned by
the chairman to himself or to another member of the Board. All
claims arising from the death of an individual as a direct result
of a crime, shall be considered together by a single Board
member. THE CHAIRMAN MAY REASSIGN CASES AS NECESSARY.

12.

(a) (1) [No award shall] AN AWARD MAY NOT be made unless
the Board or Board members, as the case may be, finds that (1) a
crime was committed, (2) such crime directly resulted in personal
physical injury OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY, to, or death of the
victim, and (3) police records show that such crime was promptly
reported to the proper authorities; and in no case may an award
be made where the police records show that such report was made