Maryland Criminal Procedure Section 11-501

      (a)      In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      "Victim" means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act.

      (c)      "Victim's representative" includes:

            (1)      a family member of a victim who is a minor, an incompetent, or a victim of homicide; or

            (2)      a guardian of a minor or an incompetent.