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Ch. 601 2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SUBTITLE [2A] 2. Juvenile Crime Restitution Fund.
[2A-1.] 2-201. [Same; definitions.] DEFINITIONS.
(a) In this subtitle[,] the following words have the meanings indicated[:].
(b) "Claimant" means a person filing a claim subject to this subtitle.
(c) "Court" means the Circuit Court for Carroll County sitting as a Juvenile
Court.
(d) "Family" when used with reference to a person, means:
(1) Any person related to [such] THE person within the third degree of
consanguinity or affinity;
(2) Any person maintaining a sexual relationship with [such] THE
person; or
(3) Any person residing in the same household with [such] THE person.
(e) "Delinquent act" means an act which would be a crime if committed by an
adult.
(f) "Victim" means a person who is damaged or suffers loss as a direct result of
a delinquent act.
[2A-2.] 2-202. [Same; powers.] POWERS.
(a) There is in Carroll County a fund, known as the Juvenile Crime
Restitution Fund, to make reimbursements to victims of delinquent acts.
(b) The Court shall hear and determine all claims and awards and may adopt,
promulgate, amend and rescind suitable rules and regulations to carry out the
provisions and purposes of this Article.
(c) The County Director of Administration and Finance shall be custodian of
the fund and make disbursements from the fund promptly on receipt of a request
from the Court. The custodian shall invest the money received under this subtitle
subject to procedures in the County for the investment of public funds.
(d) The County Commissioners of Carroll County may appropriate a sum to
establish the fund and make supplemental appropriations to maintain the fund.
[2A-3.] 2-203. [Same; eligibility for awards.] ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the following persons
are eligible for awards pursuant to this Article:
(1) A victim of a delinquent act, [his] THE VICTIM'S personal
representatives or successors[.]; AND
(2) A surviving guardian, parent, spouse, or child of a victim of a
delinquent act who died as a direct result of that act.
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