Maryland Code, Criminal Procedure § 11-813
Current as of December 31, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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(a) The Board may make an emergency award to the claimant before making a final decision in the case, if the Board determines, before taking action on the claim, that:
(1) an award likely will be made on the claim; and
(2) the claimant will suffer undue hardship unless immediate payment is made.
(b)(1) The amount of an emergency award under this section:
(i) may not exceed $5,000; and
(ii) shall be deducted from any final award made to the claimant.
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a claimant shall repay the Board:
(i) the excess of the amount of the emergency award over any final award; or
(ii) if a final award is not made, all of the emergency award.
(3) On written request by a claimant, for a compelling reason the Board may waive the requirement that a claimant repay an emergency award under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
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