2021 Maryland Statutes
Criminal Law
Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity
Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes
Section 11-102 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Selling or Offering to Sell to Minor
(a) A person may not knowingly sell or offer to sell to a minor:
(1) a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture, film, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of the human body that depicts sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement;
(2) a book, magazine, paperback, pamphlet, or other written or printed matter however reproduced, that contains:
(i) any matter enumerated in item (1) of this section;
(ii) obscene material; or
(iii) explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement; or
(3) a sound recording that contains:
(i) obscene material; or
(ii) explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.
(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.