State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Courts-and-judicial-proceedings > Title-11 > Subtitle-5 > 11-501§ 11-501. Sale of legal or equitable interest in property.
A sheriff or constable to whom any writ of execution is directed may seize and sell the legal or equitable interest of the defendant named in the writ in real or personal property. The sheriff or constable shall execute the writ, conduct the sale, and distribute the proceeds pursuant to rules adopted by the Court of Appeals.
[An. Code 1957, art. 83, § 1; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1; 1983, ch. 224.]
