(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Director” means the Director of the Victim Services Unit. (c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services. (d) “Unit” means the Victim Services Unit.
(a) There is a Victim Services Unit in the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services. (b) The Unit consists of: (1) the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board under Subtitle 8 of this title; (2) the program for sexual assault forensic examinations under § 11–1007 of this title; (3) a restitution section; and (4) any other program that provides victim […]
(a) The head of the Unit is the Director, who shall be appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Executive Director. (b) The Director shall receive the salary provided in the State budget. (c) The Director shall regularly consult with, collaborate with, and consider the recommendations of the federally recognized State sexual assault coalition regarding sexual […]
The Unit shall coordinate with the Judiciary, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Department of Juvenile Services, the Central Collection Unit, State’s Attorney’s offices, and local correctional facilities to: (1) collect data; (2) develop best practices, using data and other evidence to the extent available, for restitution collection; (3) coordinate and improve efforts of State […]
(a) The Unit shall: (1) monitor and provide guidance to the Secretary on the adoption of regulations establishing minimum mandatory standards for State and local correctional facilities regarding victim notification, restitution, and administrative record keeping; (2) encourage the use of earnings withholding orders to collect restitution; (3) coordinate with the Central Collection Unit to improve restitution collection; (4) coordinate with […]
