(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)   includes the telephone number of a local domestic violence program that
receives funding from the Department of Human Resources; and
    (2)   states that:
      (i)   the victim may request that a District Court commissioner file a
criminal charging document against the alleged abuser;
      (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;
      (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
      (iv)   the victim may obtain a copy of the incident report, as provided under
§ 4-503.1 of this Part I of this subtitle.
  (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.
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