§ 3-1503. Petitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-1503
§ 3-1503. Petitions
(a)(1) A petitioner may seek relief under this subtitle by filing with the court, or with a commissioner under the circumstances specified in § 3-1503.1(a) of this subtitle, a petition that alleges the commission of any of the following acts against the petitioner, or any of the following acts against the petitioner's employee at the employee's workplace, by the respondent, if the act occurred within 30 days before the filing of the petition:
(b) The petition shall:
(c) If, in a proceeding under this subtitle, a petitioner or a petitioner's employee alleges, and the commissioner or judge finds, that the disclosure of the address of the petitioner or the petitioner's employee would risk further harm to the petitioner or the petitioner's employee, that address may be stricken from the petition and omitted from all other documents filed with the commissioner or filed with, or transferred to, a court.
(d) An individual who knowingly provides false information in a petition filed under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.
Credits
Added by Acts 1999, c. 404, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 213, § 6, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 235, § 3, eff. Dec. 18, 2002; Acts 2015, c. 418, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2016, c. 550, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 551, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 132, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 133, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 341, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 341, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2022, c. 135, § 1, eff. April 12, 2022.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 3-1503, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 3-1503
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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