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Cases of Interest
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
DO Time Program
Juvenile Court
Mediation Unit
Misdemeanor Offender's Program
Pretrial Restitution for Worthless Checks
Sex Offender's Registry
Victim-Witness Assistance
Child Advocacy
Wicomico Exile
Narcotics Task Force

Program Structure:

  1. Defendant must sign a M.O.P. contract.
  2. Defendant will be required to pay a minimum program fee of $50.00, payable within three (3) months. Depending upon the seriousness of the charge(s), the defendant could be required to pay between $100.00 - $300.00 in program fees, payable within six (6) months.
  3. Defendant will be required to perform a minimum of 40 hours of community service within 3 months. Depending on the type of charge(s) the Defendant could be required to perform between 50-200 hours of community service. Supervision of community service work will be done through the State's Attorney's Office.
  4. Depending on the nature of the charge(s), the defendant could be referred
    to other outside agencies such as Life Crisis, the Health Department, Adult Education, etc. as long as its pertinent to the case.
  5. The defendant will be required to complete all of their components of the M.O.P. successfully before their case will be dismissed.
  6. Upon signing the M.O.P. contract, the State's Attorney will ask the Court to place the case on the Stet Docket. You must waive your constitutional right
    to a speedy trial to enter into this agreement. The State's Attorney reserves the right to keep cases on an "Active" status for up to a year from the date the M.O.P. contract is signed. Upon successfully completing the M.O.P. program, the State will enter a Nolle Prosequi to the original charge(s).
  7. If you are a student of Salisbury University you must attend and document Salisbury University "Alcohol Education" program within thirty (30) days of signing the M.O.P. Contract.