Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 11-102
Adult sexual displays--Selling or offering to sell to minor
Effective Oct 1, 2004Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2004, c. 444, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.State of Maryland
(a) A person may not knowingly sell or offer to sell to a minor:
- (1) a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture, film, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of the human body that depicts sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement;
(2) a book, magazine, paperback, pamphlet, or other written or printed matter however reproduced, that contains:
- (i) any matter enumerated in item (1) of this section;
- (ii) obscene material; or
- (iii) explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement; or
(3) a sound recording that contains:
- (i) obscene material; or
- (ii) explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.
- (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2004, c. 444, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 416B, 416G.