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equally between the Maryland Victims of Crime Fund and the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Fund and the remainder of the fees to be distributed to the Criminal
Injuries Compensation Fund; defining certain terms; prohibiting certain courts from
waiving certain court costs under certain circumstances; extending for a certain period a
provision that requires a certain cost to be imposed in certain types of cases; providing for
the termination of certain provisions of this Act; and generally relating to court costs
and victims of crime.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 26A - Criminal Injuries Compensation Act

Section 17

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1994 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 764(k)

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 7-405

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1989 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without with amendments,

Chapter 204 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1993, as amended by Chapter

474 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1994
Section 20

SECTION. 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 26A - Criminal Injuries Compensation Act

17.

(a) In this section, "crime" means an act committed by a person in the State which

is:

(1) A crime under Article 27 of the Code;

(2) A violation of the Transportation Article which is punishable by
imprisonment; or

(3) A crime at common law.

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