§ 11-1001
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§11–1001.
(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Crime” means conduct that is a crime under the law of this State or federal law.
(1)“Disposition” means the sentencing or determination of penalty or punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for conviction is made.
(2)“Disposition” includes dismissal of charges or other disposition under a plea bargain agreement.
(d)“Restitution” means money or services that a defendant is ordered to pay or render to a victim, victim’s representative, or other person or governmental unit.
(e)“Victim” means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a crime.
(f)“Victim’s representative” includes:
(1)a spouse, child, sibling, or a parent of a victim who is a minor, incompetent, or a victim of a homicide; or
(2)a guardian of a minor or an incompetent.
(g)“Witness” means a person who is or expects to be a State’s witness.