Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 14-210
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 14-210
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- 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
(1) on its own initiative the court may:
(i) stay the execution of a judgment or order entered against the person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(ii) vacate or stay an attachment or garnishment of property, money, or debts held by another person, whether before or after judgment; and
(2) subject to subsection (c) of this section, on motion of the person in emergency management service, person suffering injury or damage, or another person acting on behalf of that person, the court shall:
(i) stay the execution of a judgment or order entered against the person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage; and
(ii) vacate or stay an attachment or garnishment of property, money, or debts held by another person, whether before or after judgment.
(b) This section applies to a proceeding in a court before or during the period that the person is, or within 60 days after the person ceased to be, a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.
(c) The court need not vacate or stay a judgment or order entered or sought under this section if the court finds that the ability of the defendant to comply with the judgment or order entered or sought was not materially affected because the defendant was a person in emergency management service or person suffering injury or damage.