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Thursday, July 14, 2016

Agencies Across the State Receive Grants to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence


Funds Will Help Law Enforcement Units Move Quickly to Protect Vulnerable Residents

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced Maryland will provide $189,533 in state funding to help protect victims of domestic violence. The Domestic Violence Unit Program allows local sheriffs and police departments to create specialized units to serve ex parte and protective orders, and to update and maintain state and federal domestic violence databases.

Ex parte orders are temporary protective orders, which can be put in place without requiring the presence of the respondent in court. The grant funds announced today are designed to reduce the time between the issuance of an ex parte or protective order and its entry into Maryland and national data systems.

“As governor, the safety and security of Marylanders is my top priority,” said Governor Hogan. “Protective orders are vitally important for victims of domestic violence. Serving these orders quickly and then immediately placing that information in our state and federal database are important steps in our goal to protect innocent victims of domestic violence.”

“Narrowing the amount of time it takes to serve a protective order and then enter it into a database can be essential to the safety of a victim of domestic violence,” said Glenn Fueston, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention. “These documents order a suspected abuser to stay away from the victim, or face legal consequences. A law enforcement officer can access the databases through their cruiser’s laptop or at their office and immediately know whether a person has been ordered to stay away from a victim.”


9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, Wicomico County is a leader in domestic violence.

Anonymous said...

The government must demasculinize the men.

Anonymous said...

Off topic but #RiceTrial ASA Bledsoe snapped at Judge Williams for what she claims was him "making a face" during her closing. Judge was not happy "that's just my face" he admonished.
He appears he may be at his end. He's now heard the same evidence 4x's. He clearly told the State in his Goodson opinion that he needed more to convict and they have once again failed to provide any more.

Anonymous said...

Somerset County did not get any money because no one gets found guilty.

Anonymous said...

This is why we should have the right to bear arms and conceal carry... Papers are not going to stop a nut job from killing someone!

Anonymous said...

Those with ex parte orders against them should wear an ankle bracelet that sounds to the police when they come within 100 yards of the victim, with a rapid, priority code 3 response to every violation.

Anonymous said...

P.G. County got zero , the worse county with domestic violence , Oh that's right , they don't need it , they steal enough from the county government.

Anonymous said...

Someone is gonna hit me or my kids one time. And one time only

Anonymous said...

Ex parte orders are very abused.