Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Obscene Matter
Section 11-206 - Obscene Matter -- Requiring Acceptance

(a)    (1)    A person may not knowingly require a purchaser or consignee to receive obscene matter as a condition to a sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of a paper, magazine, book, periodical, publication, or other merchandise.
        (2)    In response to a person’s return of or failure to accept obscene matter, a person may not knowingly:
            (i)    deny or revoke a franchise;
            (ii)    threaten to deny or revoke a franchise; or
            (iii)    impose a financial or other penalty.
    (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.

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