Section 19-503 - Use of deceased soldier's identity prohibited. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-503. Use of deceased soldier's identity prohibited.
 

A person may not knowingly use the name, portrait, picture, or image of a soldier killed in the line of duty within the previous 50 years in advertising for the sale of a product, good, ware, merchandise, or service, for the purpose of gaining a commercial advantage, without obtaining prior consent for use from the soldier or the surviving spouse, the personal representative, or the majority of the heirs of the deceased soldier. 
 

[2008, chs. 560, 561.]