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§ 11-102. Adult sexual displays--Selling or offering to sell to minor

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal Law

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)
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-102
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 416B; MD CODE Art. 27, § 416G
§ 11-102. Adult sexual displays--Selling or offering to sell to minor
Prohibited
(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.
Penalty
(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.

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Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 45, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2004, c. 444, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.
Formerly Art. 27, §§ 416B, 416G.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-102, MD CRIM LAW § 11-102
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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