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Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

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(a) In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings
indicated, unless the context of their use indicates otherwise.

(1)   "Abandoned vehicle" has the same meaning as
stated in § 25-201 of the Transportation Article.

(2)  "Court" means the Court of Appeals, Court of
Special Appeals, circuit court, and District Court of Maryland,
or any of them, unless the context clearly requires a contrary
meaning.

(3)  "Crime" means an act committed by any person in
the State of Maryland which would constitute a crime as defined
in Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or at common law,
or a violation under § 25-202 of the Transportation Article.
However, an act involving the operation of a motor vehicle which
results in injury does not constitute a crime for the purpose of
this article unless the injuries were intentionally inflicted
through the use of a vehicle.

(4)   "Defendant" means any person who has been found
guilty of a crime or any person whose plea of nolo contendere to
a crime has been accepted by the court.

Probation.

(5)  "Division" means Division of Parole and

(6)   "Judge" means a judge of a court.

(7)   "Property" means both real and personal property.

(8)  "VICTIM":

(I)  MEANS A PERSON WHO SUFFERS PERSONAL INJURY,
DEATH, OR PROPERTY LOSS AS A DIRECT RESULT OF CRIME; AND

(II)  INCLUDES, IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A
VICTIM, THE VICTIM'S ESTATE.

(b) (1) On conviction of a crime, OR, ACCEPTANCE OF A
PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE, OR IMPOSITION OF PROBATION BEFORE
JUDGMENT UNDER § 292 OR § 641 OF THIS ARTICLE OR IMPOSITION OF
PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 29 OR § 641, the
court may order the defendant to make restitution in addition to
any other penalty for the commission of the crime, if:

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