Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11-601 - Defined terms(a) In Part I of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.(b) "Central Collection Unit" means the Central Collection Unit in the Department of Budget and Management.(c) "Child" means a person under the age of 18 years.(d)(1) "Crime" means an act committed by a person in the State that is a crime under:(ii) § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;(iii) § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County; or(iv) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Annotated Code.(2) "Crime" does not include a violation of the Transportation Article that is not punishable by a term of confinement.(e) "Defendant" means a person: (1) who has received probation before judgment;(2) who has been found guilty of a crime, even if the defendant has been found not criminally responsible; or(3) whose plea of nolo contendere to a crime has been accepted by the court.(f) "Division" means the Division of Parole and Probation.(g) "Judgment of restitution" means a direct order for payment of restitution or an order for payment of restitution that is a condition of probation in an order of probation.(h) "Liable parent" means a parent:(1) whose child has committed a crime or delinquent act; and(2) who has been ordered to pay restitution under § 11-604 of this subtitle.(i) "Restitution obligor" means a defendant, child respondent, or liable parent against whom a judgment of restitution has been entered.(j) "Victim" means: (1) a person who suffers death, personal injury, or property damage or loss as a direct result of a crime or delinquent act; or(2) if the person is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of the person.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 8,Sec. 1, eff. 3/14/2016.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 8,Sec. 1, eff. 3/14/2016.