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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-111" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before ordering a test under § 11-110 of this subtitle and subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the court shall hold a hearing at which both the victim or victim’s representative and the person charged with a prohibited exposure have the right to be present.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The victim or victim’s representative and the person charged with a prohibited exposure shall be notified of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the date, time, and location of the hearing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>their right to be present at the hearing.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>During the hearing, a court may admit into evidence only affidavits, counter-affidavits, and medical records that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>relate to the material facts of the case; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>support or rebut a finding of probable cause to issue a court order.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The written request of the victim or victim’s representative shall be filed by the State’s Attorney with the court and sealed by the court.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Except for good cause, the court shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>hold the hearing within 30 days of the State’s Attorney’s presentment of the victim’s written request to the court; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>issue an order granting or denying the request within 3 days of the conclusion of the hearing.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
