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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="13-809" title_number="13" title_name="Procedure" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Collections">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A tax lien shall be first paid and satisfied from the proceeds of a sale of any property of a person liable for the tax.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a tax lien is not valid against any purchaser, holder of a security interest, mechanic’s lienor, or judgment lien creditor until notice of the tax lien has been filed under § 13-807 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Even if notice of a tax lien is filed, the lien is not valid against any claim described in § 6323(b), (c), or (d) of the Internal Revenue Code.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The rules and definitions in § 6323(e), (h), and (i) of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply in construing this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
