# Human Services (GHU)

## Title 9. Juvenile Services

### Subtitle 4. Juvenile Services Facilities Capital Program

#### Section 9-405

(a) Before any State funds are paid for an approved project, the Department shall cause a notice of the State's right of recovery to be recorded in the land records of the county in which the property is located.

(b) The recording of the notice:

  (1) does not create a lien against the property; but

  (2) constitutes notice to any potential transferee, potential creditor, or other interested person that the State may obtain a lien under this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Hum. Servs. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)