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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="3-606" title_number="3" title_name="Other Crimes Against the Person" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Abuse and Other Offensive Conduct">
  <text>If a State or local unit receives a report of present or past abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult, an investigation shall be conducted in accordance with:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>§ 7-1005 of the Health - General Article if the adult has a developmental disability as defined in § 7-101 of the Health - General Article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>§ 10-705 of the Health - General Article if the adult is in a facility as defined in § 10-101 of the Health - General Article;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>§ 19-346 or § 19-347 of the Health - General Article if the adult is a resident of a related institution as defined in § 19-301 of the Health - General Article; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>§§ 14-301 through 14-309 of the Family Law Article if the adult does not meet the criteria of item (1), (2), or (3) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
