Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-807
This is the official text of Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-807, part of Maryland’s Code, Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases.
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§11–807.
Official statutory text
(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 crime is filed with a law enforcement unit, the law enforcement unit shall give to a victim of that 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.
(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 crime is filed with a law enforcement unit, the law enforcement unit shall give to a victim of that 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.
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