Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 11-202: (a) A person may not: (1) knowingly send or cause to be sent any obscene matter into the State for sale or distribution; - 466 - (2) knowingly bring or cause to be brought any obscene matter into the State for sale or distribution; (3) in the State prepare, publish, print, exhibit, distribute, or of
What this law says, in plain English
A person may not knowingly send, bring, prepare, publish, distribute, or possess obscene matter in the state for sale or distribution. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to one year imprisonment or $1,000 fine for first offense; up to three years or $5,000 for subsequent offenses.
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