§ 5-610. Penalties for failure to comply

MD Pub Safety Code § 5-610 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    A person who fails to comply with the provisions of an interim extreme risk protective order, a temporary extreme risk protective order, or a final extreme risk protective order under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

(1)    for a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both; and

(2)    for a second or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.

(b)    A law enforcement officer shall arrest with or without a warrant and take into custody a person who the officer has probable cause to believe is in violation of an interim, temporary, or final extreme risk protective order in effect at the time of the violation.