(a) The court may order that restitution be paid to:
(1) the victim;
(2) the Maryland Department of Health, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, or any other governmental unit;
(3) a third–party payor, including:
(i) an insurer; or
(ii) any other person that has, under Part I of this subtitle:
1. compensated the victim for a property or pecuniary loss; or
2. paid an expense on behalf of a victim;
(4) any person for whom restitution is authorized by law; or
(5) a person who has provided to or for a victim goods, property, or services for which restitution is authorized under § 11–603 of this subtitle.
(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and § 11–617(b) of this subtitle, payment of restitution to the victim has priority over any payments to any other person or governmental unit.
(2) If the victim has been fully compensated for the victim’s loss by a third–party payor, the court may issue a judgment of restitution that directs the restitution obligor to pay restitution to the third–party payor.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses
Subtitle 6 - Restitution and Other Payments
Section 11-601 - Defined Terms
Section 11-602 - Persons Who May Act on Behalf of Victim
Section 11-603 - Restitution Determination
Section 11-604 - Payers of Restitution
Section 11-605 - When Restitution Need Not Be Ordered
Section 11-606 - Payment of Restitution
Section 11-607 - Compliance With Restitution Judgment
Section 11-608 - Recording and Indexing of Judgment
Section 11-609 - Judgment of Circuit Court
Section 11-610 - Judgment of District Court
Section 11-611 - No Costs for Recording or Indexing
Section 11-612 - Termination of Judgment or Probation
Section 11-613 - Stay of Execution of Sentence
Section 11-614 - Notification of Victims of Right to Restitution
Section 11-615 - Legally Sufficient Evidence at Restitution Hearing
Section 11-616 - Overdue Restitution
Section 11-617 - Earnings Withholding Orders