2013 Maryland Code
CRIMINAL LAW
§ 11-103 - Adult sexual displays -- Exhibition to minors
§11-103.
(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.
(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.
(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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