Definitions

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    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

    (b)    “Board” means the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.

    (c)    “Claimant” means the person filing a claim under this subtitle.

    (d)    (1)    “Crime” means:

            (i)    except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a criminal offense under state, federal, or common law that is committed in:

                1.    this State; or

                2.    another state against a resident of this State; or

            (ii)    an act of international terrorism as defined in Title 18, § 2331 of the United States Code that is committed outside of the United States against a resident of this State.

        (2)    “Crime” does not include an act involving the operation of a vessel or motor vehicle unless the act is:

            (i)    a violation of § 20–102, § 20–104, § 21–902, or § 21–904 of the Transportation Article;

            (ii)    a violation of § 8–738 of the Natural Resources Article;

            (iii)    a violation of the Criminal Law Article;

            (iv)    operating a motor vehicle or vessel that results in an intentional injury; or

            (v)    a violation of federal law or the law of another state that is substantially equivalent to a violation under this paragraph, as required under 34 U.S.C. § 20102(b)(5) and (6).

    (e)    “Dependent” means:

        (1)    a surviving spouse or child of a person; or

        (2)    a person who is dependent on another person for principal support.

    (f)    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention.

    (g)    “Victim” means a person:

        (1)    who suffers physical injury or death as a result of a crime or delinquent act;

        (2)    who suffers psychological injury as a direct result of:

            (i)    a fourth degree sexual offense or a delinquent act that would be a fourth degree sexual offense if committed by an adult;

            (ii)    a felony or a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; or

            (iii)    physical injury or death directly resulting from a crime or delinquent act; or

        (3)    who suffers physical injury or death as a direct result of:

            (i)    trying to prevent a crime or delinquent act or an attempted crime or delinquent act from occurring in the person’s presence;

            (ii)    trying to apprehend an offender who had committed a crime or delinquent act in the person’s presence or had committed a felony or a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; or

            (iii)    helping a law enforcement officer in the performance of the officer’s duties or helping a member of a fire department who is being obstructed from performing the member’s duties.


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