If you need to file a protective order or you have had a protective order filed against you, you may have questions about the process. Learn more here.
Protective Order in Maryland
To get a Protective Order a petitioner can go to a District Court or Circuit Court and provide a few minutes of testimony to a judge or a commissioner. This judge or commissioner will decide whether or not an order should be issued. Make sure that you provide the judge with the specific facts about happened to you. For most Protective Orders, there is no time limit required by law within which you must file a Protective Order. However, filing for a Protective Order sooner rather than later after the offensive acts occurred tells the court that you are seriously worried.