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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch.3
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Defined terms: "Corporation" § 11-101
"Eligible client" § 11-101
"Grantee" § 11-101
"Legal assistance" § 11-101
11-503. DUTIES OF GRANTEES.
(A) CONSIDERATION OF CLIENT NEEDS.
IN APPLYING FOR AND SPENDING GRANT MONEY FROM THE CORPORATION,
GRANTEES SHALL CONSIDER THE RELATIVE NEEDS FOR SERVICE OF CLIENTS,
PARTICULARLY THE NEEDS OF ELIGIBLE CLIENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL
DIFFICULTIES OF ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES OR WHO HAVE SPECIAL LEGAL
PROBLEMS, INCLUDING ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES.
(B) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.
FUNDS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES UNDER THIS TITLE MAY NOT BE USED:
(1) TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR A FEE-GENERATING CASE;
(2) TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEFENSE OF A CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION;
(3) TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN A CIVIL ACTION TO A PERSON
WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL CHARGE IF THE CIVIL ACTION:
(I) ARISES OUT OF AN ALLEGED ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT; AND
(II) IS BROUGHT AGAINST AN OFFICIAL OF THE COURT OR A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OF THE CRIMINAL
CONVICTION;
(4) TO INFLUENCE THE ISSUANCE, AMENDMENT, OR REVOCATION OF
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OR SIMILAR PROMULGATION BY A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL
UNIT, OR TO INFLUENCE THE PASSAGE OR DEFEAT OF LEGISLATION BY THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS, OR BY A STATE OR LOCAL LEGISLATE BODY, OR A STATE
PROPOSAL BY REFERENDUM OR PETITION;
(5) TO CONTRIBUTE TO OR BE MADE AVAILABLE TO A POLITICAL PARTY
OR ASSOCIATION OR THE CAMPAIGN OF A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OR PARTY
OFFICE; OR
(6) TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 10, § 45J.
In subsection (a) of this section, the reference to "spending grant money
from the Corporation" is substituted for the former reference to "expending
corporate funds" for clarity.
Also in subsection (a) of this section, the word "consider" is substituted for
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