(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) "Commissioner" means a District Court commissioner appointed in accordance with Article IV, § 41G of the Maryland Constitution. (c) "Court" means the District Court of Maryland. (d) "Employee" means: (1) An individual who is employed by an employer; or (2) A volunteer or an independent contractor who performs services for an employer at the employer's workplace. (e) (1) "Employer" means a person engaged in a business, an industry, a profession, a trade, or any other enterprise in the State. (2) "Employer" includes a person that acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee. (f) "Final peace order" means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3- 1505 of this subtitle. (g) "Interim peace order" means an order that a commissioner issues under this subtitle pending a hearing by a judge on a petition. (h) "Military protection order" means a protection order issued in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 1567 by a commanding officer against a person under the officer's command in: (1) Any branch of the uniformed services of the United States; (2) The Maryland National Guard; or (3) The national guard of any other state. (i) "Petitioner" means an individual who files a petition under § 3-1503 of this subtitle. (j) "Residence" includes the yard, grounds, outbuildings, and common areas surrounding the residence. (k) "Respondent" means an individual alleged in a petition to have committed an act specified in § 3-1503(a) of this subtitle against a petitioner or a petitioner's employee. (l) "Temporary peace order" means a peace order issued by a judge under § 3-1504 of this subtitle.
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