1. (a) There is a grant program.

2. (b) The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall:

   1. (1) adopt regulations for the administration and award of grants under Part II of this subtitle; and
   2. (2) submit all approved grant applications to the Board.

3. (c) The Board shall:

   1. (1) approve each grant application received by the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy before any money is released from the Fund;
   2. (2) ensure that the money obtained from unclaimed restitution under § 17-317(a)(3)(i) of the Commercial Law Article is used for annual grants to provide legal counsel to victims of crimes and delinquent acts to protect the victims' rights as provided by law; and

   3. (3) ensure that grants to child advocacy centers established under § 11-923(h) of this subtitle shall:

      1. (i) support the development and operation of child advocacy centers; and
      2. (ii) supplement and not supplant money that the child advocacy centers receive from other sources.

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 125, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 126, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008; Acts 2010, c. 453, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 5, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2020, c. 11, § 1, eff. March 7, 2020; Acts 2024, c. 1, § 1, eff. May 1, 2024.

Formerly Art. 27, § 844.