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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) 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)(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) 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Business Regulation § 15-103 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/business-regulation/md-code-bus-reg-sect-15-103/
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