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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="4-508.1" title_number="4" title_name="Spouses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Domestic Violence">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section, “order for protection” means a temporary or final order or injunction that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is issued for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, contact or communication with, or physical proximity to another person;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is issued by a civil court in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection or by a criminal court; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>is obtained by filing an independent action or as a pendente lite order in another proceeding.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Order for protection” does not include a support or child custody order.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An order for protection issued by a court of another state or a Native American tribe shall be accorded full faith and credit by a court of this State and shall be enforced:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in the case of an ex parte order for protection, only to the extent that the order affords relief that is permitted under § 4–505 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>in the case of an order for protection, other than an ex parte order for protection, only to the extent that the order affords relief that is permitted under § 4–506(d) of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A law enforcement officer shall arrest with or without a warrant and take into custody a person who the officer has probable cause to believe is in violation of an order for protection that was issued by a court of another state or a Native American tribe and is in effect at the time of the violation if the person seeking the assistance of the law enforcement officer:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>has filed with the District Court or circuit court for the jurisdiction in which the person seeks assistance a copy of the order; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>displays or presents to the law enforcement officer a copy of the order that appears valid on its face.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A law enforcement officer acting in accordance with this section shall be immune from civil liability if the law enforcement officer acts in good faith and in a reasonable manner.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>It is the intent of the General Assembly that an order for protection issued by a court of this State shall be accorded full faith and credit by a court of another state to the extent required by federal law.</text>
  </level>
</section>
