WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 258

(2) "VICTIM" INCLUDES A FAMILY MEMBER OF A MINOR,
INCOMPETENT, OR HOMICIDE VICTIM.

[(s)] (T) "Violation" means a violation of § 400, § 400A, §
401, § 402, or § 403 of Article 27 of the Code and § 26-103 of
the Education Article for which a citation is issued.

(U) "WITNESS" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS OR EXPECTS TO BE A
STATE'S WITNESS.

3-836.

(A) A VICTIM OF A DELINQUENT ACT OR A WITNESS SHOULD:

(1)  BE INFORMED BY THE APPROPRIATE JUVENILE JUSTICE
AGENCY OF THESE GUIDELINES;

(2)  BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, COURTESY, AND
SENSITIVITY;

(3) RECEIVE CRISIS INTERVENTION ASSISTANCE, IF

NEEDED, OR BE INFORMED BY THE APPROPRIATE JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENCY

WHERE CRISIS INTERVENTION ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL

TREATMENT, CREDITOR INTERCESSION SERVICES, OR OTHER SOCIAL

SERVICES AND COUNSELING MAY BE OBTAINED;

(4) (3) BE NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE OF DATES AND TIMES OF
JUVENILE COURT PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE AND BE NOTIFIED IF THE
COURT PROCEEDINGS TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN SUMMONED WILL NOT
PROCEED AS SCHEDULED;

(5) BE ADVISED OF THE PROTECTION AVAILABLE, AND ON
REQUEST BE PROTECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO THE EXTENT

REASONABLE, PRACTICABLE, AND, IN THE AGENCY'S DISCRETION,

NECESSARY, FROM HARM OR THREATS OF HARM ARISING OUT OF THE
VICTIM'S OR WITNESS'S COOPERATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
PROSECUTION EFFORTS;

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

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

(8) 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

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