# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 7. Costs, Fines, and Forfeitures

### Subtitle 4. Miscellaneous

#### Section 7-401

(a) For examination of a judgment debtor by a standing commissioner or examiner, the clerk of a court shall collect in advance from the plaintiff the following fees:

  (1) If a judgment or decree does not exceed $200 -- $5;

  (2) If a judgment or decree exceeds $200, but does not exceed $1,000 -- $10;

  (3) If a judgment or decree exceeds $1,000 -- $15.

(b) The plaintiff shall initially pay stenographic fees in supplementary proceedings. The fees shall be taxed as costs.

(c) All costs in supplementary proceedings shall be taxed to the defendant.

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