§ 27-3. Limitations on award.
(a) In general.
Such sum as may be awarded:
(1) shall be granted by the Board of Estimates as a matter of grace and not as a matter of right; and
(2) shall be such compensation as the Board in its judgment deems to be right and proper under the circumstances, subject to the following limitations.
(b) Personal injury.
(1) In the case of personal injury, the award shall be limited:
(i) to the injured person's medical, hospital, and other such expenses; and
(ii) to his loss of net earning or take-home pay, if any, during the time he is unable to work as a direct result of such injuries.
(2) If such person received workmen's compensation or other insurance payments as a result of such injuries, the award shall be reduced by the amount of such payments.
(3) If such person is unemployed and not receiving unemployment insurance at the time of such injuries, the Board in its discretion may award him a sum not exceeding $1,000.
(c) Property damage.
In the case of property damage, the award shall be limited to the actual value of the property damaged.
(d) Death.
(1) In the case of the death of such person, the award shall be to:
(i) the surviving spouse;
(ii) dependent child or children under the age of 18;
(iii) the person responsible for payment of funeral expenses of the deceased citizen;
(iv) other dependents or relatives of such deceased citizen to whom he at the time of death was contributing at least 50% financial support; or
(v) any combination of the above in the discretion of the Board.
(2) Such award may be a lump sum payment in the discretion of the Board or in its discretion may be made in periodic payments not exceeding the amount of such person's net or take-home wages, salary, or other earned income at the time of such occurrence, or the amount of the special death benefits payable upon the death of a beginning or 1st -year patrolman of the Baltimore City Police Department, as provided, and in the manner provided in Article 22, § 34(i) of the City Code, whichever is less.
(3) The Board shall retain continuing jurisdiction over each such case and may change the amount of the periodic payments or stop them altogether at any time, in its best judgment.