{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-11-103","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 11–103","heading":"","body":"(a) This section applies to a motion picture show or other presentation, whether animated or live, that wholly or partly:\n(1) depicts or reveals:\n(i) sadomasochistic abuse;\n(ii) sexual conduct; or\n(iii) sexual excitement; or\n(2) includes obscene material or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual conduct.\n(b) For monetary consideration or other valuable commodity or service, a person may not knowingly:\n(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;\n(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\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=11-103","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"dd4a651c750e25c436a27b035ce1b95b2dc3768ecc89ef4f8717b04ec11486ee","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-11-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-11-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}