Section 11-512 – Injunction Against Sale of Personal Property Under Execution
If a sheriff is prevented by an injunction from selling personal property taken in execution, the court may order the return of the property taken to the party from whom it was taken, and the sheriff is not answerable to the plaintiff for failure to sell the property.
Section 11-513 – Forfeiture of Recognizance to Appear or Testify
(a) If a recognizance taken for the appearance of a person to answer or testify is forfeited, the State’s Attorney may order a writ of execution to be issued for the sum due on the recognizance. (b) If a writ of execution is issued against a person who failed to answer or testify, on the return of […]
Section 11-601 – Judgment Pleadable by Garnishee Against Defendant
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, if a judgment of condemnation is executed against a garnishee or the garnishee pays the judgment, he may plead the execution or payment in bar in an action brought against him by the defendant even though the judgment is later reversed or set aside. (b) The garnishee […]
Section 11-602 – Amount of Levy
A sheriff may not levy by way of execution against a garnishee more than the amount the plaintiff makes appear to be the value of the property and credits attached in the hands of the garnishee, but in no event may the levied assets exceed the plaintiff’s debt and costs including the cost incurred to […]
Section 11-404 – Examination in Aid of Enforcement of a Money Judgment
(a) This section applies to an examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment entered or recorded in a circuit court or in the District Court. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in ruling on a request by a judgment creditor for an examination in aid of enforcement, the court may not […]
Section 11-603 – Joint Property
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a garnishment against property held jointly by husband and wife, in a bank, trust company, credit union, savings bank, or savings and loan association or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries is not valid unless both owners of the property are judgment debtors. (2) Paragraph (1) of […]
Section 11-501 – Sale of Legal or Equitable Interest in Property
A sheriff or constable to whom any writ of execution is directed may seize and sell the legal or equitable interest of the defendant named in the writ in real or personal property. The sheriff or constable shall execute the writ, conduct the sale, and distribute the proceeds pursuant to rules adopted by the Court […]
Section 11-701 – Power of Court Over Judgments, Decrees, and Writs
The District Court has the same power to enforce, renew, revise, stay, set aside, or control its judgments, decrees and writs as any other court of record in the State.
Section 11-502 – Notice of Sale by Sheriff
(a) A sheriff shall give notice of the time, place, and terms of the sale of any property under execution before the property can be sold. (b) In the case of a sale of an interest in property, the notice shall be posted on the courthouse door or on a bulletin board in the immediate vicinity of […]
Section 11-702 – Issuance of Blank Execution Not Allowed
A judge of the District Court may not issue a blank execution on a judgment.