Veterinarians —

Animals not picked up by owners, forfeiture of title by owner,

provisions clarified .............................................................................

Practice of veterinary medicine, definition altered to exclude certain
procedures performed by a veterinary technician under the

supervision of a veterinarian .............................................................

Veterinary Medical Examiners, State Board of, appropriation to .....

Victims —

SEE ALSO Criminal Injuries Compensation; Domestic Violence
Abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults, provisions expanded to include
sexual abuse; prohibitions made applicable to family or household

members..............................................................................................

Domestic Violence -
Pilot Protocol Program, development and implementation in

hospitals, provisions added ............................................................

Protection provisions, scope clarified and procedures amended; ex

parte orders and protective orders, provisions amended ............

Request for assistance and battered spouse program eligibility,
marital rape, warrantless arrest, notice to victim of rights and
sources of assistance, police reports, compelled spousal
testimony, arrest of protective order violators, and child abuse

definitions, provisions altered........................................................

Frederick County -
Heartly House, bond funds for a shelter for victims of domestic

violence, rape, or sexual assault ....................................................

House of Ruth, bond funds for a shelter and transitional housing for

battered women and their children ..................................................

Out of court statements of child victims, admission into evidence,

provisions altered ...............................................................................

Parole of violent offenders, open hearings, provisions altered...........

Restitution orders, collection and enforcement, provisions altered ...
Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Program, and advisory

duties of the Board of Victim Services, established ........................

Victims' right to be treated with dignity, to be notified of, to attend,
and to be heard at criminal justice proceedings, new Declaration of

Rights article added ...........................................................................

Video —

Technology, acquisition and use in primary and secondary education,

provisions added.................................................................................

Vehicle navigation systems, electronic display equipment, prohibition

exemption added ................................................................................

Violence and Extremism SEE Harassment
Visitation SEE Child Custody
Vocational Education SEE Education
Vocational Rehabilitation —

Institutional educator pay plan, adjustments to ensure adequate
salaries to recruit and retain institutional educators, provisions

altered .................................................................................................

Rehabilitation and Employment Advisory Commission, abolished ....

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INDEX

Chapter

Page

424	2094
209	1619
8	824
270	1764
558	2623
469	2250
728	3232
333	1887
205	1609
169	1507
716	3169
717	3181
475	2266
474	2259
102	1195
600	2739
446	2142
496	2394
132	1432