2010 Maryland Code
CRIMINAL LAW
TITLE 10 - CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, CONDUCT, AND SENSIBILITIES
Subtitle 1 - Crimes Against Public Health and Safety
Section 10-102 - Venereal disease - Advertising cure.
§ 10-102. Venereal disease - Advertising cure.
(a) Scope of section.- 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) Prohibited.- 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) Penalty.- 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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 322; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Maryland may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
