§ 11-210. Exemption from subtitle
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Law
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-210
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 423
§ 11-210. Exemption from subtitle
(a)(1) A person having a bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, artistic, news, or other similar justification for possessing or distributing prohibited matter is not subject to the prohibitions and penalties imposed by this subtitle.
(b) A justification is not bona fide under this section if a reasonable person would find that a dominant purpose of the depiction of an individual under the age of 16 years engaging in sexual conduct is to arouse or gratify sexual desire in either the violator, the individual under the age of 16 years, or the viewer.
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Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 27, § 423.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-210, MD CRIM LAW § 11-210
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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