Sec. 14-149. Applicability

Nothing contained in this Division shall be construed to apply to the exhibition, presentation, showing, or performance of any play, ballet, drama, tableau, production, motion picture, painting, sculpture; to any public library or public or private school; or to any broadcast or telecast through facilities licensed under the Federal Communications Act.

Nothing contained in this Division shall be construed to prevent any parent or legal guardian from purchasing material of any kind for viewing by his or her minor child or person in his or her legal custody.

The prohibitions and penalties imposed by this Division shall not extend to persons having bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, professional health care and counseling, religious, or other similar justification for possessing such matter, or to distributions and display thereof pursuant to such justification.