Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article

Md. Code, Crim. Law § 11-205: (a) A person may not knowingly: - 470 - (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 ho

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person may not knowingly write, create, or promote advertising for matter they represent as obscene. Violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year imprisonment or $1,000 fine for first offense; up to three years or $5,000 fine for subsequent offenses.

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