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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="13-810" title_number="13" title_name="Procedure" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Collections">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If a tax lien is not satisfied or released on or before the 15th day after the notice of the lien is filed, recorded, and indexed under § 13-807 of this subtitle, a qualified attorney who is a regular salaried employee of the Comptroller or, at the request of the tax collector, the Attorney General may bring an action in a court of the State to enforce the lien.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The following persons shall be made parties to the proceeding:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>each person who has a lien on the property that is sought to be subjected to the proceedings; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>each person who claims a right to or an interest in the property that is sought to be subjected to the proceedings.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The court, acting without a jury, shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>adjudicate all matters involved in the proceedings; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>determine the merits of all claims or liens.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the claim or interest of the State is established, the court may order:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a sale of the property or rights to property; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a distribution of any proceeds of sale in accordance with the interests of the parties and the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
