# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 11. Indecency and Obscenity

### Subtitle 2. Obscene Matter

#### Section 11-205

(a) A person may not knowingly:

  (1) write or create advertising or otherwise promote the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene; or

  (2) solicit the publication of advertising that promotes the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene.

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:

  (1) for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and

  (2) for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

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