(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Part I of this subtitle and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a victim or other person or governmental unit may not execute on a judgment recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle if the restitution obligor:
(1) files a motion under the Maryland Rules to stay execution of the judgment of restitution and the motion has not been decided by the court; and
(2) challenges the conviction, sentence, or judgment of restitution by:
(i) filing an appeal in a State court or in federal court;
(ii) applying for leave to appeal following a plea of guilty in a circuit court;
(iii) filing a motion for exercise of revisory power by the sentencing court under the Maryland Rules;
(iv) filing an application for review of criminal sentence under Title 8 of this article; or
(v) filing a notice for in banc review under the Maryland Rules.
(b) If a restitution obligor has complied with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and the court has not yet ruled on the request for a stay, a person or governmental unit may not execute on a judgment recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle until a court issues a final judgment that upholds the conviction, sentence, or judgment of restitution.
(c) A person or governmental unit may not execute on a judgment recorded and indexed under Part I of this subtitle until the time has expired in which a restitution obligor may file any of the actions listed under subsection (a)(2)(i) through (v) of this section.
(d) The judgment of restitution may be enforced in the same way that a monetary judgment is enforced.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 11 - Victims and Witnesses
Subtitle 6 - Restitution and Other Payments
Section 11-601 - Defined Terms
Section 11-602 - Persons Who May Act on Behalf of Victim
Section 11-603 - Restitution Determination
Section 11-604 - Payers of Restitution
Section 11-605 - When Restitution Need Not Be Ordered
Section 11-606 - Payment of Restitution
Section 11-607 - Compliance With Restitution Judgment
Section 11-608 - Recording and Indexing of Judgment
Section 11-609 - Judgment of Circuit Court
Section 11-610 - Judgment of District Court
Section 11-611 - No Costs for Recording or Indexing
Section 11-612 - Termination of Judgment or Probation
Section 11-613 - Stay of Execution of Sentence
Section 11-614 - Notification of Victims of Right to Restitution
Section 11-615 - Legally Sufficient Evidence at Restitution Hearing
Section 11-616 - Overdue Restitution
Section 11-617 - Earnings Withholding Orders