668                                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 125

POST SENTENCING PROCEEDINGS, AND TO BE NOTIFIED IF THE COURT
PROCEEDINGS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN SUMMONED WILL NOT PROCEED AS
SCHEDULED . ;

(5)  50 BE ADVISED OF THE PROTECTION AVAILABLE, AND ON
REQUEST TO BE PROTECTED BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, TO THE
EXTENT REASONABLE, PRACTICABLE, AND, IN THE AGENCY'S DISCRETION,
NECESSARY, FROM HARM OR THREATS OF HARM ARISING OUT OF THE CRIME
VICTIM'S OR WITNESS'S COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
PROSECUTION EFFORTS . ;

(6)  DURING ANY PHASE OF THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCEEDINGS
OR COURT PROCEEDINGS, TO BE PROVIDED . TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICABLE. A WAITING AREA THAT IS SEPARATE FROM A SUSPECT AND
THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF A SUSPECT . ;

(7)  TO BE INFORMED BY THE APPROPRIATE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AGENCY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CRIMINAL INJURIES
COMPENSATION, AND ANY OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE AS A RESULT
OF BEING A CRIME VICTIM AND 50 RECEIVE ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION
ON HOW TO APPLY FOR SERVICES . ;

(8)  50 BE ADVISED OF AND, ON REQUEST, TO BE PROVIDED
WITH EMPLOYER INTERCESSION SERVICES, WHEN APPROPRIATE, BY THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR OTHER AVAILABLE RESOURCE TO SEEK
EMPLOYER COOPERATION IN MINIMIZING AN EMPLOYEE'S LOSS OF PAY OR
OTHER BENEFITS RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE PROCESS . ;

(9)  ON WRITTEN REQUEST, TO BE KEPT REASONABLY
INFORMED BY THE POLICE OR THE STATE'S ATTORNEY OF THE
APPREHENSION OF A SUSPECT, CLOSING OF THE CASE,   AND AN OFFICE TO
CONTACT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE . ;

(10)  50 BE ADVISED OF THE RIGHT TO HAVE STOLEN OR
OTHER PROPERTY PROMPTLY RETURNED AND, ON WRITTEN REQUEST, 50 HAVE
THE PROPERTY PROMPTLY RETURNED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHEN
MEANS CAN BE EMPLOYED TO OTHERWISE SATISFY EVIDENTIARY
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROSECUTION UNLESS THERE IS A COMPELLING LAW
ENFORCEMENT REASON FOR RETAINING IT . ;

(11) FOR A CRIME OF VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE
27, § 643B OF THE CODE, ON WRITTEN REQUEST, 50 BE KEPT INFORMED
BY PRE-TRIAL RELEASE PERSONNEL, THE STATE'S ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEY
GENERAL, AS APPROPRIATE, OF ANY PROCEEDING THAT AFFECTS THE CRIME
VICTIM'S INTERESTS, INCLUDING BAIL HEARING, DISMISSAL, NOL PROS,
OR STETTING OF CHARGES, TRIAL, DISPOSITION, WHETHER AT HEARING,
TRIAL, OR APPELLATE LEVEL . ;

(12) ON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COURT AND WITH THE
CONCURRENCE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY, TO ADDRESS THE SENTENCING
JUDGE OR JURY ORALLY OR TO HAVE A VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT READ BY
THE JUDGE OR JURY BEFORE SENTENCING OR AT ANY HEARING AFTER
SENTENCING TO CONSIDER ALTERING THE SENTENCE, HOWEVER, IF AN ORAL
PRESENTATION WOULD BE DISRUPTIVE OR PHYSICALLY THREATENING TO THE