(a) Definitions. The definitions in the Criminal Law Article, § 11-101, of the State Code, apply to this section.
(b) Prohibitions. A person may not knowingly sell, rent, or offer to sell or rent to a minor:
(1) a video tape, motion picture, film, or other visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body that depicts sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement; or
(2) a sound recording that contains any matter enumerated in subsection (b)(1), obscenities, or explicit verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sadomasochistic abuse, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement.
(c) Sanctions for violation. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding three months or both.
(1985 Code, Art. 11, § 2-101) (Bill No. 23-04)