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§ 11-813. Emergency awards pending final decision

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: January 1, 2020

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Victims and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2020
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-813
§ 11-813. Emergency awards pending final decision
Currentness
Emergency awards
(a) The Board may make an emergency award to the claimant before making a final decision in the case, if the Board determines, before taking action on the claim, that:
(1) an award likely will be made on the claim; and
(2) the claimant will suffer undue hardship unless immediate payment is made.
Amount of emergency award
(b)(1) The amount of an emergency award under this section:
(i) may not exceed $5,000; and
(ii) shall be deducted from any final award made to the claimant.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a claimant shall repay the Board:
(i) the excess of the amount of the emergency award over any final award; or
(ii) if a final award is not made, all of the emergency award.
(3) On written request by a claimant, for a compelling reason the Board may waive the requirement that a claimant repay an emergency award under paragraph (2) of this subsection.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 17, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2019, c. 378, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
Formerly Art. 27, § 824.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-813, MD CRIM PROC § 11-813
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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