Section 11-603 - Restitution determination. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-603. Restitution determination.
 

(a)  Conditions for judgment of restitution.- A court may enter a judgment of restitution that orders a defendant or child respondent to make restitution in addition to any other penalty for the commission of a crime or delinquent act, if: 

(1) as a direct result of the crime or delinquent act, property of the victim was stolen, damaged, destroyed, converted, or unlawfully obtained, or its value substantially decreased; 

(2) as a direct result of the crime or delinquent act, the victim suffered: 

(i) actual medical, dental, hospital, counseling, funeral, or burial expenses or losses; 

(ii) direct out-of-pocket loss; 

(iii) loss of earnings; or 

(iv) expenses incurred with rehabilitation; 

(3) the victim incurred medical expenses that were paid by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or any other governmental unit; 

(4) a governmental unit incurred expenses in removing, towing, transporting, preserving, storing, selling, or destroying an abandoned vehicle as defined in § 25-201 of the Transportation Article; 

(5) the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board paid benefits to a victim; or 

(6) the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or other governmental unit paid expenses incurred under Subtitle 1, Part II of this title. 

(b)  Right of victims to restitution.- A victim is presumed to have a right to restitution under subsection (a) of this section if: 

(1) the victim or the State requests restitution; and 

(2) the court is presented with competent evidence of any item listed in subsection (a) of this section. 

(c)  Effect of judgment of restitution.-  

(1) A judgment of restitution does not preclude the property owner or the victim who suffered personal physical or mental injury, out-of-pocket loss of earnings, or support from bringing a civil action to recover damages from the restitution obligor. 

(2) A civil verdict shall be reduced by the amount paid under the criminal judgment of restitution. 

(d)  Acts of graffiti.- In making a disposition on a finding that a child at least 13 years old has committed an act of graffiti under § 6-301(d) of the Criminal Law Article, the court shall order the child to perform community service or pay restitution or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 805A(b), 807(a)(1), (2), (e), 813; 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2002, ch. 213, § 6; 2003, ch. 322; 2004, ch. 25; 2005, ch. 512.]