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§ 11-105. Adult sexual displays--Displaying or allowing display for advertising purposes

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Indecency and Obscenity
Subtitle 1. Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-105
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 416D; MD CODE Art. 27, § 416G
§ 11-105. Adult sexual displays--Displaying or allowing display for advertising purposes
Currentness
Prohibited--Display
(a) A person may not knowingly display for advertising purposes a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of a human body that:
(1) depicts sadomasochistic abuse;
(2) depicts sexual conduct as defined by § 11-101(d)(1), (2), or (3) of this subtitle;
(3) depicts sexual excitement; or
(4) contains a verbal description or narrative account of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.
Prohibited--Allowing display
(b) A person may not knowingly allow a display described in subsection (a) of this section on premises that the person owns, rents, or manages.
Penalty
(c) 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.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2019, c. 325, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 326, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 416D, 416G.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-105, MD CRIM LAW § 11-105
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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