Section 11-502 - Notice of sale by sheriff. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-502. Notice of sale by sheriff.
 

(a)  Required.- A sheriff shall give notice of the time, place, and terms of the sale of any property under execution before the property can be sold. 

(b)  Posting and publication.- In the case of a sale of an interest in property, the notice shall be posted on the courthouse door or on a bulletin board in the immediate vicinity of the door of the courthouse and printed in a newspaper, published in the county where the property is located at least: 

(1) Ten days before the sale of personal property; or 

(2) 20 days before the sale of real property. 

(c)  Liability for cost of publication.- If the sheriff gives notice by publication in a newspaper, he may recover the costs of publication from the defendant. If the defendant is unable to pay the costs, the sheriff may recover the costs of publication from the plaintiff. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83, §§ 3, 5; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1; 1974, ch. 691, § 8; 1975, ch. 366, § 2; 2002, ch. 19, § 1.]