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Terms Used In Maryland Code, NATURAL RESOURCES 8-728

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Sections 8-729 through 8-736 of this subtitle do not apply to or affect:

(1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the vessel;

(2) A lien given by statute to the United States, the State, or any political subdivision of the State;

(3) A security interest in a vessel during any period in which the vessel is inventory held for sale or lease by a person or leased by that person as lessor and that person is in the business of selling vessels;

(4) Any lien arising out of an attachment of a vessel;

(5) Any security interest claimed on proceeds, as defined in § 9-102(a)(65) of the Commercial Law Article, if the original security interest did not have to be noted on the certificate of title in order to be perfected; or

(6) Any vessel for which a certificate of title is not required under this subtitle.