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Ch. 45 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Criminal Law
11-102.
(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.
11-103.
(a) This section applies to a motion picture show or other presentation,
whether animated or live, that wholly or partly:
(1) depicts or reveals:
(i) sadomasochistic abuse;
(ii) sexual conduct; or
(iii) sexual excitement; or
(2) includes obscene material or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative
accounts of sexual conduct.
(b) For monetary consideration or other valuable commodity or service, a
person may not knowingly:
(1) exhibit to a minor without the presence of the minor's parent or
guardian a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of
this section.
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