2017 Maryland Code
Criminal Procedure
Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses
Subtitle 8 - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
§ 11-807. Criminal incident report

  • (a) "Law enforcement unit" defined. -- In this section, "law enforcement unit" means:
    • (1) the Department of State Police;
    • (2) the Police Department of Baltimore City;
    • (3) the police department, bureau, or force of a county;
    • (4) the police department, bureau, or force of a municipal corporation;
    • (5) the office of the sheriff of a county;
    • (6) the office of the State's Attorney for a county;
    • (7) the office of the Attorney General; or
    • (8) the office of the State Prosecutor.
  • (b) Informing victims about compensation. -- When a report of a violent crime is filed with a law enforcement unit, the law enforcement unit shall give to a victim of that violent crime written information that the Board supplies about compensation for victims.
  • (c) Failure to comply with section not grounds for action. -- A failure to comply with this section is not grounds for any civil or criminal action against a law enforcement unit.
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