Maryland Criminal Law Section 10-702

      This subtitle does not apply to:

            (1)      an act allowed by the statutes of the United States or of this State, or by the regulations of the armed forces of the United States; or

            (2)      a document or product, stationery, ornament, picture, apparel, or jewelry that depicts a flag without a design or words on the flag and that is not connected with an advertisement.