(a)(1) If a District Court decides to terminate a probation before a judgment of restitution has been recorded and indexed as a money judgment, the court shall direct the Clerk of the Court:
(i) to record and index the judgment of restitution as a money judgment and forward a notice of lien to the circuit court of the county of entry of judgment before terminating the probation; and
(ii) to forward a written notice to the person or governmental unit to whom the restitution obligor was ordered to pay restitution.
(2) The written notice shall state that:
(i) the judgment of restitution has been recorded and indexed as a money judgment in the District Court; and
(ii) a notice of lien has been forwarded to the circuit court of the county of entry of judgment.
Money judgments recorded and indexed
(b) Subject to the Maryland Rules, unless a restitution obligor pays complete restitution, termination of probation by a court does not affect a money judgment that has been recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle.
Credits
Added by Acts 2001, c. 10, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 512, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
