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2021 Maryland Statutes
Public Safety
Title 14 - Emergency Management
Subtitle 10 - Riots
Section 14-1001 - Liability of County or Municipal Corporation for Damages

Universal Citation:
MD. Public Safety Code Ann. § 14-1001 (2021)
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    (a)    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)    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.

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