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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 1 - Judgments -- Miscellaneous|Section 11-112 - Reduction of Amount Payable in Subrogation Claim to Payor for Health Care Benefits or Services Paid on Behalf of Injured Person

    (a)    In this section, “payor” has the same meaning stated in § 19-132 of the Health - General Article.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies to any right of subrogation under a contract or applicable law for payment of health care benefits or services for an injured person paid or payable by a payor or under any system of self-insurance or indemnification for health care expenses, if the amount of the subrogee’s claim as determined under subsection (c) of this section is voluntarily paid by the injured person from the injured person’s recovery in a claim for personal injury.        (2)    This section does not apply to a voluntary reduction of a subrogation claim by a payor that exceeds the reduction of the subrogation claim described in subsection (c) of this section.    (c)    (1)    Unless a subrogee files a petition to intervene in the personal injury action and is independently represented by counsel, in a subrogation claim arising out of a claim for personal injury, the amount permitted to be recovered by a payor for health care benefits or services paid or payable on behalf of the injured person shall be reduced by the amount that is determined by:            (i)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, dividing the amount of the total recovery in the claim for personal injury into the total amount of the attorney’s fees incurred by the injured person for services rendered in connection with the injured person’s claim; and            (ii)    Multiplying the result under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph by the amount of the payor’s subrogation claim.        (2)    The percentage under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection may not exceed one-third.    (d)    A payor has no obligation to advise an injured person or an attorney for the injured person of the injured person’s right to a reduction of the subrogation claim described in subsection (c) of this section.    (e)    On written request by a payor, an injured person or an attorney for the injured person who demands a reduction of the subrogation claim described in subsection (c) of this section shall provide the payor with a certification by the injured person that states the amount of the attorney’s fees incurred by the injured person for services rendered in connection with the injured person’s claim.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 2 - Measure of Damages|Section 11-201 - Judgment for Amount Due on Bond, Bill, Covenant, or Contract

    If an action is brought for the penalty of any bond, bill, covenant, or contract with penalty, the judgment shall be for the amount due.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 2 - Measure of Damages|Section 11-202 - Abstracting Minerals From Plaintiff's Land

    (a)    In the absence of fraud, negligence, or willful trespass, the measure of damages for the wrongful working and abstracting of another’s minerals is the value to the person from whose property they were taken at the time of the taking of the minerals in their native state, before severance.    (b)    If the minerals were abstracted furtively or in bad faith the measure of damages is the value of the minerals ready for market without allowance for labor and expenses.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 2 - Measure of Damages|Section 11-203 - Bond of Clerk or Register

    (a)    In an action on the bond of the clerk of a court or register of wills, the measure of damages is the sum the clerk or register charged for the services he has not performed.    (b)    If a person sustains special damages because the clerk or register fails to perform the services requested, the person shall be compensated for the special damages in addition to the clerk’s fees.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 3 - Automobile Liability Claims|Section 11-301 - Interest on Automobile Liability Claims

    (a)    In an action for bodily injury arising from the operation of a motor vehicle in which a money judgment is entered in favor of the plaintiff, the court may assess interest against the defendant at the rate of not more than 10 percent per annum on the amount of judgment from a time not earlier than the time the action was filed if it finds that the defendant caused unnecessary delay in having the action ready or set for trial.    (b)    For the purposes of this section, a delay caused by the defendant’s insurer or counsel is deemed an unnecessary delay caused by the defendant.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 4 - Judgment Liens|Section 11-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Court” means a court of law or a court of equity and includes the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, the Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, and the District Court of Maryland.    (c)    (1)    “Money judgment” means a judgment determining that a specified amount of money is immediately payable to the judgment creditor.        (2)    “Money judgment” does not include a judgment mandating the payment of money.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 4 - Judgment Liens|Section 11-402 - Judgment Constitutes Lien

    (a)    In this section, “land” means real property or any interest in or appurtenant to real property.    (b)    If indexed and recorded as prescribed by the Maryland Rules, a money judgment of a court constitutes a lien to the amount and from the date of the judgment on the judgment debtor’s interest in land located in the county in which the judgment was rendered except a lease from year to year or for a term of not more than five years and not renewable.    (c)    If indexed and recorded as prescribed by the Maryland Rules, a money judgment constitutes a lien on the judgment debtor’s interest in land located in a county other than the county in which the judgment was originally entered, except a lease from year to year or for a term not more than five years and not renewable.    (d)    Promptly after the entry of an order of satisfaction or the filing of a written statement by a judgment creditor with the clerk of the court that a judgment of a court has been satisfied, the clerk of the court shall make an entry of the word “satisfied” on the horizontal line in the judgment record where the lien is indexed.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 4 - Judgment Liens|Section 11-403 - Lien on Personal Property

    A writ of execution on a money judgment does not become a lien on the personal property of the defendant until an actual levy is made. The lien extends only to the property included in the levy.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 4 - Judgment Liens|Section 11-404 - Examination in Aid of Enforcement of a Money Judgment

    (a)    This section applies to an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered or recorded in a circuit court or in the District Court.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in ruling on a request by a judgment creditor for an examination in aid of enforcement, the court may not require the judgment creditor to show that good cause exists for the examination.        (2)    The court may require a judgment creditor to show that good cause exists for the examination of a person if the court granted a request by the judgment creditor for an examination of the same person within the previous 12 months.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-501 - Sale of Legal or Equitable Interest in Property

    A sheriff or constable to whom any writ of execution is directed may seize and sell the legal or equitable interest of the defendant named in the writ in real or personal property. The sheriff or constable shall execute the writ, conduct the sale, and distribute the proceeds pursuant to rules adopted by the Court of Appeals.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-502 - Notice of Sale by Sheriff

    (a)    A sheriff shall give notice of the time, place, and terms of the sale of any property under execution before the property can be sold.    (b)    In the case of a sale of an interest in property, the notice shall be posted on the courthouse door or on a bulletin board in the immediate vicinity of the door of the courthouse and printed in a newspaper, published in the county where the property is located at least:        (1)    Ten days before the sale of personal property; or        (2)    20 days before the sale of real property.    (c)    If the sheriff gives notice by publication in a newspaper, he may recover the costs of publication from the defendant. If the defendant is unable to pay the costs, the sheriff may recover the costs of publication from the plaintiff.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-503 - Employment of Auctioneers

    (a)    Except in Harford County, if a sheriff is required to sell real or personal property as part of his official duties, he may employ an auctioneer of his choice and charge the costs of the sale to the debtor.    (b)    If the Sheriff of Harford County employs an auctioneer, the debtor is primarily liable, but if the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover the costs, the creditor is liable for the balance of the costs.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-505 - Ratification of Sheriff's Sale

    In addition to any other requirement under the Maryland Rules, before the court may ratify a sheriff’s sale of real property under levy pursuant to a writ of execution, the judgment creditor who requested the issuance of the writ shall provide to the court a copy of the public assessment record for the real property kept by the supervisor of assessments in accordance with § 2-211 of the Tax - Property Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-506 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-506 - Waiver of Exemptions

    (a)    If the defendant has waived his exemptions, the court shall enter the waiver on the docket and on the writ, but failure to make the entry does not affect the validity of the waiver.    (b)    The court may strike out or invalidate a waiver for sufficient reasons.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-507 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-507 - Exemptions Not to Impair Certain Liens

    The provisions of this subtitle relative to exemptions do not impair a:         (1)    Vendor’s purchase money lien on land;        (2)    Mechanics’ lien;        (3)    Tax lien;        (4)    Mortgage; deed of trust; or other security interest.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-508 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-508 - Sale of Property Which Cannot Be Divided

    (a)    If the appraiser determines that the defendant’s property cannot be divided to satisfy a judgment without loss to the defendant, the sheriff shall sell the property. After the sale, the defendant is entitled to $100 from the proceeds of sale.    (b)    The sheriff may not sell the property if the proceeds of sale would be less than $100.    (c)    This section applies only when a single parcel of land or single item of personal property is levied on.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-509 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-509 - Conveyance to Purchaser by Sheriff

    If a sheriff sells any interest of the defendant in any property, he shall convey it to the purchaser upon payment of the purchase price.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-510 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-510 - Court May Order Sheriff to Bring Money Into Court

    (a)    If a sheriff states in his return that he seized property of the defendant which remains unsold, or that the defendant has satisfied the judgment mentioned in the process in whole or in part, the court, on motion of the plaintiff, may order the sheriff to bring the money into court or show cause for the failure to do so.    (b)    If the sheriff fails to bring into court the amount of the judgment due the plaintiff, the court may enter judgment against the sheriff in the amount of the claim, if the court is satisfied that the sheriff received the debt from the defendant and that his return is false.    (c)    A remedy granted under this section does not prejudice the plaintiff’s right to proceed against the sheriff’s bond.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-511 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-511 - Dispute as to Proceeds

    (a)    If a dispute exists as to the distribution of the proceeds of a sheriff’s sale, the sheriff may file one or more returns.    (b)    The court may ratify one of the returns, or may direct the sheriff to file further returns.    (c)    The ratification of a return under this section is a final order.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-512 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-512 - Injunction Against Sale of Personal Property Under Execution

    If a sheriff is prevented by an injunction from selling personal property taken in execution, the court may order the return of the property taken to the party from whom it was taken, and the sheriff is not answerable to the plaintiff for failure to sell the property.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-513 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 5 - Execution|Section 11-513 - Forfeiture of Recognizance to Appear or Testify

    (a)    If a recognizance taken for the appearance of a person to answer or testify is forfeited, the State’s Attorney may order a writ of execution to be issued for the sum due on the recognizance.    (b)    If a writ of execution is issued against a person who failed to answer or testify, on the return of the execution he may file any plea to the execution which would be good and sufficient to a scire facias if a scire facias had issued on the recognizance.    (c)    If the plea is determined in favor of the person who filed the plea, he shall be discharged from the forfeiture. However, he may not be discharged from the execution before a hearing on the plea unless he:        (1)    Pays or satisfies the execution;        (2)    Gives a bond payable to the State; or        (3)    Enters into a recognizance in court with security in double amount of the forfeiture and costs due on the execution with condition to appear and plead in discharge of the execution, and abide by and fulfill the judgment on the recognizance.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 6 - Plea in Bar by Garnishee Against Defendant|Section 11-601 - Judgment Pleadable by Garnishee Against Defendant

    (a)    Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, if a judgment of condemnation is executed against a garnishee or the garnishee pays the judgment, he may plead the execution or payment in bar in an action brought against him by the defendant even though the judgment is later reversed or set aside.    (b)    The garnishee may not plead the execution or payment if at the time of execution or payment the judgment or its execution is stayed by order of court.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-602 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 6 - Plea in Bar by Garnishee Against Defendant|Section 11-602 - Amount of Levy

    A sheriff may not levy by way of execution against a garnishee more than the amount the plaintiff makes appear to be the value of the property and credits attached in the hands of the garnishee, but in no event may the levied assets exceed the plaintiff’s debt and costs including the cost incurred to the plaintiff by the garnishee’s contest of the garnishment.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 6 - Plea in Bar by Garnishee Against Defendant|Section 11-603 - Joint Property

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a garnishment against property held jointly by husband and wife, in a bank, trust company, credit union, savings bank, or savings and loan association or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries is not valid unless both owners of the property are judgment debtors.        (2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply unless the property is held in an account that was established as a joint account prior to the date of entry of judgment giving rise to the garnishment.    (b)    (1)    A garnishment against property held in a bank, trust company, credit union, savings bank, or savings and loan association, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries, by one person in trust for that person and another person or persons, is not valid unless all of the persons are judgment debtors.        (2)    A garnishment against property held in a bank, trust company, credit union, savings bank, or savings and loan association, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries, by one or more persons in trust for another person or persons, is not valid unless all of the persons are judgment debtors.        (3)    A garnishment against property held in a bank, trust company, credit union, savings bank, or savings and loan association, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries, to be payable on the death of one or more persons to another person or persons, is not valid unless all of the persons are judgment debtors.    (c)    (1)    Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section and regardless of the relationship between or among the persons, if property held in an account in the name of 2 or more persons at a bank, trust company, credit union, savings bank, or savings and loan association or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries is garnished, and fewer than all of the persons named on the account are the judgment debtors, the garnishee may answer the writ of garnishment by stating:            (i)    That the property is held in an account at the garnishee in the name of 2 or more persons, 1 or more of whom but fewer than all of whom, are judgment debtors; and            (ii)    The amount held in the account at the time the writ of garnishment was served on the garnishee.        (2)    If the garnishee answers as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the garnishee shall hold the lesser of the amount of the judgment or the amount in the account subject to an entry of a court order releasing the property held by the garnishee or a final judgment in the garnishment proceeding.        (3)    If the garnishee answers and holds property as provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the garnishee may not be held liable to the judgment creditor or to any person named on the account for wrongful dishonor or for any other claim relating to the garnishment.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-701 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 7 - District Court|Section 11-701 - Power of Court Over Judgments, Decrees, and Writs

    The District Court has the same power to enforce, renew, revise, stay, set aside, or control its judgments, decrees and writs as any other court of record in the State.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-702 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 7 - District Court|Section 11-702 - Issuance of Blank Execution Not Allowed

    A judge of the District Court may not issue a blank execution on a judgment.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 7 - District Court|Section 11-703 - Entry of Judgment

    A judgment of the District Court shall be entered within three days of rendition.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 8 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act|Section 11-801 - "Foreign Judgment" Defined

    In this subtitle, “foreign judgment” means a judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court that is entitled to full faith and credit in this State.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  11-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 11 - Judgments|Subtitle 8 - Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act|Section 11-802 - Filing

    (a)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, a copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with an act of Congress or statutes of this State may be filed in the office of the clerk of a circuit court.            (ii)    If the face amount of the judgment is $2,500 or less, the copy shall be filed with the clerk of the District Court.            (iii)    If the face amount of the judgment is not more than a jurisdictional amount described in § 4-401 of this article, but more than $2,500, the copy may be filed either with the clerk of the District Court or in the office of the clerk of a circuit court.        (2)    The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the court in which the foreign judgment is filed.    (b)    A filed foreign judgment has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings for reopening, vacating, staying, enforcing, or satisfying as a judgment of the court in which it is filed.