(a) In this section, "law enforcement unit" means: (1) the Department of State Police; (2) the Police Department of Baltimore City; (3) the police department, bureau, or force of a county; (4) the police department, bureau, or force of a municipal corporation; (5) the office of the sheriff of a county; (6) the office of the State's Attorney for a county; (7) the Office of the Attorney General; or (8) the Office of the State Prosecutor. (b) When a report of a crime is filed with a law enforcement unit, the law enforcement unit shall give to a victim of that crime written information that the Board supplies about compensation for victims. (c) A failure to comply with this section is not grounds for any civil or criminal action against a law enforcement unit.
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