# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 11. Indecency and Obscenity

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

#### Section 11-103

(a) This section applies to a motion picture show or other presentation, whether animated or live, that wholly or partly:

  (1) depicts or reveals:

    (i) sadomasochistic abuse;

    (ii) sexual conduct; or

    (iii) sexual excitement; or

  (2) includes obscene material or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual conduct.

(b) For monetary consideration or other valuable commodity or service, a person may not knowingly:

  (1) exhibit to a minor without the presence of the minor's parent or guardian a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section;

  (2) sell to a minor an admission ticket or other means to gain entrance to a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section; or

  (3) admit a minor without the presence of the minor's parent or guardian to premises where a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section is exhibited.

(c) 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)