Title 11. Judgments — Subtitle 4. Judgment Liens
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-401 (2026)
Title 11. Judgments
Subtitle 4. Judgment Liens
§ 11–401LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(b)
“Court” means a court of law or a court of equity and includes the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Appellate Court of Maryland, a circuit court of a county or Baltimore City, and the District Court of Maryland.
(c)
(1)
“Money judgment” means a judgment determining that a specified amount of money is immediately payable to the judgment creditor.
(2)
“Money judgment” does not include a judgment mandating the payment of money.
Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-402 (2026)
Title 11. Judgments
Subtitle 4. Judgment Liens
§ 11–402LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)
“Land” means real property or any interest in or appurtenant to real property.
(3)
“Medical debt” has the meaning stated in § 14–203.1 of the Real Property Article.
(b)
(1)
A complaint seeking a money judgment shall indicate whether the judgment sought is for medical debt.
(2)
A complaint seeking a money judgment for medical debt shall include the address of the primary residence of the defendant.
(c)
If indexed and recorded as prescribed by the Maryland Rules, a money judgment of a court constitutes a lien to the amount and from the date of the judgment on the judgment debtor’s interest in land located in the county in which the judgment was rendered except:
(1)
For a lease from year to year or for a term of not more than five years and not renewable; and
(2)
As provided in § 14–203.1 of the Real Property Article.
(d)
If indexed and recorded as prescribed by the Maryland Rules, a money judgment constitutes a lien on the judgment debtor’s interest in land located in a county other than the county in which the judgment was originally entered, except:
(1)
For a lease from year to year or for a term not more than five years and not renewable; and
(2)
As provided in § 14–203.1 of the Real Property Article.
(e)
Promptly after the entry of an order of satisfaction or the filing of a written statement by a judgment creditor with the clerk of the court that a judgment of a court has been satisfied, the clerk of the court shall make an entry of the word “satisfied” on the horizontal line in the judgment record where the lien is indexed.
Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-403 (2026)
Title 11. Judgments
Subtitle 4. Judgment Liens
§ 11–403LinkCopy Citation
A writ of execution on a money judgment does not become a lien on the personal property of the defendant until an actual levy is made. The lien extends only to the property included in the levy.
Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 11-404 (2026)
Title 11. Judgments
Subtitle 4. Judgment Liens
§ 11–404LinkCopy Citation
(a)
This section applies to an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered or recorded in a circuit court or in the District Court.
(b)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in ruling on a request by a judgment creditor for an examination in aid of enforcement, the court may not require the judgment creditor to show that good cause exists for the examination.
(2)
The court may require a judgment creditor to show that good cause exists for the examination of a person if the court granted a request by the judgment creditor for an examination of the same person within the previous 12 months.