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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL LAW 11-103

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) This section applies to a motion picture show or other presentation, whether animated or live, that wholly or partly:

(1) depicts or reveals:

(i) sadomasochistic abuse;

(ii) sexual conduct; or

(iii) sexual excitement; or

(2) includes obscene material or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual conduct.

(b) For monetary consideration or other valuable commodity or service, a person may not knowingly:

(1) exhibit to a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section;

(2) sell to a minor an admission ticket or other means to gain entrance to a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section; or

(3) admit a minor without the presence of the minor’s parent or guardian to premises where a motion picture show or other presentation described in subsection (a) of this section is exhibited.

(c) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.