Any person who causes any fire by violating § 5-704(a) or (b) or § 5-712 of this subtitle is liable to the State and county where the fire occurs in an action for debt to the full amount of all expenses incurred by the State or county in fighting and extinguishing the fire.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 7 - Fire Hazards; Prevention and Abatement
Section 5-702 - Expenses of Extinguishing Fires
Section 5-703 - Notices as to Forest Fires and Trespass Laws
Section 5-704 - Maliciously or Negligently Setting Fires; Duty to Report Fire
Section 5-705 - Civil Liability for Causing Fires
Section 5-706 - State's Attorneys to Enforce Provisions of Part I of Subtitle