Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 3-1501
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2019
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Commissioner” means a district court commissioner appointed in accordance with Article IV, § 41G of the Maryland Constitution.
(b) “Commissioner” means a District Court commissioner appointed in accordance with Article IV, § 41G of the Maryland Constitution.
(c) “Court” means the District Court of Maryland.
(c) “Court” means the District Court of Maryland.
(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.
(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.
(f) “Final peace order” means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3–1505 of this subtitle.
(g) “Interim peace order” means an order that a commissioner issues under this subtitle pending a hearing by a judge on a petition.
(h) “Military protection order” means a protection order issued in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 1567 by a commanding officer against a person under the officer’s command in:
(1) Any branch of the uniformed services of the United States;
(2) The Maryland National Guard; or
(3) The national guard of any other state.
(i) “Petitioner” means an individual who files a petition under § 3–1503 of this subtitle.
(j) “Residence” includes the yard, grounds, outbuildings, and common areas surrounding the residence.
(k) “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.
(l) “Temporary peace order” means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3–1504 of this subtitle.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.