(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.
Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.