§ 5-604. Temporary extreme risk protective order
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-604
§ 5-604. Temporary extreme risk protective order
(a)(1) After a hearing on a petition, whether ex parte or otherwise, a judge may enter a temporary extreme risk protective order to prohibit the respondent from possessing a firearm if the judge finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to the respondent, the petitioner, or another by possessing a firearm.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a law enforcement officer shall:
(2) A respondent who has been served with an interim extreme risk protective order under § 5-603 of this subtitle shall be served with the temporary extreme risk protective order in open court or, if the respondent is not present at the temporary extreme risk protective order hearing, by first-class mail at the respondent's last known address.
(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the temporary extreme risk protective order shall be effective for not more than 7 days after service of the order.
(3) If the court is closed on the day on which the temporary extreme risk protective order is due to expire, the temporary extreme risk protective order shall be effective until the second day on which the court is open, by which time the court shall hold a final extreme risk protective order hearing.
(d) The judge may proceed with a final extreme risk protective order hearing instead of a temporary extreme risk protective order hearing if:
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Added by Acts 2018, c. 250, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 5-604, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 5-604
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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