# Criminal Law (GCR)

## Title 3. Other Crimes Against the Person

### Subtitle 7. Extortion and Other Threats

#### Section 3-709

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Intimate parts" has the meaning stated in Sec. 3-809 of this title.

  (3) "Sexual activity" has the meaning stated in Sec. 3-809 of this title.

(b) A person may not cause another to:

  (1) engage in an act of sexual activity by threatening to:

    (i) accuse any person of a crime or of anything that, if true, would bring the person into contempt or disrepute;

    (ii) cause physical injury to a person;

    (iii) inflict emotional distress on a person;

    (iv) cause economic damage to a person; or

    (v) cause damage to the property of a person; or

  (2) engage as a subject in the production of a visual representation or performance that depicts the other with the other's intimate parts exposed or engaging in or simulating an act of sexual activity by threatening to:

    (i) accuse any person of a crime or of anything that, if true, would bring the person into contempt or disrepute;

    (ii) cause physical injury to a person;

    (iii) inflict emotional distress on a person;

    (iv) cause economic damage to a person; or

    (v) cause damage to the property of a person.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

(d) A sentence imposed under this section may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act establishing the violation of this section.

(e) A visual representation depicting a victim that is part of a court record for a case arising from a prosecution under this section:

  (1) subject to item (2) of this subsection, may not be made available for public inspection; and

  (2) except as otherwise ordered by the court, may only be made available for inspection in relation to a criminal charge under this section to:

    (i) court personnel;

    (ii) a jury in a criminal case brought under this section;

    (iii) the State's Attorney or the State's Attorney's designee;

    (iv) the Attorney General or the Attorney General's designee;

    (v) a law enforcement officer;

    (vi) the defendant or the defendant's attorney; or

    (vii) the victim or the victim's attorney.

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