(a) Original judgment. — Upon request of a person holding a judgment, the clerk shall provide that person with a certified copy of the judgment or shall transmit a certified copy to the clerk of another circuit court of this State and shall maintain a record of the transmittal.
Rule 2-622.Transmittal to another court
Circuit Court · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 13, 2026
In one sentenceRule 2-622 requires the clerk to send a certified copy of a judgment to another circuit court on request, and to notify every court that received one if the judgment is later vacated, modified, or satisfied.
Full Text of Rule 2-622
(b) When judgment vacated, modified, or satisfied. — When a judgment is vacated, modified, or satisfied, the clerk shall transmit a certified notice of that action to each clerk to whom a certified copy of the judgment was transmitted pursuant to section (a) of this Rule or from whom a notice of recording of the judgment has been received pursuant to Rule 2-623.
Committee Note & Source
Source. This Rule is new.
Plain-English Summary
A judgment holder who wants a judgment to reach property in another county can ask the clerk of the entering court for a certified copy — either to keep or to have the clerk transmit it directly to the clerk of another circuit court. The clerk keeps a record of every transmittal made this way, which matters because that certified copy is what allows the receiving court to record and index the judgment locally under Rule 2-623(a), creating a lien there.
The obligation doesn't end at transmittal. If the judgment is later vacated, modified, or satisfied, the clerk of the entering court has to send certified notice of that change to every clerk who received a transmitted copy, as well as to any clerk who separately reported recording the judgment under Rule 2-623. That keeps the judgment record accurate wherever it was sent, so a satisfied debt doesn't keep showing up as an active lien in another county.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why would a judgment holder want the judgment transmitted to another court?
To have it recorded and indexed there under Rule 2-623(a), which creates a lien on the defendant's property in that county.
What happens if a transmitted judgment is later paid off?
The clerk of the court where the judgment was entered must send certified notice of the satisfaction to every court that received a copy, so those records no longer reflect an outstanding lien.
Does the clerk keep track of where a judgment has been sent?
Yes. The clerk maintains a record of each transmittal made under this rule.
Source & verification. Rule text, Committee Note, Source note, and
amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Maryland Rules, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Maryland. Last verified July 13, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: transmit judgment to another countycertified copy of judgment marylandtransfer judgment to another circuit courtnotice of judgment satisfied transmittal