{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-502","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Family Law § 4–502","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(2) A local law enforcement officer who responds to the request for help shall:\n(i) protect the person from harm when responding to the request; and\n(ii) accompany the person to the family home so that the person may remove the following items, regardless of who paid for the items:\n1. the personal clothing of the person and of any child in the care of the person; and\n2. 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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Family Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl\u0026section=4-502","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:17Z","sha256":"7337d4cf1922d0b65f4d82fa0e26ce70725874ee33ecc7fa1b35c1851bf499b4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-501","next":"us-md/md.-code-family-law-4-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}