(H) (1) BEFORE A HEARING ON A PETITION FILED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE,
THE VICTIM OR VICTIMS REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE
PROCEEDING AS PROVIDED UNDER § 770 OR § 784 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(2) A VICTIM OR VICTIM'S REPRESENTATIVE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO
ATTEND ANY HEARING UNDER THIS SUBTITLE AS PROVIDED UNDER § 857 OF THIS
ARTICLE.

784.

(a) In this section, "subsequent proceeding" includes:

(1) A review of sentence under § 645J A of this article;

(2) A hearing on a request to have a sentence modified or vacated under
the Maryland Rules;

(3) In a juvenile delinquency case, a review of a commitment order or
other disposition under the Maryland Rules;

(4) An appeal to the Court of Special Appeals;

(5) An appeal to the Court of Appeals; or

(6) Any other postsentencing court proceeding.

(b) Following conviction or adjudication and sentencing or disposition of a
defendant for a felony or delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an
adult, the victim, or in the case of a homicide, a designated family member, shall be
notified of a subsequent proceeding in accordance with § 770(e) of this article if:

(1) Prior to the distribution by the State's Attorney of notification
request forms under § 770(c) of this article, the victim submitted to the State's
Attorney a written request to be notified of subsequent proceedings; or

(2) After the distribution by the State's Attorney of notification request
forms under § 770(c) of this article, the victim filed a notification request form in
accordance with § 770(d) of this article.

(c) (1) The State's Attorney's office shall:

(i) Notify the victim or designated family member of all appeals to
the Court of Special Appeals and the Court of Appeals [filed by the defendant]; and

(ii) Send an information copy of the victim's notification to the
office of the Attorney General.

(2) Following the initial notification to the victim or receipt of a
notification request form, as defined under § 770 of this article, the office of the
Attorney General shall:

(i) Notify the victim or designated family member of all subsequent
dates pertinent to the appeal, including hearings, postponements, and the decisions of
the appellate courts; and