# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 2. Court Personnel

### Subtitle 3. Sheriffs

#### Section 2-306

If a sheriff pays the plaintiff an amount ordered by the court as an amercement, he is entitled to the full benefit of the cause of action or judgment and may proceed against the defendant in any manner the plaintiff might have proceeded.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)