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(4)     The Fund shall be invested and reinvested in the same manner as other
State funds.

(5)     Any investment earnings or federal matching funds received by the State
for criminal injuries compensation shall be retained to the credit of the Fund.

(6)     The Fund shall be subject to an audit by the Office of Legislative Audits
as provided for in § 2-1215 of the State Government Article.

(7)     This section may not be construed to prohibit the Fund from receiving
funds from any other source.

(b) (1) The Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund shall be used to fund the
Criminal Injuries Compensation Act as provided in this article.

(2) The Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund may be used for:

(i) Any award given under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act;
and                               

(ii) The actual costs of administering the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Act.

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

There are no changes.
832. CRIMINAL INCIDENT REPORT.

(a)     As used in this section "law-enforcement agency" means the following:

(1)     The Department of State Police;

(2)     The Baltimore City Police Department;

(3)     The police department, bureau, or force of any county;

(4)     The police department, bureau, or force of any incorporated city or
town;

(5)     The office of the Sheriff of any county;

(6)     The office of the State's Attorney of any county;

(7)     The office of the Attorney General; or

(8)     The office of the State prosecutor.

(b)     A law-enforcement agency, upon the filing of a report of a violent crime, shall
provide to any victim of that criminal incident written information supplied by the
[Criminal Injuries Compensation] Board concerning compensation for crime victims.

(c)     A failure to comply with the requirements of this section is not grounds for
any action, civil or criminal, against a law-enforcement agency.

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