§ 3-1503.1. Interim peace orders
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2021
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-1503.1
§ 3-1503.1. Interim peace orders
(a) A petition under this subtitle may be filed with a commissioner when the Office of the District Court Clerk is not open for business.
(b) If a petition is filed with a commissioner and the commissioner finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the respondent has committed, and is likely to commit in the future, an act specified in § 3-1503(a) of this subtitle against the petitioner or the petitioner's employee, the commissioner may issue an interim peace order to protect the petitioner or the petitioner's employee.
(c) An interim peace order:
(d)(1)(i) An interim peace order shall state the date, time, and location for the temporary peace order hearing and a tentative date, time, and location for a final peace order hearing.
(iv) A warning to the respondent that violation of an interim peace order is a crime and that a law enforcement officer shall arrest the respondent, with or without a warrant, and take the respondent into custody if the officer has probable cause to believe that the respondent has violated any provision of the interim peace order; and
(e) Whenever a commissioner issues an interim peace order, the commissioner shall:
(f) A law enforcement officer shall:
(g)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an interim peace order shall be effective until the earlier of:
(h) A decision of a commissioner to grant or deny relief under this section is not binding on, and does not affect any power granted to or duty imposed on, a judge of a circuit court or the District Court under any law, including any power to grant or deny a petition for a temporary peace order or final peace order.
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 235, § 3, eff. Dec. 18, 2002. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 142, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2021, c. 341, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-1503.1, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-1503.1
Current through legislation effective through July 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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