Terms Used In Maryland Code, COMMERCIAL LAW 15-602

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
(a) When an attachment is levied against the wages of a judgment debtor, it shall constitute a lien on all attachable wages that are payable at the time the attachment is served or which become payable until the judgment, interest, and costs, as specified in the attachment, are satisfied.

(b) Any waiver of the limitations contained in § 15-601.1(b)(1) and (2) of this subtitle is void.