Section 11-402 - Victim impact statement in presentence investigation(a) A presentence investigation that the Division of Parole and Probation completes under § 6-112 of the Correctional Services Article or a predisposition investigation that the Department of Juvenile Services completes shall include a victim impact statement if:(1) the defendant or child respondent caused physical, psychological, or economic injury to the victim in committing a felony or delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; or(2) the defendant caused serious physical injury or death to the victim in committing a misdemeanor.(b) If the court does not order a presentence investigation or predisposition investigation, the prosecuting attorney or the victim may prepare a victim impact statement to be submitted to the court and the defendant or child respondent in accordance with the Maryland Rules.(c)(1) The prosecuting attorney shall notify a victim who has filed a notification request form under § 11-104 of this title of the victim's right to submit a victim impact statement to the court in a transfer hearing under § 4-202 of this article or a waiver hearing under § 3-8A-06 of the Courts Article.(2) This subsection does not preclude a victim who has not filed a notification request form under § 11-104 of this title from submitting a victim impact statement to the court.(3) The court may consider a victim impact statement in determining whether to transfer jurisdiction under § 4-202 of this article or waive jurisdiction under § 3-8A-06 of the Courts Article.(d) The court shall consider the victim impact statement in determining the appropriate sentence or disposition and in entering a judgment of restitution for the victim under § 11-603 of this title.(e) A victim impact statement for a crime or delinquent act shall: (2) itemize any economic loss suffered by the victim;(3) identify any physical injury suffered by the victim and describe the seriousness and any permanent effects of the injury;(4) describe any change in the victim's personal welfare or familial relationships;(5) identify any request for psychological services initiated by the victim or the victim's family;(6) identify any request by the victim to prohibit the defendant or child respondent from having contact with the victim as a condition of probation, parole, mandatory supervision, work release, or any other judicial or administrative release of the defendant or child respondent, including a request for electronic monitoring or electronic monitoring with victim stay-away alert technology; and(7) contain any other information related to the impact on the victim or the victim's family that the court requires.(f) If the victim is deceased, under a mental, physical, or legal disability, or otherwise unable to provide the information required under this section, the information may be obtained from the victim's representative.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 643,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.