2010 Maryland Code
PUBLIC SAFETY
TITLE 14 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Subtitle 10 - Riots
Section 14-1001 - Liability of county or municipal corporation for damages.
§ 14-1001. Liability of county or municipal corporation for damages.
(a) "Structure" defined.- In this section, "structure" means:
(1) a church, chapel, or convent;
(2) a dwelling;
(3) a building used or designed as a place to transact business or store property;
(4) a barn, stable, or other outbuilding; or
(5) a ship, shipyard, or lumberyard.
(b) Cause of action authorized.- Subject to § 14-1002 of this subtitle, if a structure or personal property is stolen, damaged, or destroyed in a riot, the injured party may recover actual damages sustained in a civil action against the county or municipal corporation of the State in which the riot occurred.
[An. Code 1957, art. 82, § 1; 2003, ch. 5, § 2.]
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