Ch. 585                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(6)     On written request, be kept reasonably informed by the police or the
State's Attorney of the apprehension of a child alleged to be delinquent, closing of the
case, and an office to contact for information about the case;

(7)     Be advised of the right to have stolen or other property promptly
returned and, on written request, have the property promptly returned by law
enforcement agencies when means can be employed to otherwise satisfy evidentiary
requirements for prosecution unless there is a compelling law enforcement reason for
retaining it; and

(8)     Be informed, in appropriate cases, by the State's Attorney of the right to
request restitution and, on request, be provided assistance in the preparation of the
request and advice as to the collection of the payment of any restitution awarded.

(b)     The Department of Juvenile Justice shall be responsible for making the
guidelines available to the agencies involved.

(c)     Nothing in this section may be construed as creating a cause of action against
any public official, employee, public agency, State or local government, or any agency
responsible for the guidelines set forth in this section.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This section is transferred from CJ § 3-836.

There are no changes.

As to the definitions of "delinquent act", "victim", and "witness" see CJ §
3-801.

852. RESERVED.

853. RESERVED.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
[764.] 854. CONTRACT WITH DEFENDANT FOR REENACTMENT OF CRIME

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "Defendant" means a person charged with or convicted of a crime in this
State involving or causing personal injury, death, or property loss as a direct result of the
crime, and includes a person found not criminally responsible for criminal conduct under
§ 12-108 of the Health - General Article.

(3)     "Person" means a natural person, a firm, corporation, partnership,
association, or other legal entity.

(4)     "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 or
a beneficiary under a wrongful death action under Title 3, Subtitle 9 of the Courts Article.

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