MD HB929

Adds a third pathway for issuing permanent protective orders by allowing an individual to consent to having a permanent protective order issued against them

Previously, permanent protective orders required either a 5-year sentence for the original abuse or a 5-year sentence for abuse committed during an existing protective order, plus at least 12 months served

The consent option joins the existing requirements that an interim, temporary, or final protective order must already exist against the individual

Relief granted in consent-based permanent protective orders is limited to the same relief available in the original protective order

Effective October 1, 2025; approved by Governor Wes Moore on May 13, 2025