§ 11-101. Definitions

MD Crim Law Code § 11-101 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)    “Advertising purposes” means the purpose of propagandizing in connection with the commercial:

(1)    sale of a product;

(2)    offering of a service; or

(3)    exhibition of entertainment.

(c)    “Sadomasochistic abuse” means:

(1)    flagellation or torture committed by or inflicted on an individual who is:

(i)    nude;

(ii)    wearing only undergarments; or

(iii)    wearing a revealing or bizarre costume; or

(2)    binding, fettering, or otherwise physically restraining an individual who is:

(i)    nude;

(ii)    wearing only undergarments; or

(iii)    wearing a revealing or bizarre costume.

(d)    “Sexual conduct” means:

(1)    human masturbation;

(2)    sexual intercourse;

(3)    whether alone or with another individual or animal, any touching of or contact with:

(i)    the genitals, buttocks, or pubic areas of an individual; or

(ii)    breasts of a female individual; or

(4)    lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person.

(e)    “Sexual excitement” means:

(1)    the condition of the human genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation;

(2)    the condition of the human female breasts when in a state of sexual stimulation; or

(3)    the sensual experiences of individuals engaging in or witnessing sexual conduct or nudity.