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§ 11-1001. Definitions

MD Crim Pro Code § 11-1001 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)    “Crime” means conduct that is a crime under the law of this State or federal law.

(c)    (1)    “Disposition” means the sentencing or determination of penalty or punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for conviction is made.

(2)    “Disposition” includes dismissal of charges or other disposition under a plea bargain agreement.

(d)    “Restitution” means money or services that a defendant is ordered to pay or render to a victim, victim’s representative, or other person or governmental unit.

(e)    “Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a crime.

(f)    “Victim’s representative” includes:

(1)    a spouse, child, sibling, or a parent of a victim who is a minor, incompetent, or a victim of a homicide; or

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

(g)    “Witness” means a person who is or expects to be a State’s witness.

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