PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 312

(ii) If the restitution obligation of the defendant OR LIABLE PARENT
is considered to be delinquent, the court may impose a payment amount in excess of the
amount allowed in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(iii) Any amount of an earnings withholding order issued under this
section may not exceed the requirements of the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.

(iv) If a court determines that the amount of an earnings withholding
order issued under this section exceeds the requirements of the federal Consumer Credit
Protection Act, the court shall alter the amount of the order to the maximum allowed
under the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.

(7) (i) A defendant OR LIABLE PARENT or employer of a defendant OR
LIABLE PARENT who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a fine not to
exceed $250.

(ii) A fine collected under this section shall be distributed in the same
manner as the distribution of costs under § 830 of this subtitle.

(iii) In addition to any fine imposed under this paragraph, an employer
is liable for damages for the failure of the employer to deduct the earnings of a defendant
OR LIABLE PARENT or failure to make a timely payment as required in the order.

815.

(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, "crime" means
[an act]:

(i) [Committed] AN ACT COMMITTED by any person in this State
which is a criminal offense under State, federal, or common law;

(ii) [Committed] AN ACT COMMITTED in another state against a
resident of this State which is a criminal offense under State, federal, or common law;

(iii) [Of operating] OPERATING a motor vehicle in violation of [§
21-902(a), (b), (c), or (d)] § 21-902 of the Transportation Article; [or]

(iv) [Of operating] OPERATING a motor vehicle or vessel which
results in injury which was intentionally inflicted; OR

(V) A DELINQUENT ACT.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(iii) and (iv) of this subsection,
"crime" does not include an act involving the operation of a vessel or motor vehicle.

(f) "Victim" means a person who suffers:

(1) Personal physical PHYSICAL injury or death as a result of a crime; or

(2) Psychological injury as a direct result of[:
(i) First or second degree rape; or

(ii) A first, second, third, or fourth degree sexual offense] A CRIME;

OR

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