Any person who alleges to have been a victim of abuse and who believes there is a danger of serious and immediate personal harm may request the help of a local law enforcement unit. A local law enforcement officer who responds to the request for help shall: protect the person from harm when responding to the request; and accompany the person to the family home so that the person may remove the following items, regardless of who paid for the items: the personal clothing of the person and of any child in the care of the person; and the personal effects, including medicine or medical devices, of the person and of any child in the care of the person that the person or child needs immediately. A law enforcement officer who responds to a request described in subsection (a) of this section has the immunity from liability described under § 5-610 of the Courts Article.