Section 11-632 – Restraining Orders and Injunctions
(a) The Attorney General may bring a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction against a person who violates or threatens to violate Part II of this subtitle to restrain the person from continuing the violation or carrying out the threat. (b) In a proceeding under this section, a court has jurisdiction to grant to the Attorney […]
Section 11-633 – Prohibited Acts
A person may not: (1) conceal the existence of a notoriety of crimes contract; or (2) except as otherwise provided in Part II of this subtitle, make or receive payments under a notoriety of crimes contract.
Section 11-625 – Payments From Escrow Account
(a) The Attorney General shall pay the defendant from the escrow account the money that a court of competent jurisdiction in an order finds will be used to hire legal counsel at any stage of the criminal case, including an appeal. (b) After notice to each victim or victim’s representative, the Attorney General shall pay money from […]
Section 11-626 – Limitations on Bringing Civil Action
Notwithstanding any other law, including the statute of limitations for a wrongful death action, a victim or victim’s representative who seeks to bring a civil action under Part II of this subtitle shall bring the action against a defendant within 5 years after the Attorney General establishes an escrow account.
Section 11-627 – Actions Void as Against Public Policy
Any action that a defendant takes to defeat the purpose of Part II of this subtitle, including an execution of a power of attorney, creation of a corporate entity, or designation of the defendant’s interest, is void as against public policy.
Section 11-611 – No Costs for Recording or Indexing
A court may not assess costs on a person or governmental unit to whom a restitution obligor has been ordered to pay restitution: (1) for recording and indexing an order of restitution as a money judgment in the court in which the judgment of restitution was issued; (2) for recording and indexing a notice of lien that […]
Section 11-628 – Priorities for Claims
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a claim on money in the escrow account has the following priorities in this order: (1) payments ordered by the Attorney General or a court under § 11-625 of Part II of this subtitle; (2) subrogation claims of the State under § 11-817 of this title; (3) a court order of restitution under § […]
Section 11-612 – Termination of Judgment or Probation
(a) (1) If a District Court decides to terminate a probation before a judgment of restitution has been recorded and indexed as a money judgment, the court shall direct the Clerk of the Court: (i) to record and index the judgment of restitution as a money judgment and forward a notice of lien to the circuit court of […]
Section 11-629 – Powers of Attorney General
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Attorney General has exclusive jurisdiction and control as escrow agent over money or other consideration subject to Part II of this subtitle. (b) Money in an escrow account may be distributed only by a determination and order of the Attorney General under Part II of this subtitle. (c) The Attorney General may […]
Section 11-613 – Stay of Execution of Sentence
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Part I of this subtitle and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a victim or other person or governmental unit may not execute on a judgment recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle if the restitution obligor: (1) files a motion under the Maryland Rules to […]