Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - GENERAL 13-807

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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
(a) A tax collector may file a notice of tax lien with the clerk of the circuit court for the county where the property that is subject to the lien is located.

(b) (1) On receipt of a notice of tax lien, the clerk of a circuit court promptly shall:

(i) record and index the lien; and

(ii) enter the lien in the judgment docket of the court.

(2) The docket entry shall include:

(i) the name of the person whose property is subject to the tax lien; and

(ii) the amount and date of the tax lien.