Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 11-503 - Notice of subsequent proceedings(a) In this section, "subsequent proceeding" includes:(1) a sentence review under § 8-102 of this article;(2) a hearing on a request to have a sentence modified or vacated under the Maryland Rules;(3) in a juvenile delinquency proceeding, a review of a commitment order or other disposition under the Maryland Rules;(4) an appeal to the Appellate Court of Maryland;(5) an appeal to the Supreme Court of Maryland;(6) a hearing on an adjustment of special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision under § 11-723 of this title or a hearing on a violation of special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision or a petition for discharge from special conditions of lifetime sexual offender supervision under § 11-724 of this title; and(7) any other postsentencing court proceeding.(b) Following conviction or adjudication and sentencing or disposition of a defendant or child respondent, the State's Attorney shall notify the victim or victim's representative of a subsequent proceeding in accordance with § 11-104(f) of this title if: (1) before the State's Attorney distributes notification request forms under § 11-104(d) of this title, the victim or victim's representative submitted to the State's Attorney a written request to be notified of subsequent proceedings; or(2) after the State's Attorney distributes notification request forms under § 11-104(d) of this title, the victim or victim's representative submits a notification request form in accordance with § 11-104(e) of this title.(c)(1) The State's Attorney's office shall:(i) notify the victim or victim's representative of all appeals to the Appellate Court of Maryland and the Supreme Court of Maryland; and(ii) send an information copy of the notification to the Office of the Attorney General.(2) After the initial notification to the victim or victim's representative or receipt of a notification request form, as defined in § 11-104 of this title, the Office of the Attorney General shall:(i) notify the victim or victim's representative of each subsequent date pertinent to the appeal, including dates of hearings, postponements, and decisions of the appellate courts; and(ii) send an information copy of the notification to the State's Attorney's office.(d) A notice sent under this section shall include the date, the time, the location, and a brief description of the subsequent proceeding.