(a) A person who fails to comply with the relief granted in an interim protective order under § 4–504.1(c)(1), (2), (3), (4)(i), (7), or (8) of this subtitle, a temporary protective order under § 4–505(a)(2)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (viii) of this subtitle, or a final protective order under § 4–506(d)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), or (f) of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject, for each offense, to:
(1) for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both; and
(2) for a second or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
(b) For the purpose of second or subsequent offender penalties provided under subsection (a)(2) of this section, a prior conviction under § 3–1508 of the Courts Article shall be considered a conviction under this section.
(c) An 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 interim, temporary, or final protective order in effect at the time of the violation.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 5 - Domestic Violence
Section 4-504 - Petition for Relief From Abuse
Section 4-504.1 - Petition Filed With Commissioner
Section 4-505 - Temporary Protective Orders
Section 4-506 - Protective Orders
Section 4-506.1 - Surrender of Firearm; Retake of Possession; Transport
Section 4-507 - Modification or Rescission of Orders; Appeals
Section 4-508 - Sanctions for Violating Order
Section 4-508.1 - Out-of-State Protective Orders
Section 4-510 - Nonpreclusion of Remedies
Section 4-511 - Removing Firearm From Scene