Section 11-604 - Payers of restitution. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-604. Payers of restitution.
 

(a)  Restitution allowed against child, parent, or both.- Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other law, if a child is the defendant or child respondent, the court may order the child, the child's parent, or both to pay restitution. 

(b)  $10,000 limit.- A judgment of restitution for $10,000 issued under Part I of this subtitle is the absolute limit for each child's acts arising out of a single incident. 

(c)  Rights of parents.-  

(1) A court may not enter a judgment of restitution against a parent under Part I of this subtitle unless the parent has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence. 

(2) A hearing under this subsection may be held as part of the sentencing or disposition hearing. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 807(a)(3); 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2005, ch. 512.]