PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 576

(c)     In addition to any other costs required by law, the District Court shall impose
on a defendant convicted of a crime an additional cost of $30 in the case.

(d)     In addition to any other costs required by law, a court shall impose on a
defendant convicted of an offense an additional cost of $3 in the case, including cases in
which the defendant elects to waive the right to trial and pay the fine or penalty deposit
established by the Chief Judge of the District Court by administrative regulation.

(e)     (1) All money collected under this section shall be paid to the Comptroller
of the State.

(2)     The Comptroller shall deposit $20 from each fee collected under
subsection (b) of this section from a circuit court and $10 from each fee collected under
subsection (c) of this section from the District Court into the Maryland Victims of Crime
Fund established under [Article 27, § 764(j) of the Code] § 854 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(3)     The Comptroller shall deposit all other moneys collected under
subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund
established under [ § 17A of this article] § 831 OF THIS SUBHEADING.

(4)     The Comptroller shall pay out moneys from the Maryland Victims of
Crime Fund as approved by the Board of Victim Services under [§§ 9-1701 through
9-1708 of the State Government Article] §§ 837 THROUGH 844 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(f)     (1) From the first $500,000 in fees collected under subsection (d) of this
section, the Comptroller shall deposit one-half of each fee into the Maryland Victims of
Crime Fund and one-half of each fee into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.

(2) For fees collected under subsection (d) of this section in excess of
$500,000, the Comptroller shall deposit the entire fee into the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Fund.

(g)     A political subdivision may not be held liable under any condition for the
payment of sums under this section.

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This section is transferred from Art. 26A, § 17 of the Code.

Section 3, ch. 396, Acts of 1995, provides that this section shall terminate at
the end of September 30, 1996, with no further action required by the General
Assembly. The section as it will appear after September 30, 1996 — unless
further action is taken by the General Assembly — is set forth in Section 3 of
this Act.

831. CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION FUND.

(a) (1) There is established a Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund.

(2)     The Fund is a special continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to
§ 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(3)     The Treasurer shall separately hold, and the Comptroller shall account
for, the Fund.

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