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§ 11-625. Payments from escrow account

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Procedure

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Victims and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Restitution and Other Payments (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Notoriety of Crimes Contracts (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-625
§ 11-625. Payments from escrow account
Currentness
Money used to hire legal counsel
(a) The Attorney General shall pay the defendant from the escrow account the money that a court of competent jurisdiction in an order finds will be used to hire legal counsel at any stage of the criminal case, including an appeal.
Expenses of production of money paid into account
(b) After notice to each victim or victim's representative, the Attorney General shall pay money from the escrow account to a representative of a defendant for the necessary expenses of production of the money paid into the escrow account if the Attorney General finds that the payments are necessary and are not contrary to public policy.
Costs of legal notices
(c) The Attorney General may pay from the escrow account the costs of legal notices required under § 11-624 of Part II of this subtitle.
Total of all payments made from account
(d) The total of all payments made from the escrow account under this section may not exceed 25% of the total payments that are:
(1) made into the escrow account; and
(2) available to satisfy judgments obtained by the victim or victim's representative.

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Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 35, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001.
Formerly Art. 27, § 854.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-625, MD CRIM PROC § 11-625
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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