HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(e) "Victim" [shall mean] MEANS a person who suffers
personal physical injury,PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY, or death as a
direct result of a crime.

5.

(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
the following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to
this article:

(1)  A victim of a crime;

(2)  A surviving spouse or child of a victim of a
crime who died as a direct result of such crime;

(3)  Any other person dependent for [his] principal
support upon a victim of a crime who died as a direct result of
such crime;

(4)  Any person who is injured or killed while 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;

(5)  A surviving spouse or child of 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;

(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)  (1) [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