# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action

### Subtitle 15. Peace Orders

#### Section 3-1502

(a) By proceeding under this subtitle, a petitioner is not limited to or precluded from pursuing any other legal remedy.

(b) This subtitle does not apply to:

  (1) A petitioner or a petitioner's employee who is a person eligible for relief, as defined in Sec. 4-501 of the Family Law Article; or

  (2) A respondent who is a child at the time of the alleged commission of an act specified in Sec. 3-1503(a) of this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)