Judgment enforcement starts after a 10-day wait; three collection ways are wage garnishment, bank account garnishment, and seizing property

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Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals)
The court order requiring the other person to pay you is called a judgment. It is automatically recorded in the court that heard your case. You usually have to wait 10 days before you can take further legal action to enforce the judgment. Garnishing the other person's wages; Garnishing the other person's bank account; or Seizing the other person's personal property or real estate. You must file documents with the court and provide the other person with copies of all motions or correspondence you file with the court in order to garnish or seize money or property. (as published)

Published enforcement procedure after a money judgment: the judgment is automatically recorded in the court that heard the case, further enforcement action usually waits 10 days, and collection proceeds by garnishing wages, garnishing a bank account, or seizing personal property or real estate by filing documents with the court.

court level: District Court
case type: judgments and liens
county: —
Case types covered (traffic, criminal, civil, judgments and liens, estate, appeals): The court order requiring the other person to pay you is called a judgment. It is automatically recorded in the court that heard your case. You usually have to wait 10 days before you can take further legal action to enforce the judgment. Garnishing the other person's wages; Garnishing the other person's bank account; or Seizing the other person's personal property or real estate. You must file documents with the court and provide the other person with copies of all motions or correspondence you file with the court in order to garnish or seize money or property. (as published)
Source: Maryland Courts Self-Help: Collecting on a Judgment (10-day wait, 3 ways to collect, forms)(retrieved 2026-10-17)

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