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MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-208 - Possession of Visual Representation of Child Under 16 Engaged in Certain Sexual Acts

    (a)    (1)    In this section, “indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child” means an ordinary person would conclude that the image is of an actual and identifiable minor.        (2)    “Indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child” includes a computer–generated image that has been created, adapted, or modified to appear as an actual and identifiable child.        (3)    “Indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child” does not include images or items depicting minors that are:            (i)    drawings;            (ii)    cartoons;            (iii)    sculptures; or            (iv)    paintings.    (b)    A person may not knowingly possess and intentionally retain a film, videotape, photograph, or other visual representation showing an actual child or a computer–generated image that is indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 16 years:        (1)    engaged as a subject of sadomasochistic abuse;        (2)    engaged in sexual conduct; or        (3)    in a state of sexual excitement.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.        (2)    A person who violates this section, having previously been convicted under this section, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.    (d)    Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a parent from possessing visual representations of the parent’s own child in the nude unless the visual representations show the child engaged:        (1)    as a subject of sadomasochistic abuse; or        (2)    in sexual conduct and in a state of sexual excitement.    (e)    It is an affirmative defense to a charge of violating this section that the person promptly and in good faith:        (1)    took reasonable steps to destroy each visual representation; or        (2)    reported the matter to a law enforcement agency.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-209 - Hiring Minor for Prohibited Purpose

    (a)    A person may not hire, employ, or use an individual, if the person knows, or possesses facts under which the person should reasonably know, that the individual is a minor, to do or assist in doing an act described in § 11-203 of this subtitle.    (b)    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.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-210 - Exemption From Subtitle

    (a)    (1)    A person having a bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, artistic, news, or other similar justification for possessing or distributing prohibited matter is not subject to the prohibitions and penalties imposed by this subtitle.        (2)    A distribution made in accordance with a bona fide scientific, educational, governmental, artistic, news, or other similar justification is not subject to the prohibitions and penalties imposed by this subtitle.    (b)    A justification is not bona fide under this section if a reasonable person would find that a dominant purpose of the depiction of an individual under the age of 16 years engaging in sexual conduct is to arouse or gratify sexual desire in either the violator, the individual under the age of 16 years, or the viewer.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter|Section 11-211 - Destruction of Obscene Matter Under Court Order

    When the conviction of a person for a violation of this subtitle becomes final, the court may order the destruction of any matter or advertisement that was the basis of the person’s conviction and that remains in the possession or under the control of the court, the State, or a law enforcement unit.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 3 - Prostitution and Related Crimes|Section 11-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Assignation” means the making of an appointment or engagement for prostitution or any act in furtherance of the appointment or engagement.    (c)    “Prostitution” means the performance of a sexual act, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse for hire.    (d)    “Sexual act” has the meaning stated in § 3–301 of this article.    (e)    “Sexual contact” has the meaning stated in § 3–301 of this article.    (f)    “Sexually explicit performance” means a public or private, live, photographed, recorded, or videotaped act or show in which the performer is wholly or partially nude, and which is intended to sexually arouse or appeal to the prurient interest of patrons or viewers.    (g)    “Solicit” means urging, advising, inducing, encouraging, requesting, or commanding another.    (h)    “Vaginal intercourse” has the meaning stated in § 3–301 of this article.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 3 - Prostitution and Related Crimes|Section 11-302 - Effect of Subtitle on Other Laws

    A person charged with a crime under this subtitle may also be prosecuted and sentenced for violating any other applicable law.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 3 - Prostitution and Related Crimes|Section 11-303 - House of Prostitution

    (a)    A person may not knowingly:        (1)    engage in prostitution or assignation by any means; or        (2)    occupy a building, structure, or conveyance for prostitution or assignation.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, in a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense of duress if the defendant committed the act as a result of being a victim of an act of another in violation of Title 3, Subtitle 11 of this article or the prohibition against human trafficking under federal law.        (2)    A defendant may not assert the affirmative defense provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the defendant notifies the State’s Attorney of the defendant’s intention to assert the defense at least 10 days prior to trial.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 3 - Prostitution and Related Crimes|Section 11-304 - Receiving Earnings of Prostitute

    (a)    A person may not receive or acquire money or proceeds from the earnings of a person engaged in prostitution with the intent to:        (1)    promote a crime under this subtitle;        (2)    profit from a crime under this subtitle; or        (3)    conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of money or proceeds of a crime under this subtitle.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.    (c)    A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 3 - Prostitution and Related Crimes|Section 11-305 - Abduction of Child Under 16

    (a)    For the purpose of committing a crime under Title 3, Subtitle 3 of this article, a person may not:        (1)    persuade or entice or aid in the persuasion or enticement of an individual under the age of 16 years from the individual’s home or from the custody of the individual’s parent or guardian; and        (2)    knowingly secrete or harbor or aid in the secreting or harboring of the individual who has been persuaded or enticed in the manner described in item (1) of this subsection.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.    (c)    It is not a defense to prosecution under this section that the person did not know the age of the victim.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 3 - Prostitution and Related Crimes|Section 11-306 - Procuring or Solicitation of Prostitution or Assignation

    (a)    A person may not knowingly procure or solicit or offer to procure or solicit prostitution or assignation.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, in a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense of duress if the defendant committed the act as a result of being a victim of an act of another in violation of Title 3, Subtitle 11 of this article or the prohibition against human trafficking under federal law.        (2)    A defendant may not assert the affirmative defense provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the defendant notifies the State’s Attorney of the defendant’s intention to assert the defense at least 10 days prior to trial.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  11-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 11 - Indecency and Obscenity|Subtitle 3 - Prostitution and Related Crimes|Section 11-307 - Using Building, Structure, or Conveyance for Prostitution or Assignation

    (a)    A person may not knowingly:        (1)    allow a building, structure, or conveyance owned or under the person’s control to be used for prostitution or assignation;        (2)    allow or agree to allow a person into a building, structure, or conveyance for prostitution or assignation; or        (3)    keep, set up, maintain, or operate a building, structure, or conveyance for prostitution or assignation.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, in a prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense of duress if the defendant committed the act as a result of being a victim of an act of another in violation of Title 3, Subtitle 11 of this article or the prohibition against human trafficking under federal law.        (2)    A defendant may not assert the affirmative defense provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the defendant notifies the State’s Attorney of the defendant’s intention to assert the defense at least 10 days prior to trial.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Candidate” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Election Law Article.    (c)    (1)    “Credit” means payment by a credit card or promissory note.        (2)    “Credit” includes selling or pledging personal property in exchange for cash or tokens.    (d)    (1)    “Gaming device” means:            (i)    a gaming table, except a billiard table, at which a game of chance is played for money or any other thing or consideration of value; or            (ii)    a game or device at which money or any other thing or consideration of value is bet, wagered, or gambled.        (2)    “Gaming device” includes a paddle wheel, wheel of fortune, chance book, and bingo.    (e)    “Gaming event” means:        (1)    a bingo game;        (2)    a carnival;        (3)    a bazaar;        (4)    a raffle;        (5)    a benefit performance; or        (6)    any other event at which a gaming device is operated.    (f)    “Organization” includes:        (1)    a fraternal, religious, civic, patriotic, educational, or charitable organization;        (2)    a volunteer fire company, rescue squad, or auxiliary unit;        (3)    a veterans’ organization or club;        (4)    a bona fide nonprofit organization that is raising money for an exclusively charitable, athletic, or educational purpose; or        (5)    any organization that is authorized to conduct a gaming event under Subtitle 1 or 2 of this title or Title 13 of this article.    (g)    “Political committee” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of the Election Law Article.    (h)    “Token” means a poker chip, bingo chip, or other device commonly used instead of money in the playing of a gaming device.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-102 - Betting, Wagering, Gambling, Etc

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    make or sell a book or pool on the result of a race, contest, or contingency;        (2)    establish, keep, rent, use, or occupy, or knowingly allow to be established, kept, rented, used, or occupied, all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water, within the State, for the purpose of:            (i)    betting, wagering, or gambling; or            (ii)    making, selling, or buying books or pools on the result of a race, contest, or contingency; or        (3)    receive, become the depository of, record, register, or forward, or propose, agree, or pretend to forward, money or any other thing or consideration of value, to be bet, wagered, or gambled on the result of a race, contest, or contingency.    (b)    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 $5,000 or both.    (c)    (1)    The provisions of this subsection apply only in Baltimore City.        (2)    A person who violates this section may be charged by a citation.        (3)    A citation for a violation of this section may be issued to a person by a police officer authorized to make arrests in Baltimore City if there is probable cause to believe that the person is committing or has committed a violation of this section.        (4)    A citation issued under this subsection shall contain:            (i)    the name and address of the person charged;            (ii)    the statute allegedly violated;            (iii)    the location, date, and time that the violation occurred;            (iv)    the fine or term of imprisonment that may be imposed;            (v)    a notice stating that prepayment of a fine is not allowed;            (vi)    a notice that the court shall promptly send the person charged a summons to appear for trial; and            (vii)    the signature of the police officer issuing the citation.        (5)    (i)    The police officer who issued the citation shall forward to the appropriate court a copy of the citation.            (ii)    The court shall promptly schedule the case for trial and summon the defendant to appear.            (iii)    Willful failure of the defendant to respond to the summons is contempt of court.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-104 - Gaming Device, or Building, Vessel, or Place for Gambling

    (a)    A person may not:        (1)    keep a gaming device, or all or a part of a building, vessel, or place, on land or water within the State for the purpose of gambling;        (2)    own, rent, or occupy all or a part of a building, vessel, or place and knowingly allow a gaming device to be kept in the building, vessel, or place;        (3)    lease or rent all or a part of a building, vessel, or place to be used for the purpose of gambling;        (4)    deal at a gaming device or in a building, vessel, or place for gambling;        (5)    manage a gaming device or a building, vessel, or place for gambling; or        (6)    have an interest in a gaming device or the profits of a gaming device.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 6 months and not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-105 - Gambling on Vessel or Building or Other Structure on or Over Water Within the State

    (a)    This section:        (1)    applies notwithstanding the issuance of a license or permit through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the State; and        (2)    does not authorize an act that is otherwise prohibited by law.    (b)    A person may not bet, wager, or gamble or keep, conduct, maintain, or operate a gaming device on:        (1)    a vessel or a part of a vessel on water within the State, except as provided in § 6-209 of the Transportation Article; or        (2)    all or a part of a building or other structure that is built on or over water within the State, if the building or other structure cannot be entered from the shore of the State by a person on foot.    (c)    To conduct, maintain, or operate a gaming device, a person may not establish, keep, rent, use, or occupy, or knowingly allow to be established, kept, rented, used, or occupied:        (1)    a vessel on water within the State; or        (2)    a building or other structure that is built on or over water within the State, if the building or other structure cannot be entered from the shore of the State by a person on foot.    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine of not less than $200 and not exceeding $1,000 or both for each violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-106 - Raffles

    (a)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a bona fide charitable organization in this State may conduct a raffle for the exclusive benefit of the charitable organization if the prize awarded is real property:            (i)    to which the charitable organization holds title; or            (ii)    for which the charitable organization has the ability to convey title.        (2)    A charitable organization may not conduct more than two raffles of real property in a calendar year.        (3)    The Secretary of State may adopt regulations governing a raffle of real property by a charitable organization under this subsection.    (b)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article and except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a political committee or candidate for public office may conduct a raffle if the prizes awarded are money or merchandise.        (2)    (i)    The cost of a raffle ticket under this subsection may not exceed $5.            (ii)    An individual may not purchase more than $50 worth of tickets.        (3)    This subsection does not relieve a political committee or candidate from the reporting and record keeping requirements under the Election Law Article.    (c)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a depository institution, as defined in § 1–211 of the Financial Institutions Article, may conduct a savings promotion raffle under § 1–211 of the Financial Institutions Article.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-107 - Pari-Mutuel Betting

    (a)    (1)    The prohibition in subsection (b) of this section applies notwithstanding a license or permit granted through or by a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State.        (2)    This section does not apply to:            (i)    pari-mutuel betting conducted under the Maryland Horse Racing Act;            (ii)    bingo, carnivals, raffles, bazaars, or similar games of entertainment; or            (iii)    mechanical or electrical devices, commonly known as slot machines, that are authorized in the State and that require the insertion of a coin or token.    (b)    A person may not conduct or operate with pari-mutuel betting, or with any similar form of betting, wagering, or gambling:        (1)    the game, contest, or event commonly known as “jai alai”; or        (2)    any other game, contest, or event.    (c)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine of not less than $200 and not exceeding $1,000 for each violation.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-108 - Gaming Event -- Acceptance of Credit

    (a)    An organization that operates a gaming event authorized under this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article may not accept credit from a person to allow that person to play a gaming device at the gaming event.    (b)    Subsection (a) of this section does not prohibit an organization from accepting a token instead of money from a person who has paid the organization money for the use of the token.    (c)    An organization that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or loss of privileges to conduct a gaming event not exceeding 60 days or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-109 - Prearrangement or Predetermination of Horse Race Results

    (a)    A person may not willfully, knowingly, and unlawfully cause or attempt to cause the prearrangement or predetermination of the results of a horse race.    (b)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.
MD. Criminal Law Code Ann. §  12-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Criminal Law|Title 12 - Gaming -- Statewide Provisions|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 12-110 - Recovery of Gambling Loss

    (a)    A person who loses money at a gaming device that is prohibited by this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article:        (1)    may recover the money as if it were a common debt; and        (2)    is a competent witness to prove the loss.    (b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person may not recover money or any other thing that the person won by betting at a gaming device prohibited by this subtitle, Subtitle 2 of this title, or Title 13 of this article.