Section 15-103 - General liability for loss of valuables. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-103. General liability for loss of valuables.
 

(a)  Valuables not deposited with hotel.- A hotel is not liable for the loss, by robbery or otherwise, of a valuable belonging to a guest if: 

(1) the hotel provides a safe or other secure depository for keeping valuables of guests; 

(2) the guest does not deposit the valuable with the hotel for safekeeping; and 

(3) the loss does not result from the collusion or negligence of the hotel or its agent. 

(b)  Valuables deposited with hotel.-  

(1) A hotel is not liable for more than $300 for the loss of valuables that a guest deposits with the hotel for safekeeping unless, at the time of deposit, the guest shows the valuables to an agent of the hotel and declares a greater value to the agent. 

(2) A hotel need not accept for safekeeping valuables with a declared value of more than $1,000. 

(c)  Maximum liability.- A hotel is not liable for more than $1,000 for the loss of or damage to valuables belonging to a guest, whether or not the valuables were offered to or accepted by the hotel for safekeeping. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 71, § 3; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.]