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§ 11-103. Adult sexual displays--Exhibition to minors

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, § 11-103
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 27, § 416C; MD CODE Art. 27, § 416G
§ 11-103. Adult sexual displays--Exhibition to minors
Currentness
Scope of section
(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.
Prohibited
(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;
(2) sell to a minor an admission ticket or other means to gain entrance to a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section; or
(3) admit a minor without the presence of the minor's parent or guardian to premises where a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section is exhibited.
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.

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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, §§ 416C, 416G.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 11-103, MD CRIM LAW § 11-103
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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