§ 6-233
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§6–233.
(a)In this section, “domestically related crime” means a crime committed by a defendant against a victim who is a person eligible for relief, as defined in § 4–501 of the Family Law Article, or who had a sexual relationship with the defendant within 12 months before the commission of the crime.
(1)If a defendant is convicted of or receives a probation before judgment disposition for a crime, on request of the State’s Attorney, the court shall make a finding of fact, based on evidence produced at trial, as to whether the crime is a domestically related crime.
(2)The State has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the crime is a domestically related crime.
(c)If the court finds that the crime is a domestically related crime under subsection
(b)of this section, that finding shall become part of the court record for purposes of reporting to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository under § 10–215 of this article.