# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 11. Indecency and Obscenity

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

#### Section 11-102

(a) A person may not knowingly sell or offer to sell to a minor:

  (1) a picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture, film, or other visual representation or image of an individual or portion of the human body that depicts sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement;

  (2) a book, magazine, paperback, pamphlet, or other written or printed matter however reproduced, that contains:

    (i) any matter enumerated in item (1) of this section;

    (ii) obscene material; or

    (iii) explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement; or

  (3) a sound recording that contains:

    (i) obscene material; or

    (ii) explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.

(b) 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.

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