Maryland Criminal Law Section 11-205

      (a)      A person may not knowingly:

            (1)      write or create advertising or otherwise promote the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene; or

            (2)      solicit the publication of advertising that promotes the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene.

      (b)      A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

            (1)      for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and

            (2)      for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.