2-205. Recovery.

   (a)   The Court may award a claimant a sum equal to the amount determined by the Court to be restitution for the victim’s injury.

   (b)   An award may not be made on a claim unless the claimant has incurred a minimum out-of-pocket loss of $25. Out-of-pocket loss means unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness reasonably incurred to make the claimant whole.

   (c)   If the victim died as a result of the delinquent act, the claimant’s recovery is limited to unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness reasonably incurred for medical care and funeral and burial costs.

   (d)   An award may not exceed $2,500.

   (e)   The custodian of the fund shall pay the sum awarded to a claimant at the direction of the Court.

2-206. Subrogation of fund.

Acceptance of an award made pursuant to this subtitle shall subrogate the fund, to the extent of the award, to any right or right of action occurring to the claimant or the victim to recover payments on account of losses resulting from any act or occurrence with respect to which the award is made. In this case, the County Attorney shall represent the fund.

2-207. Reimbursement of fund.

   (a)   A person adjudged to have committed a juvenile act may be ordered by the Juvenile Court to reimburse the fund personally, either by a single payment or in installments, at the discretion of the Court. Interest shall be assessed against the person at the legal rate from the date of the adjudication.

   (b)   The parents or guardian of a minor may be ordered to cosign with the minor a note for the amount of the award to insure the fund is reimbursed. If this is ordered, the liability of the minor precedes the liability of the parents or guardian.

Subtitle 3. Orphans’ Court.

2-301. Terms; days.

P.L.L., 1860, Art. 7, sec. 37; 1888, sec. 125; 1930, sec. 298; 1965 Code, sec. 415; 1976 Code, sec. 12-1.

The regular terms of the Orphans’ Court of Carroll County shall be held on the second Monday of February, April, June, August, October and December.

2-302. Same; other days.

P.L.L., 1888, Art. 7, sec. 126; 1930, sec. 299; 1965 Code, sec. 416; 1878, ch. 206; 1976 Code, sec. 12-2.

The court, if necessary for the dispatch of business, shall, by its adjournments, be also held on the Tuesday succeeding each Monday of the court’s regular terms, and on the Monday and Tuesday of every week in the year other than the weeks of the regular terms.

2-303. Hours; additional days.

P.L.L., 1888, Art. 7, sec. 127; 1930, sec. 300; 1965 Code, sec. 417. 1878, ch. 206; 1894, ch. 92. 1976 Code, sec. 12-3; 2000, ch. 601.

The court shall sit for the transaction of business from nine o’clock a.m. to three o’clock p.m. of each day, and in no case shall they sit more than two days in any one week, except when it shall appear to the Orphans’ Court to be necessary for the purpose of examining witnesses or hearing arguments in a cause depending before the Orphans’ Court, on which occasion they may adjourn from day to day in any week, as long as it may be necessary in the trial of such cause.