Ch. 641

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)     AFTER A VICTIM HAS FILED A NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM
UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION AND IF PRIOR NOTICE TO THE VICTIM IS
NOT PRACTICABLE OR IF THE VICTIM IS NOT PRESENT AT THE PROCEEDING, THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY SHALL AS SOON AFTER THE PROCEEDING AS PRACTICABLE
ADVISE THE VICTIM OF ALL PROCEEDINGS THAT AFFECT THE VICTIMS INTERESTS,
INCLUDING A BAIL HEARING OR CHANGE IN THE DEFENDANT'S PRETRIAL RELEASE
ORDER, DISMISSAL, NOL PROS NOLLE PROSEQUI OR STETTING OF CHARGES, TRIAL,
DISPOSITION, OR POST-SENTENCING COURT PROCEEDING.

(4)     WHETHER OR NOT THE VICTIM HAS FILED A NOTIFICATION
REQUEST FORM UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, IF THE VICTIM
REQUESTS SUCH INFORMATION, NOTHING MAY PRECLUDE THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
FROM GIVING THE VICTIM INFORMATION CONCERNING THE CURRENT STATUS OF
THE CASE

(F)     IF A COMMITMENT ORDER IS ISSUED AFTER A VICTIM HAS FILED A
NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, THE
CLERK SHALL INCLUDE A COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM WITH THE
COMMITMENT ORDER.

(G)    IF AN APPEAL IS FILED IN A CASE IN WHICH A VICTIM HAS FILED A
NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, THE
CLERK SHALL SEND A COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM TO THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE COURT TO WHICH THE CASE HAS BEEN APPEALED.

(H) AT ANY TIME AFTER FILING A NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM UNDER
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, A VICTIM MAY ELECT NOT TO RECEIVE ANY
FURTHER NOTICES BY FILING A WRITTEN REQUEST WITH:

(1)     IF THE CASE IS STILL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OR THE JUVENILE
COURT, THE STATE'S ATTORNEY; OR

(2)     IF A COMMITMENT ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE CASE, THE
DEPARTMENT OR FACILITY SPECIFIED IN THE COMMITMENT ORDER TO WHICH THE
DEFENDANT HAS BEEN COMMITTED.

(I) THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT A VICTIM FROM FILING A
NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM WITH A DEPARTMENT OR FACILITY TO WHICH A
DEFENDANT HAS BEEN COMMITTED.

Article - State Government

9-1701.

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

(b)     "Board" means the State Board of Victim Services.

(c)     [(1)] "Crime" means an act that is committed by any person in the State that
would constitute a crime under Article 27 of the Code or at common law.

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