§ 14–3704
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 14-3704 (2026)
Title 14. Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions
Subtitle 37. Online Child Safety Act
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(a)
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an Internet access provider shall make a parental control that satisfies the requirements of this section available to each subscriber in the State.
(2)
The Internet access provider may not be required to provide a parental control that is not reasonably and commercially available for the technology that the subscriber uses to obtain access to the Internet.
(b)
A parental control shall allow the subscriber, in a commercially reasonable manner, to:
(1)
Block all access to the Internet; and
(2)
(i)
Block a child’s access to websites by specifying prohibited websites or by selecting a category of sites to block;
(ii)
Restrict a child’s access exclusively to websites that the subscriber approves or a category of websites that the subscriber approves;
(iii)
Restrict a child’s access to websites that the parental control provider designates; or
(iv)
Monitor a child’s use of the Internet by providing a report to the subscriber indicating:
(1)
Each specific website that the child has attempted to visit but was unable to view because the subscriber blocked or restricted access to the website; or
(2)
Each specific website that the child has visited.