(a) Original judgment. — Upon request of a person holding a judgment, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy to the clerk of the District Court in another county of this State and shall maintain a record of the transmittal. Upon receiving a certified copy of a judgment from another county, the receiving clerk shall record the judgment.
Rule 3-622.Transmittal to another county
District Court · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 13, 2026
In one sentenceA judgment holder can have a certified copy of a District Court judgment sent to another county for recording, and the clerks involved must stay in the loop if that judgment later changes.
Full Text of Rule 3-622
(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 and Rule 3-621 (c) (1) and to each circuit court clerk to whom a Notice of Lien of Judgment was transmitted pursuant to Rule 3-621.
Committee Note & Source
Source. This Rule is new.
Plain-English Summary
A District Court judgment entered in one county doesn't automatically carry weight in another. Rule 3-622 lets a judgment holder ask the clerk where the judgment was entered to transmit a certified copy to the District Court clerk in another county. The receiving clerk records it there, giving the holder a recorded judgment in a second county without filing a new lawsuit.
Because judgments can end up recorded in several places at once — through this rule, or through a Notice of Lien recorded under Rule 3-621(c)(1) — keeping every copy current matters. If a judgment is later vacated, modified, or satisfied, the clerk of the court that made those changes must send certified notice to every clerk who received a transmitted copy or a Notice of Lien. That way a debtor doesn't have to worry about an outdated judgment sitting on the books in a county they've never dealt with directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why transmit a judgment to another county?
It lets the judgment holder record and rely on the judgment where the debtor has assets or connections, without filing a new case there.
Does transmitting a judgment under this rule create a real estate lien?
No. Recording a transmitted copy in another county's District Court isn't the same as the lien process in Rule 3-621. To get a lien on land in that county, the holder still needs a Notice of Lien recorded with the circuit court.
What happens if the original judgment is later vacated or paid off?
The clerk who processed that change must notify every clerk who previously received a transmitted copy or a Notice of Lien, so the judgment's status stays accurate everywhere it's recorded.
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
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