PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                            H.B. 576

(3) A crime at common law.

(b)     In addition to any other costs required by law, a circuit court shall impose on
a defendant convicted of a crime an additional cost of $40 in the case.

(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)     (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 this
section from a circuit court and $10 from each fee collected under 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 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.

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

DRAFTER'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 26A, § 17 of the Code.

SECTION 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments

766.

A VICTIM OF AN ASSAULT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHTS PROVIDED UNDER § 12A-5
OF THIS ARTICLE CONCERNING COMPROMISING CASES OF ASSAULT.

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 9 of this Act is
contingent on the taking effect of the termination provision specified in Section 2 3 of
Chapter 396 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1995. If that termination takes effect,
Article 27, § 830 of the Code as enacted by Section 7 of this Act shall be void. This Act
may not be interpreted to have any effect on that termination provision.

SECTION 12. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 10 of this Act
shall take effect October 1, 1996 contingent on the taking effect of

Chapter____ (S.B. ____/H.B. ____)(61rll53/61rll54) of the Acts of the General

Assembly of 1996, and if Chapter____does not become effective, Section 10 of this Act

shall be void without the necessity of further action by the General Assembly. If

Chapter____becomes effective, § 766 of Article 27, as amended by Section 7 of this Act,

shall be null and void without the necessity of further action by the General Assembly.

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