WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                            Ch. 474

Article - State Government

9-1705.

Subject to the authority of the Executive Director, the Board shall have the
following powers and duties:

(1)      to render each year to the Governor a written report of its activities,
including the administration of the Fund;

(2)      to monitor service needs of victims;

(3)      to advise the Governor on the needs of victims;

(4)      (i) to recommend the appointment of the Victim Services Coordinator
to the Executive Director; and

(ii) to review and approve Victim Services Coordinator plans, annual
reports, and the implementation, operation, and revision of programs by the Victim
Services Coordinator; [and]

(5)      to approve or disapprove the grant applications submitted by the Office
of Justice Administration; AND

(6) TO ADOPT REGULATIONS, IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATE'S
ATTORNEYS' COORDINATOR, GOVERNING THE USE OF MONEYS THAT ARE
CREDITED OR APPROPRIATED TO THE VICTIM AND WITNESS PROTECTION AND
RELOCATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 770 OF THE CODE.

(6)      TO ADVISE THE STATE'S ATTORNEYS' COORDINATION COUNCIL ON
THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
VICTIM AND WITNESS PROTECTION AND RELOCATION FUND PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 27, § 770 OF THE CODE; AND

(7) TO ADVISE THE STATE'S ATTORNEYS' COORDINATOR ON THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE VICTIM AND WITNESS PROTECTION AND RELOCATION
FUND PROGRAM.

Chapter 204 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1993

SECTION 20. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for fiscal year [1994] 1995, in every case in which a defendant is
found guilty, enters a plea of guilt or nolo contendere, or is given probation before
judgment for an offense under the Motor Vehicle Law that is punishable by imprisonment
or for any other criminal offense, including cases in which the defendant is represented by
the Office of Public Defender, the District Court and the circuit courts shall require the
defendant to pay an additional court cost of $5. The court cost imposed under this section
shall be in addition to any other court costs imposed in the District Court and the circuit
courts. For fiscal year [1994] 1995, the court may not waive any court cost including the
court cost imposed under this section unless the defendant establishes indigency as

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