PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

H.B. 576

(n) The State's Attorney should, if practicable, notify any eligible victim of the
right to request restitution and provide assistance in the preparation of the request and
advice as to the steps that a victim may take to collect any restitution that is awarded.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 27, § 640 of the Code.

In subsection (a)(1) and (5) of this section, the reference to "section" is
substituted for the former, overly broad references to "subtitle" and "article"
for clarity.

In subsection (e)(2) and (3) of this section, the references to parole are
deleted because absent statutory authority, a court may not make decisions
concerning parole, which is a function of the executive branch. See State v.
Parker, 334 Md. 576, 640 A.2d. 1104 (1994) and Patuxent Board of Review v.
Hancock, 329 Md. 445, 620 A.2d 917 (1993).

The only other changes are in style.

808. LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF CHILD.

(a) (1) The JUVENILE court may enter a judgment of restitution against the
parent of a child, the child, or both in any case in which the court finds a child has
committed a delinquent act and during or as a result of the commission of that delinquent
act has:

(i) Stolen, damaged, destroyed, converted, unlawfully obtained, or
substantially decreased the value of the property of another; or

(ii) Inflicted personal injury on another, requiring the injured person
to incur medical, dental, hospital, funeral, or burial expenses; or

(iii) Caused the victim of the delinquent act to incur reasonable
counseling expenses from a licensed health care provider, if the delinquent act involved:

1.       Personal injury;

2.       Child abuse under [Article 27, § 35A of the Code] § 35C OF
THIS ARTICLE;

3.       Abuse or neglect of vulnerable persons under [Article 27, §
35B of the Code] § 35D OF THIS ARTICLE;

4.       Incest, rape, or sexual offense in any degree;

5.       Sodomy under [ Article 27, § 553 of the Code] § 553 OF THIS
ARTICLE; or

6.       Unnatural or perverted sexual practices under [Article 27, §
554 of the Code] § 554 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(2) The JUVENILE court may order the parent of a child, a child, or both to
make restitution to:

(i) The victim;

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