{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-3-907","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 3–907","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Protected individual” means an individual who buys, rents, or borrows a videotape, video disk, or film from a videotape distributor.\n(3) “Publish” means to distribute to a person other than the protected individual or an agent of the protected individual.\n(4) “Videotape distributor” means a retail establishment operating for profit that sells, rents, or loans videotapes, video disks, or films.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a videotape distributor, or an agent or employee of a videotape distributor, may not publish the following information relating to sales, rentals, or loans of videotapes, video disks, or films to a protected individual:\n(1) any numerical designation used by the videotape distributor to identify the protected individual; or\n(2) any listing of videotapes, video disks, or films bought, rented, or borrowed by the protected individual from the videotape distributor.\n(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months for all violations or a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation or both.\n(d) This section does not prohibit the distribution of information protected under subsection (b) of this section to:\n(1) a person designated by the videotape distributor and authorized by the protected individual before distribution to receive the information;\n(2) any appropriately authorized law enforcement personnel; or\n(3) a collection agency used or person designated by the videotape distributor to collect unreturned rental videotapes, video disks, or films, or an amount equal to their value.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=3-907","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"5039df5d3ea179c597a7e0072744cad186c55f04a07d134b70b6be79f92c99ab","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-3-906","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-3-1001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}