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§ 11-209. Hiring minor for prohibited purpose

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Indecency and Obscenity
Subtitle 2. Obscene Matter (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-209
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 420; MD CODE Art. 27, § 424
§ 11-209. Hiring minor for prohibited purpose
Currentness
Prohibited
(a) A person may not hire, employ, or use an individual, if the person knows, or possesses facts under which the person should reasonably know, that the individual is a minor, to do or assist in doing an act described in § 11-203 of this subtitle.
Penalty
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:
(1) for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(2) for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 420, 424.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-209, MD CRIM LAW § 11-209
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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