4117
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

(2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OBSCENE MATTER"
SHALL BE DEFINED AS MATERIAL OF ANY NATURE, OR ANY
PERFORMANCE, THE DOMINANT THEME OF WHICH, TAKEN AS A
WHOLE, APPEAL TO A PRURIENT INTEREST IN SEX, WHICH
PORTRAYS SEXUAL CONDUCT IN A PATENTLY OFFENSIVE WAY, AND
WHICH, TAKEN AS A WHOLE, DOES NOT HAVE SERIOUS LITERARY,
ARTISTIC, POLITICAL, OR SCIENTIFIC VALUE. SAID TERM
SHALL ALSO INCLUDE (BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO) (I) PATENTLY
OFFENSIVE REPRESENTATIONS OR DESCRIPTIONS OF ULTIMATE
SEXUAL ACTS, NORMAL OR PERVERTED, ACTUAL OR SIMULATED,
AND (II) PATENTLY OFFENSIVE REPRESENTATION OR
DESCRIPTIONS OF MASTURBATION, EXCRETORY FUNCTIONS, AND
LEWD EXHIBITION OF THE GENITALS.]]

(A) KNOWINGLY SEND OR CAUSE TO BE SENT,
BRING OR CAUSE TO BE BROUGHT INTO THIS COUNTY FOR SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION ANY OBSCENE MATTER.

(B) KNOWINGLY PREPARE, PUBLISH, PRINT,
EXHIBIT, OR DISTRIBUTE ANY OBSCENE MATTER.

(C) KNOWINGLY HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION WITH
THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE. OFFER TO EXHIBIT ANY OBSCENE
MATTER.

(2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION;

(A) "MATTER" MEANS ANY BOOK, MAGAZINE,
NEWSPAPER, OR OTHER PRINTED OR WRITTEN MATERIAL OR ANY
PICTURE, DRAWING, PHOTOGRAPH, MOTION PICTURE, OR OTHER
PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OR ANY STATUE OR OTHER FIGURE,
OR ANY RECORDING TRANSCRIPTION OR MECHANICAL, CHEMICAL OR
ELECTRICAL REPRODUCTION OR ANY OTHER ARTICLES, EQUIPMENT,
MACHINES OR MATERIALS.

(B) "OBSCENE" MEANS THAT TO THE AVERAGE
PERSON, APPLYING CONTEMPORARY COMMUNITY STANDARDS, THE
PREDOMINANT APPEAL OR THE MATTER, TAKEN AS A WHOLE. IS A
PRURIENT INTEREST IN SEXUAL CONDUCT, THAT THE MATTER
DEPICTS OR DESCRIBES. IN A PATENTLY OFFENSIVE WAY SEXUAL
CONDUCT AND THAT THE MATTER, TAKEN AS A WHOLE. LACKS
SERIOUS LITERARY. ARTISTIC. POLITICAL, OR SCIENTIFIC
VALUE.

(C)    "DISTRIBUTE" MEANS TO TRANSFER
POSSESSION OF, WHETHER WITH OR WITHOUT CONSIDERATION.

(D)    "EXHIBIT" MEANS TO DISPLAY TO ANOTHER
PERSON FOR ANY CONSIDERATION WHATSOEVER PASSING BETWEEN
THE PERSON EXHIBITING AND THE PERSON TO WHOM SAID MATTER
IS EXHIBITED EITHER BEFORE. DURING. OR AFTER SUCH
EXHIBITION.