2023 Maryland Statutes
Criminal Law
Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity
Subtitle 1 - Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes
Section 11-103 - Adult Sexual Displays -- Exhibition to Minors

Universal Citation:
MD. Criminal Law Code § 11-103 (2023)
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    (a)    This section applies to a motion picture show or other presentation, whether animated or live, that wholly or partly:

        (1)    depicts or reveals:

            (i)    sadomasochistic abuse;

            (ii)    sexual conduct; or

            (iii)    sexual excitement; or

        (2)    includes obscene material or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual conduct.

    (b)    For monetary consideration or other valuable commodity or service, a person may not knowingly:

        (1)    exhibit to a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section;

        (2)    sell to a minor an admission ticket or other means to gain entrance to a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section; or

        (3)    admit a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian to premises where a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section is exhibited.

    (c)    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.

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