# Sec. 5-2702. Purpose and intent

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 5-2702. Purpose and intent

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5-2702 (2026)

(a) The purpose and intent of this Division is to establish reasonable and uniform

regulations to regulate adult book stores and adult video stores and to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens and residents of the County.

(b) The provisions of the Prince George's County Code and the Prince George's County Zoning Ordinance have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including adult materials. Similarly, it is not the intent nor effect of the Prince George's County Code or the Prince George's County Zoning Ordinance to restrict or deny access by adults to adult materials protected by the First Amendment or the Maryland Constitution, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of adult entertainment to their intended market. Neither is it the intent nor effect of the Prince George's County Code or the Prince George's County Zoning Ordinance to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material.