Maryland Criminal Law Section 10-102

Article - Criminal Law

§ 10-102.

      (a)      This section does not apply to:

            (1)      a government unit;

            (2)      a health or medical agency approved by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene;

            (3)      a medical, pharmaceutical, or other professional publication not publicly distributed; or

            (4)      a news item or article published in a newspaper, magazine, or book.

      (b)      A person may not advertise, allow to be advertised, or call to public attention:

            (1)      a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease; or

            (2)      a person from whom or a place where a drug, medicine, preparation, or substance for the treatment, alleviation, or cure of venereal disease may be obtained.

      (c)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.



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