2016 Maryland Code
Public Safety
Title 14 - Emergency Management
Subtitle 10 - Riots
§ 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.