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§ 4-509. Failure to comply with protective order

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2022

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Subtitle 5. Domestic Violence (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Household Violence (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-509
§ 4-509. Failure to comply with protective order
Currentness
In general
(a) A person may not fail to comply with the relief granted in an interim protective order under § 4-504.1(c)(1), (2), (3), (4)(i), (7), or (8) of this subtitle, a temporary protective order under § 4-505(a)(2)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (viii) of this subtitle, or a final protective order under § 4-506(d)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), or (f) of this subtitle.
Penalties
(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject, for each offense, to:
(1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both; and
(2) for a second or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
Conviction under this section may not merge with conviction of other crime
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a conviction under this section may not merge with a conviction for any other crime based on the act establishing the violation of this section.
Nature of sentence
(d) A sentence imposed under this section may be imposed separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the violation of this section.
Prior convictions under § 3-1508 of Courts Article
(e) For the purpose of second or subsequent offender penalties provided under subsection (b)(2) of this section, a prior conviction under § 3-1508 of the Courts Article shall be considered a conviction under this section.
Arrests with or without a warrant
(f) An officer shall arrest with or without a warrant and take into custody a person who the officer has probable cause to believe is in violation of an interim, temporary, or final protective order in effect at the time of the violation.

Credits

Added by Acts 1992, c. 65, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992. Amended by Acts 1994, c. 728, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 9, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, c. 10, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1998, c. 685, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2002, c. 19, § 1, eff. April 9, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 235, § 3, eff. Dec. 18, 2002; Acts 2004, c. 537, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2009, c. 488, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 489, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 490, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 491, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 159, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 429, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 464, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012; Acts 2014, c. 159, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2022, c. 168, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-509, MD FAMILY § 4-509
Current with legislation effective through June 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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