Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 11-602
This is the official text of Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 11-602, part of Maryland’s Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings — governs court structure and civil procedure.
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§11–602.
Official statutory text
A sheriff may not levy by way of execution against a garnishee more than the amount the plaintiff makes appear to be the value of the property and credits attached in the hands of the garnishee, but in no event may the levied assets exceed the plaintiff’s debt and costs including the cost incurred to the plaintiff by the garnishee’s contest of the garnishment.
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