PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 399

railing, or other work, for the use, protection, or ornamentation of any cemetery in this State is
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than [$2,000] $5,000, or imprisoned for
not more than 3 years, or both.

(b) Any person who wilfully destroys, cuts, breaks, or removes any tree, plant, or shrub
in any cemetery in this State, or who is found guilty of indecent or disorderly conduct within
said limits, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $500, or
imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the removal of the remains of
any human body, or of any monument, gravestone, or other marker from an abandoned
cemetery, provided that the prior consent in writing of the State's Attorney of the county or of
Baltimore City shall have been secured and provided further that such remains, monuments,
gravestone or other marker is placed in an accessible place in a permanent cemetery.

640.

(a)     (1) In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated, unless
the context of their use indicates otherwise.

(11) (I) "Victim"[:

(i) Means] MEANS a person who suffers personal injury, death, or
property DAMAGE OR loss as a direct result of crime [; and].

(ii) [Includes,] "VICTIM" INCLUDES:

1. [in] IN the event of the death of a victim, the victim's estate;
OR

2. IF THE DEFENDANT IS CONVICTED UPON CONVICTION,
ACCEPTANCE OF A PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE, OR IMPOSITION OF PROBATION
BEFORE JUDGMENT FOR AN OFFENSE UNDER § 267 OF THIS ARTICLE:

A. THE OWNER OF THE BURIAL SITE: AND

B. AN INDIVIDUAL RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE TO
THE INDIVIDUAL BURIED IN THE BURIAL SITE.

(b)     (1) On conviction of a crime, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere, or
imposition of probation before judgment under § 641 of this article, the court may issue
an order of restitution directing the defendant to make restitution in addition to any
other penalty for the commission of the crime, if:

(i) Property of the victim was stolen, DAMAGED, DESTROYED,
converted, unlawfully obtained, or its value substantially decreased as a direct result of
the crime;

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