Section 11-205 - Obscene matter - Advertising. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-205. Obscene matter - Advertising.
 

(a)  Prohibited.- A person may not knowingly: 

(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 holds out to be obscene. 

(b)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to: 

(1) for a first violation, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and 

(2) for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, §§ 421, 424; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]