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§ 11-101. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: December 14, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Victims and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Part I. Definitions; Rights Available Throughout Proceedings
Effective: December 14, 2022
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-101
§ 11-101. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
Child respondent
(b) “Child respondent” means a person who:
(1) in a petition filed in juvenile court, is alleged to have committed a delinquent act; or
(2) has committed a delinquent act.
Delinquent act
(c) “Delinquent act” has the meaning stated in § 3-8A-01 of the Courts Article.
MDEC system
(d) “MDEC system” means the system of electronic filing and case management established by the Supreme Court of Maryland.
Prosecuting attorney
(e) “Prosecuting attorney” means:
(1) the State's Attorney;
(2) the State's Attorney's designee;
(3) when performing a prosecutorial function at the trial level, the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee; or
(4) the State Prosecutor or the State Prosecutor's designee.
Victim stay-away alert technology
(f) “Victim stay-away alert technology” means a system of electronic monitoring that is capable of notifying a victim if the defendant is at or near a location from which the defendant has been ordered by the court to stay away.

Credits

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 19, § 1, eff. April 9, 2002; Acts 2014, c. 205, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2017, c. 643, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 770, 773, 781, 805A.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-101, MD CRIM PROC § 11-101
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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