1. (a) A law enforcement officer who responds to a request for help under § 4-502 of this Part I of this subtitle shall give the victim a written notice that:

   1. (1) includes the telephone number of a local domestic violence program that receives funding from the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy; and

   2. (2) states that:

      1. (i) the victim may request that a District Court commissioner file a criminal charging document against the alleged abuser;
      2. (ii) if the commissioner declines to charge the alleged abuser, the victim may request that the State's Attorney file a criminal charging document against the alleged abuser;
      3. (iii) the victim may file in the District Court or a circuit court or, when neither the office of the clerk of the circuit court nor the Office of the District Court Clerk is open, with a commissioner, a petition under this subtitle; and
      4. (iv) the victim may obtain a copy of the incident report, as provided under § 4-503.1 of this Part I of this subtitle.
2. (b) A law enforcement officer may not be held liable in a civil action that arises from the officer's failure to provide the notice required under subsection (a) of this section.

Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 235, § 3, eff. Dec. 18, 2002; Acts 2011, c. 356, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2020, c. 11, § 1, eff. March 7, 2020; Acts 2024, c. 1, § 1, eff. May 1, 2024.