# Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-808: –808 > Maryland · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-808 ## Section - **Citation:** Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-808 - **Heading:** –808 - **Jurisdiction:** Maryland - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** MD Code / Article gcp / Title 11 / Subtitle 8 / Section 11-808 ## Text (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following persons are eligible for awards in the manner provided under this subtitle: (i) a victim; (ii) a dependent of a victim who died as a direct result of: 1. a crime or delinquent act; 2. trying to prevent a crime or delinquent act or an attempted crime or delinquent act from occurring in the victim’s presence or trying to apprehend a person who had committed a crime or delinquent act in the victim’s presence; or 3. helping a law enforcement officer perform the officer’s duties or helping a member of a fire department or an agency that provides emergency medical services who is obstructed from performing the member’s duties; (iii) any person who paid or assumed responsibility for the funeral expenses of a victim who died as a direct result of: 1. a crime or delinquent act; 2. trying to prevent a crime or delinquent act or an attempted crime or delinquent act from occurring in the victim’s presence or trying to apprehend a person who had committed a crime or delinquent act in the victim’s presence; or 3. helping a law enforcement officer perform the officer’s duties or helping a member of a fire department or an agency that provides emergency medical services who is obstructed from performing the member’s duties; and (iv) 1. a parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under legal guardianship, or spouse of a victim who resides with the victim; or 2. a parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under legal guardianship, or spouse of an individual who is incarcerated for abuse as defined in § 4–501 of the Family Law Article and who, prior to incarceration: A. resided with the parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under their legal guardianship, or spouse; and B. provided financial support to the parent, child, domestic partner, dependent minor, adult under the individual’s legal guardianship, or spouse. (2) A person who commits the crime or delinquent act that is the basis of a claim, or an accomplice of the person, is not eligible to receive an award with respect to the claim. (b) A resident of the State is eligible for an award under this subtitle if the resident becomes a victim in another state other than this State that: (1) does not operate a criminal injuries compensation program; (2) operates a criminal injuries compensation program for which the victim is ineligible; or (3) operates a criminal injuries compensation program for which money has not been appropriated or made available. (c) (1) A person eligible to receive an award under subsection (a) or (b) of this section may file a claim under this subtitle. (2) If a person eligible to receive an award is under 18 years of age, the person’s parent or guardian may file a claim under this subtitle. (3) If a person eligible to receive an award is mentally incompetent, the person’s guardian or other person authorized to administer the person’s estate may file the claim on the person’s behalf. ## Nearby sections - [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-801 §11–801.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-801.md) - [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-802 §11–802.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-802.md) - [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-803 §11–803.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-803.md) - [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-804 §11–804.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-804.md) - [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-805 §11–805.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-805.md) - [Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-806 §11–806.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-806.md) - [Md. 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Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-814 §11–814.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-814.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agcp_T11_S8_S11-808. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.