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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="9.7-104" title_number="9.7" title_name="Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A court on its own motion may order abduction prevention measures in a child custody proceeding if the court finds that the evidence establishes a credible risk of abduction of the child.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A party to a child custody determination or another individual or entity having a right under the law of a state to seek a child custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking abduction prevention measures to protect the child under this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A prosecutor or public authority under § 9.5–315 of this article may seek a warrant to take physical custody of a child under § 9.7–109 of this title or take other appropriate prevention measures.</text>
  </level>
</section>
