Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 4-502 - Duties of law enforcement officers(a)(1) Any person who alleges to have been a victim of abuse and who believes there is a danger of serious and immediate personal harm may request the help of a local law enforcement unit.(2) A local law enforcement officer who responds to the request for help shall: (i) protect the person from harm when responding to the request; and(ii) accompany the person to the family home so that the person may remove the following items, regardless of who paid for the items: 1. the personal clothing of the person and of any child in the care of the person; and2. the personal effects, including medicine or medical devices, of the person and of any child in the care of the person that the person or child needs immediately.(b) A law enforcement officer who responds to a request described in subsection (a) of this section has the immunity from liability described under § 5-610 of the Courts Article.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 7,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2014.