WHY THE ENTRY OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER AGAINST YOU COULD HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF YOU WERE CONVICTED OF A CRIME
Under Maryland Law, a Petition for a Protective Order, as well as the granting of a Temporary or Final Order, are part of civil procedure. In a protective order case, the Petitioner files for protection from the Respondent, and at the hearing the police and the Office of the States Attorney are not involved in [...]