Rule 2-623. Recording of a Judgment of Another Court and District Court Notice of Lien

(a) Judgment of Another Court

(1) Generally Subject to subsection (a)(2) of this Rule, upon receiving a copy of a judgment of another court, certified or authenticated in accordance with these Rules or statutes of this State, or of the United States, the clerk shall record and index the judgment if it was entered by (A) the Supreme Court, (B) the Appellate Court, (C) another circuit court of this State, (D) a court of the United States, or (E) any other court whose judgments are entitled to full faith and credit in this State. Upon recording a judgment received from a person other than the clerk of the court of entry, the receiving clerk shall notify the clerk of the court of entry.

(2) Foreign Judgment At the time a foreign judgment as defined in Code, Courts Article, § 11-801 is filed, the judgment creditor shall file an affidavit in compliance with Code, Courts Article, § 11-803(a). Upon receipt of the affidavit, the clerk shall mail to the judgment debtor the notice required by Code, Courts Article, § 11-803(b) and make a docket entry notation of the mailing.

(b) District Court Notice of Lien Upon receiving a certified copy of a Notice of Lien from the District Court pursuant to Rule 3-621, the clerk shall record and index the notice in the same manner as a judgment.

Committee Notes

Cross reference: For enforcement of foreign judgments, see Code, Courts Article, §§ 11-801 through 11-807. For provisions governing the stay of enforcement of a judgment, see Rule 2-632. Source: This Rule is in part derived from former Rule 619 a and in part new.