Md. Code, Natural Resources § 5-1106
This is the official text of Md. Code, Natural Resources § 5-1106, part of Maryland’s Code, Natural Resources — governs parks, wildlife, and natural resource management.
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§5–1106.
Official statutory text
(a) The provisions of this subtitle do not limit in any way any liability which otherwise exists for:
(1) Willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity; or
(2) Except as provided in § 5–1109(a)(2) of this subtitle, injury suffered where the owner of the land charges the person who enters or goes on the land for recreational or educational use.
(b) If land is leased to the State or any of its political subdivisions, any consideration the owner receives for the lease is not a charge within the meaning of this section.
(1) Willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity; or
(2) Except as provided in § 5–1109(a)(2) of this subtitle, injury suffered where the owner of the land charges the person who enters or goes on the land for recreational or educational use.
(b) If land is leased to the State or any of its political subdivisions, any consideration the owner receives for the lease is not a charge within the meaning of this section.
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