§ 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 71, § 3; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.