(a) 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) 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) A failure to comply with this section is not grounds for any civil or criminal action against a law enforcement unit.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses
Subtitle 8 - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Section 11-802 - Legislative Policy
Section 11-803 - Executive Director's Designee
Section 11-804 - Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Section 11-805 - Powers and Duties of Board
Section 11-806 - Records of Proceedings
Section 11-807 - Criminal Incident Report
Section 11-808 - Eligibility for Awards
Section 11-809 - Filing of Claims
Section 11-810 - Conditions for Awards on Claims
Section 11-811 - Amount of Award
Section 11-812 - Funding, Length, and Termination of Awards
Section 11-813 - Emergency Award Pending Final Decision
Section 11-814 - Board Decisions on Claims; Review by Executive Director
Section 11-815 - Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act; Hearing; Judicial Review
Section 11-816 - Payment of Award
Section 11-816.1 - Reimbursement for Forensic Examinations and Other Expenses