Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 10 - Riots
Section 14-1001 - Liability of County or Municipal Corporation for Damages

(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.