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§ 16-605. Hospital lien docket

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCommercial Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Commercial Law
Title 16. Statutory Liens on Personal Property
Subtitle 6. Hospital's Lien (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 16-605
§ 16-605. Hospital lien docket
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(a) The clerk of the circuit court shall provide a hospital lien docket. On the filing of a notice of lien under the provisions of this subtitle, the clerk shall enter in the hospital lien docket:
(1) The name of the injured patient;
(2) The name of the person alleged to be liable for the patient's injuries;
(3) The date of the accident; and
(4) The name of the hospital making the claim.
(b) The clerk shall index the hospital lien under the name of the injured patient.
(c) On presentation of a release of a lien, the clerk shall note in the docket the date when the release was filed and shall note on the release that it was recorded. A release bearing a note that it was recorded or a notation in the docket showing the release constitutes prima facie evidence of the release of the lien.
(d) The clerk shall collect not more than $2 for the filing, recording, and indexing of each lien. He also shall collect not more than $2 for filing a release of the lien and for noting the filing of the release in the docket and on the release.

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Added by Acts 1975, c. 49, § 3, eff. July 1, 1975.
Formerly Art. 63, § 50.
MD Code, Commercial Law, § 16-605, MD COML § 16-605
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.
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