(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) "Official proceeding" includes a criminal trial, a hearing related to a criminal trial or adjudicatory hearing, a grand jury proceeding, and any other proceeding that is part of a criminal action or juvenile delinquency case. (c) "Victim" means a person against whom a crime or delinquent act has been committed or attempted. (d) "Witness" means a person who: (1) has knowledge of the existence of facts relating to a crime or delinquent act; (2) makes a declaration under oath that is received as evidence for any purpose; (3) has reported a crime or delinquent act to a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, intake officer, correctional officer, or judicial officer; or (4) has been served with a subpoena issued under the authority of a court of this State, any other state, or the United States.
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