PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                Ch. 311

799.

(a) When a law enforcement officer responds to a request for assistance under §
798 of this subheading, the officer shall give the victim a copy of a written notice that:

(1) States that the victim may:

(i) Request that a District Court commissioner file a criminal
charging document against the alleged abuser;

(ii) If the commissioner declines to charge the alleged abuser, request
that the State's Attorney file a criminal charging document against the alleged abuser;
[and]

(iii) File a petition for relief from abuse in the District Court or circuit
court under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Family Law Article; and

(IV) OBTAIN A COPY OF THE INCIDENT REPORT AS PROVIDED
UNDER § 800 OF THIS SUBHEADING; AND

(2) Includes the telephone number of any local domestic violence program
that receives funding from the Department of Human Resources.

(b) A law enforcement officer may not be held liable in any civil action arising
from the officer's failure to provide the notice required under subsection (a) of this
section.

800.

When a law enforcement officer responds to a request for assistance under § 798 of
this subheading and WHEN an incident report is filed, the law enforcement agency shall
provide a copy of the report to the Department of State Police and, on request, to the
victim without a subpoena AND WITHOUT CHARGE.

Restitution

805A

(A) IN THIS SUBHEADING THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OF THEIR USE INDICATES OTHERWISE.

(B) "ABANDONED VEHICLE" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS STATED IN § 25-201
OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE.

(C) "CHILD" MEANS A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS.

(D) "COURT" MEANS THE COURT OF APPEALS, COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS,
CIRCUIT COURT, JUVENILE COURT, AND DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND, OR ANY
OF THEM, UNLESS THE CONTEXT CLEARLY REQUIRES A CONTRARY MEANING.

(E) "CRIME" MEANS AN ACT COMMITTED BY ANY PERSON IN THE STATE
WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE A CRIME AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE OR AT COMMON

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