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§ 3-1501. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction--Jurisdiction/Special Causes of Action (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 15. Peace Orders (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-1501
§ 3-1501. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
Commissioner
(b) “Commissioner” means a District Court commissioner appointed in accordance with Article IV, § 41G of the Maryland Constitution.
Court
(c) “Court” means the District Court of Maryland.
Employee
(d) “Employee” means:
(1) An individual who is employed by an employer; or
(2) A volunteer or an independent contractor who performs services for an employer at the employer's workplace.
Employer
(e)(1) “Employer” means a person engaged in a business, an industry, a profession, a trade, or any other enterprise in the State.
(2) “Employer” includes a person that acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.
Final peace order
(f) “Final peace order” means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3-1505 of this subtitle.
Interim peace order
(g) “Interim peace order” means an order that a commissioner issues under this subtitle pending a hearing by a judge on a petition.
Petitioner
(h) “Petitioner” means an individual who files a petition under § 3-1503 of this subtitle.
Residence
(i) “Residence” includes the yard, grounds, outbuildings, and common areas surrounding the residence.
Respondent
(j) “Respondent” means an individual alleged in a petition to have committed an act specified in § 3-1503(a) of this subtitle against a petitioner or a petitioner's employee.
Temporary peace order
(k) “Temporary peace order” means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3-1504 of this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 1999, c. 404, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 235, §§ 1, 3, eff. Dec. 18, 2002; Acts 2021, c. 341, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-1501, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-1501
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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