2018 Maryland Code
Criminal Law
Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity
Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter
§ 11-206. Obscene matter -- Requiring acceptance
(a) Prohibited. --
(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) Penalty. -- 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.
