Maryland Criminal Law Section 11-206

      (a)      (1)      A person may not knowingly require a purchaser or consignee to receive obscene matter as a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of a paper, magazine, book, periodical, publication, or other merchandise.

            (2)      In response to a person's return of or failure to accept obscene matter, a person may not knowingly:

                  (i)      deny or revoke a franchise;

                  (ii)      threaten to deny or revoke a franchise; or

                  (iii)      impose a financial or other penalty.

      (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.