(a) A resident of this State may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction: (1) to recover, for the use of this State, a payment made in violation of this Division I or of a regulation adopted under it from the person who authorized or made the payment; (2) to enjoin a person, this State, or a unit of this State from authorizing a payment in violation of this Division I or of a regulation adopted under it; or (3) if a payroll authorization is provided for by law or regulation, to enjoin the Secretary from issuing a payroll authorization in violation of this Division I or of a regulation adopted under it. (b) In an action brought under this section, a judgment or other order may not be recorded as 'released' or 'satisfied' unless the Attorney General files with the court a notice of release or satisfaction.
Maryland Legal Code