Md. Rule 3-601 (2026)

(a) When Entered. Upon a decision by the court denying or granting relief, the court shall enter the judgment promptly. When a money judgment is awarded in an action commenced on or after October 1, 2025, the court shall state whether the complaint indicated that a money judgment for medical debt was sought.

Cross reference: See Code, Courts Article, § 11-402(b) for the requirement to indicate whether a money judgment is sought for medical debt. See Code, Real Property Article, § 14-203.1 for the definition of “medical debt.”

(b) Applicability--Method of Entry--Availability to the Public.

(1) Applicability. Section (b) of this Rule applies to judgments entered on and after July 1, 2015.

(2) Entry. The clerk shall enter a judgment by making an entry on the docket of the electronic case management system used by that court along with such description of the judgment as the clerk deems appropriate.

(3) Availability to the Public. Unless shielding is required by law or court order, the docket entry and the date of the entry shall be available to the public through the CaseSearch feature on the Judiciary's website and in accordance with Rules 16-903 and 16-904.

(c) Advice to Judgment Holder. Upon entering a judgment for a sum certain, except in Baltimore City, the court shall advise the judgment holder of the right to obtain a lien on real property pursuant to Rule 3-621.

(d) Recording and Indexing. Promptly after entry, the clerk shall record and index the judgment, except a judgment denying all relief without costs, in the judgment records of the court.

(e) Date of Judgment. On and after July 1, 2015, regardless of the date a judgment was signed, the date of the judgment is the date that the clerk enters the judgment on the electronic case management system docket in accordance with section (b) of this Rule. The date of a judgment entered prior to July 1, 2015 is computed in accordance with the Rules in effect when the judgment was entered.

Source: This Rule is derived as follows:

Section (a) is new and is derived from the 1963 version of Fed. R. Civ. P. 58.

Section (b) is new.

Section (c) is derived from former M.D.R. 619 b.

Section (d) is new.

Section (e) is new.

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[Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984. Amended May 25, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984; Oct. 31, 2002, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Nov. 12, 2003, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; March 2, 2015, eff. July 1, 2015; June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016; June 29, 2020, eff. Aug. 1, 2020; Feb. 23, 2026, eff. July 1, 2026.]