2018 Maryland Code
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action
Subtitle 8A - Juvenile Causes -- Children Other Than Cinas and Adults
§ 3-8A-19.1. Peace order request -- Grounds
(a) "Victim" defined. -- In this section and in §§ 3-8A-19.2, 3-8A-19.3, and 3-8A-19.4 of this subtitle, "victim" means an individual against whom an act described in subsection (b) of this section is committed or alleged to have been committed.
(b) Grounds. --
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, after an inquiry conducted in accordance with § 3-8A-10 of this subtitle, an intake officer may file with the court a peace order request that alleges the commission of any of the following acts against a victim by the respondent, if the act occurred within 30 days before the filing of the complaint under § 3-8A-10 of this subtitle:
(i) An act that causes serious bodily harm;
(ii) An act that places the victim in fear of imminent serious bodily harm;
(iii) Assault in any degree;
(iv) Rape or sexual offense under §§ 3-303 through 3-308 of the Criminal Law Article or attempted rape or sexual offense in any degree;
(v) False imprisonment;
(vi) Harassment under § 3-803 of the Criminal Law Article;
(vii) Stalking under § 3-802 of the Criminal Law Article;
(viii) Trespass under Title 6, Subtitle 4 of the Criminal Law Article;
(ix) Malicious destruction of property under § 6-301 of the Criminal Law Article;
(x) Misuse of telephone facilities and equipment under § 3-804 of the Criminal Law Article;
(xi) Misuse of electronic communication or interactive computer service under § 3-805 of the Criminal Law Article;
(xii) Revenge porn under § 3-809 of the Criminal Law Article; or
(xiii) Visual surveillance under § 3-901, § 3-902, or § 3-903 of the Criminal Law Article.
(2) After a review conducted in accordance with § 3-8A-10(c)(4)(ii) of this subtitle, the State's Attorney may file with the court a peace order request that meets the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection.