§ 11-103. Adult sexual displays -- Exhibition to minors

MD Crim Law Code § 11-103 (2019) (N/A)
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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.