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§ 11-919. Grant program

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: May 1, 2024

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Victims and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Victims and Witnesses--Services (Refs & Annos)
Part II. State Board of Victim Services
Effective: May 1, 2024
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-919
§ 11-919. Grant program
Currentness
In general
(a) There is a grant program.
Regulations for administration and award of grants
(b) The Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall:
(1) adopt regulations for the administration and award of grants under Part II of this subtitle; and
(2) submit all approved grant applications to the Board.
Duties of Board
(c) The Board shall:
(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) 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) ensure that grants to child advocacy centers established under § 11-923(h) of this subtitle shall:
(i) support the development and operation of child advocacy centers; and
(ii) supplement and not supplant money that the child advocacy centers receive from other sources.

Credits

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.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 11-919, MD CRIM PROC § 11-919
Current with legislation effective through October 1, 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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