Section 10-206 - Lien on earnings. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-206. Lien on earnings.
 

(a)  Establishment of lien.- An order to pay support under this subtitle is a lien on the earnings of the accused individual. 

(b)  Notice by support enforcement agency.- The court shall send a certified copy of each order that establishes a lien on earnings to the appropriate support enforcement agency. The support enforcement agency shall notify the individual's employer of the lien. 

(c)  Duties of employer.- On receipt of notice of the lien from the support enforcement agency, the employer shall: 

(1) on a regular basis, deduct the amount of the lien from the individual's earnings; and 

(2) send the deducted amount to the support enforcement agency. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 88; 1984, ch. 296, § 2.]