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August 27, 2025Current through legislation effective through June 1, 2025, from the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly. You can find these and other statutes online at the General Assembly of Maryland website.
Selected Statutes: Maryland
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- Criminal Law
- Title 3. Other Crimes Against the Person
- Title 4. Weapon Crimes
- Title 6. Crimes Against Property
- Title 8. Fraud and Related Crimes
- Family Law
- Title 4. Spouses
- Subtitle 5. Domestic Violence
- Part I. Definitions; General Provisions
- Part II. Household Violence
- § 4-504. Petition for relief from abuse
- § 4-504.1. Interim protective orders
- § 4-505. Temporary protective orders
- § 4-505.1. Electronic filing of petitions for temporary protective orders
- § 4-506. Final protective orders
- § 4-507. Modification or rescission of protective orders; appeal
- § 4-508. Penalties for violations of orders
- § 4-508.1. Protective orders issued by foreign courts
- § 4-509. Penalties
- § 4-510. Nonpreclusion of remedies
- § 4-511. Removal of firearm
- § 4-512. Requests to shield court records
- Part III. Victims of Domestic Violence
- Subtitle 5. Domestic Violence
- Title 5. Children
- Title 7. Divorce
- Title 9. Child Custody and Visitation
- Subtitle 1. In General
- § 9-101. Rejection of custody or visitation if abuse likely
- § 9-101.1. Evidence of abuse considered
- § 9-101.2. Parents guilty of murder
- § 9-102. Visitation by grandparents
- § 9-103. Petition by child to change custody
- § 9-104. Access to records; noncustodial parent
- § 9-105. Unjustified denial or interference with visitation
- § 9-106. Notice of intent to relocate
- Subtitle 2. Legal and Physical Custody--Judicial Determinations
- Subtitle 3. Removal of Child from State; Child Abduction
- Subtitle 4. Missing Children
- Subtitle 1. In General
- Title 9.5. Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Subtitle 1. General Provisions
- § 9.5-101. Definitions
- § 9.5-102. Proceedings governed by other law
- § 9.5-103. Application to Indian tribes
- § 9.5-104. International application of title
- § 9.5-105. Effect of child-custody determination
- § 9.5-106. Priority
- § 9.5-107. Notice to persons outside State
- § 9.5-108. Appearance and limited immunity
- § 9.5-109. Communication between courts
- § 9.5-110. Taking testimony in another state
- § 9.5-111. Cooperation between states; preservation of records
- Subtitle 2. Jurisdiction
- § 9.5-201. Initial child-custody jurisdiction
- § 9.5-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
- § 9.5-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination
- § 9.5-204. Temporary emergency jurisdiction
- § 9.5-205. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder
- § 9.5-206. Simultaneous proceedings
- § 9.5-207. Inconvenient forum
- § 9.5-208. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
- § 9.5-209. Information to be submitted in court
- § 9.5-210. Appearance of parties and child
- Subtitle 3. Enforcement
- § 9.5-301. Definitions
- § 9.5-302. Enforcement under Hague Convention
- § 9.5-303. Duty to enforce
- § 9.5-304. Temporary visitation
- § 9.5-305. Registration of child-custody determination
- § 9.5-306. Enforcement of registered determination
- § 9.5-307. Simultaneous proceedings
- § 9.5-308. Expedited enforcement of child-custody determination
- § 9.5-309. Service of petition and order
- § 9.5-310. Hearing and order
- § 9.5-311. Warrant to take physical custody of child
- § 9.5-312. Costs, fees, and expenses
- § 9.5-313. Recognition and enforcement
- § 9.5-314. Appeals
- § 9.5-315. Role of Attorney General
- § 9.5-316. Role of law enforcement officers
- § 9.5-317. Costs and expenses
- § 9.5-318. Short title
- Subtitle 1. General Provisions
- Title 9.7. Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act
- Title 11. Alimony
- Title 12. Child Support
- Title 14. Adult Protective Services
- Title 4. Spouses
- General Provisions
- Public Safety
- Real Property
- Transportation
- Maryland Rules
- Circuit Court Fee Schedule
