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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="4-505.1" title_number="4" title_name="Spouses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Domestic Violence">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Child advocacy center” means a center established under § 11–928 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“File electronically” means to send, communicate, receive, or store by electronic means.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Hospital” has the meaning stated in § 19–301 of the Health – General Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Vulnerable adult program” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a program implemented under § 14–201 of this article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any program that receives federal or State funding to prevent abuse of or assist vulnerable adults.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A petitioner may file electronically a petition for a temporary protective order with a court from:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a domestic violence prevention or assistance program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a sexual assault prevention or assistance program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a human trafficking prevention or assistance program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a child advocacy center;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a vulnerable adult program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>a hospital where the petitioner is receiving medical treatment, while the petitioner is at the hospital; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>another location approved by the court.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The hospital shall refer the petitioner filing a petition on the grounds of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>domestic violence:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to a hospital–based domestic violence prevention or assistance program; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if there is not a hospital–based domestic violence prevention or assistance program, to a community–based domestic violence prevention or assistance program; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>sexual assault to a community–based sexual assault prevention or assistance program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A court that receives a petition filed electronically in accordance with this section shall hold a hearing on the petition through the use of video conferencing on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the same business day if the petition is filed during regular court hours and the court is open; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the next business day the court is open if the petition is not filed during regular court hours.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
