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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-612

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) (1) If a District Court decides to terminate a probation before a judgment of restitution has been recorded and indexed as a money judgment, the court shall direct the Clerk of the Court:

(i) to record and index the judgment of restitution as a money judgment and forward a notice of lien to the circuit court of the county of entry of judgment before terminating the probation; and

(ii) to forward a written notice to the person or governmental unit to whom the restitution obligor was ordered to pay restitution.

(2) The written notice shall state that:

(i) the judgment of restitution has been recorded and indexed as a money judgment in the District Court; and

(ii) a notice of lien has been forwarded to the circuit court of the county of entry of judgment.

(b) Subject to the Maryland Rules, unless a restitution obligor pays complete restitution, termination of probation by a court does not affect a money judgment that has been recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle.