Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 15-501
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 15-501
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
(a) It is unlawful for a creditor who is a citizen of the State to assign or transfer a claim against a resident of the State:
(1) For the purpose of having the claim collected by attachment in a court outside the State; or
(2) With the intent to deprive the debtor of his rights under the laws of the State which exempt his wages or property from execution.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply if the creditor, the debtor, or the person owing the money to be attached is not within the jurisdiction of the courts of this State.