# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 11. Indecency and Obscenity

### Subtitle 1. Adult Sexual Displays and Related Crimes

#### Section 11-101

(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.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)