Section 3-1501 - Definitions.
§ 3-1501. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Commissioner.- "Commissioner" means a District Court commissioner appointed in accordance with Article IV, § 41G of the Maryland Constitution.
(c) Court.- "Court" means the District Court of Maryland.
(d) Final peace order.- "Final peace order" means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3-1505 of this subtitle.
(e) Interim peace order.- "Interim peace order" means an order that a commissioner issues under this subtitle pending a hearing by a judge on a petition.
(f) Petitioner.- "Petitioner" means an individual who files a petition under § 3-1503 of this subtitle.
(g) Residence.- "Residence" includes the yard, grounds, outbuildings, and common areas surrounding the residence.
(h) Respondent.- "Respondent" means an individual alleged in a petition to have committed an act specified in § 3-1503(a) of this subtitle against a petitioner.
(i) Temporary peace order.- "Temporary peace order" means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3-1504 of this subtitle.
[1999, ch. 404; 2002, ch. 235, §§ 1, 3.]