Section 4-512.1 - Domestic Violence Central Repository.
§ 4-512.1. Domestic Violence Central Repository.
(a) "Central Repository" defined.- In this section, "Central Repository" means the Domestic Violence Central Repository.
(b) Maintenance.- The Administrative Office of the Courts shall maintain a Domestic Violence Central Repository.
(c) Storing of orders.-
(1) The Central Repository shall store the following domestic violence orders issued in the State:
(i) interim protective orders;
(ii) temporary protective orders;
(iii) final protective orders;
(iv) peace orders issued under Title 3, Subtitle 15 of the Courts Article; and
(v) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, peace orders issued under Title 3, Subtitle 8A of the Courts Article.
(2) A peace order issued under Title 3, Subtitle 8A of the Courts Article shall be stored only during the term of the peace order.
(d) Purpose.- The purposes of the Central Repository are to:
(1) provide immediate access to domestic violence orders by judges, court personnel, and law enforcement agencies;
(2) improve the courts' ability to respond effectively, promptly, and in a coordinated manner to domestic violence cases;
(3) eliminate conflicting or simultaneous domestic violence orders by improving communication between the District Court and the circuit courts;
(4) enhance the enforceability of domestic violence orders by law enforcement agencies; and
(5) facilitate service of domestic violence orders.
[2010, ch. 687.]