Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-609

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(a) A judgment of restitution that a circuit court orders under Part I of this subtitle shall be recorded and indexed in the civil judgment index by the clerk of the circuit court as a money judgment as the Maryland Rules provide.

(b) A judgment of restitution that is recorded and indexed in the civil judgment index as a money judgment under subsection (a) of this section:

(1) in the county of entry of the judgment, is a lien from the date of entry in the amount of the judgment on the restitution obligor’s interest in land located in the county of the entry of the judgment; but

(2) in a county other than the county of entry of the judgment, is a lien from the date of recording in the amount of the judgment on the restitution obligor’s interest in land located in that county.