§ 10-141. Recording the lien

   (a) Notice to circuit court clerk. -- The Administration may file a notice of a child support lien with the clerk of a circuit court.

(b) Duty of circuit court clerk. --

   (1) On receipt of a notice of a child support lien, the clerk of a circuit court 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 child support lien; and

      (ii) the amount and date of the child support lien.

(c) Effect of filing. --

   (1) From the date on which a child support lien is filed, the child support lien has the full force and effect of a judgment lien.

   (2) A child support lien established under this Part IV of this subtitle may be enforced in accordance with the Maryland Rules.

HISTORY: 1997, ch. 609, § 1; 1998, ch. 21, § 1.