Prohibited conduct.
Baltimore City Code, Article 19, § 36-2
in effect§ 36-2. Prohibited conduct.
It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell, exhibit, or transfer to a minor:
(1) any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, film, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which:
(i) depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sadomasochistic abuse; and
(ii) is harmful to minors; or
(2) any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or sound recording which:
(i) contains any matter enumerated in item (1) immediately above or explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sadomasochistic abuse; and
(ii) taken as a whole, is harmful to minors.
(Ord. 69-467.)
Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/19/36-2Fetched: 10/25/2026