Ch. 312

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(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
LAW, A DELINQUENT ACT AS DEFINED IN § 3-801 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE, OR A
VIOLATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE THAT IS PUNISHABLE BY A TERM OF
CONFINEMENT.

(F) "DEFENDANT" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO HAS:

(1) RECEIVED PROBATION BEFORE JUDGMENT;

(2) BEEN FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED A DELINQUENT ACT;

(3) BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE
DEFENDANT HAS BEEN FOUND NOT CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE BY REASON OF
INSANITY; OR

(4) ANY PERSON WHOSE PLEA OF NOLO CONTENDERE TO A CRIME HAS
BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE COURT.

(G) "DIVISION" MEANS DIVISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION.

(H) "JUDGE" MEANS A JUDGE OF A COURT.

(I) "JUDGMENT OF RESTITUTION" MEANS EITHER A DIRECT ORDER FOR
PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION OR AN ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION THAT IS
A CONDITION OF PROBATION IN AN ORDER OF PROBATION.

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