(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.
Maryland Legal Code