WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 676

(A) The provisions of this subtitle do not limit in any way
any liability which otherwise exists:

(1) [for] FOR willful or malicious failure to guard
of warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or
activity; [or]

(2) [for] FOR injury suffered where the owner of the
land charges the person who enters or goes on the land for
recreational or educational use; OR

(3) FOR CONDUCT WHICH, AT LAW, ENTITLES A TRESPASSER
TO MAINTAIN AN ACTION AND OBTAIN RELIEF FOR THE CONDUCT. However,
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.

5-1107.

Whenever the owner desires, [he] THE OWNER may post in
conspicuous places notices informing the public that the land is
private. The landowner, by written consent, may grant permission
to enter on the land.

5-1108.

(a) To facilitate a method of providing written consent, the
Secretary shall distribute permission cards, to be available to
the public and to landowners.

(b)  One side of the card shall read:

PERMISSION TO ENTER

I hereby grant the person named on the reverse side
permission to enter on my property, subject to the terms of the
agreement, on the following dates:

Signed..............................

(Landowner)

(c)  The reverse side shall read:

AGREEMENT

In return for the privilege of entering on the private
property for any recreational or educational purpose as defined
in the Natural Resources Article § 5-1101, I agree to adhere to
every law, observe every safety precaution and practice, take
every precaution against fire, and assume all responsibility and
liability for my person and my property, while on the landowner's
property.

                         Signed................................

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