Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. § 11-916
State Victims of Crime Fund
Effective Jul 1, 2011Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 453, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 5, eff. April 12, 2011.State of Maryland
- (a) There is a State Victims of Crime Fund.
(b)
(1) The Fund shall be used to pay for:
- (i) carrying out Article 47 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights;
- (ii) carrying out the guidelines for the treatment and assistance for victims and witnesses of crimes and delinquent acts provided in §§ 11-1002 and 11-1003 of this title;
- (iii) carrying out any laws enacted to benefit victims and witnesses of crimes and delinquent acts; and
- (iv) supporting child advocacy centers established under § 11-923(h) of this subtitle.
- (2) The Fund may pay for the administrative costs of the Fund.
- (c) The Board shall administer the Fund.
- (d) Grants awarded by the Board shall be equitably distributed among all purposes of the Fund described in subsection (b) of this section.
Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 453, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 5, eff. April 12, 2011.
Formerly Art. 27, § 854.