{ "batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: anchor", "summary": "Maryland obscenity offenses are in the Criminal Law Article (code \"gcr\"), Title 11, Subtitle 2 (§§ 11-201 to 11-211), published on the Maryland General Assembly statutes site.", "body": "Maryland obscenity offenses are in the Criminal Law Article (code \"gcr\"), Title 11, Subtitle 2 (§§ 11-201 to 11-211), published on the Maryland General Assembly statutes site.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“Criminal Law - (gcr) Criminal Procedure - (gcp)”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/Statutes", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "Criminal Law - (gcr) Criminal Procedure - (gcp)", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "anchor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: definitions - matter (11-201)", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-201(d) defines \"matter\" broadly, including pictures, photographs, motion pictures and electrical reproductions; the subtitle does not itself define \"obscene\" for § 11-202.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-201(d) defines \"matter\" broadly, including pictures, photographs, motion pictures and electrical reproductions; the subtitle does not itself define \"obscene\" for § 11-202.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“(2) a picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, or other pictorial representation; (3) a statue or other figure; (4) a recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-201&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "(2) a picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, or other pictorial representation; (3) a statue or other figure; (4) a recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "definitions - matter (11-201)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: knowingly (11-201)", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-201(c) defines \"knowingly\" as having knowledge of the character and content of the matter.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-201(c) defines \"knowingly\" as having knowledge of the character and content of the matter.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n““Knowingly” means having knowledge of the character and content of the matter.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-201&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "“Knowingly” means having knowledge of the character and content of the matter.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "knowingly (11-201)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: distribution / sale offense (11-202)", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-202(a) bars sending obscene matter into Maryland for sale, or preparing, publishing, exhibiting or distributing obscene matter in the State; it is not limited to sales to minors, so on its face it reaches distribution to adults of matter that is legally obscene.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-202(a) bars sending obscene matter into Maryland for sale, or preparing, publishing, exhibiting or distributing obscene matter in the State; it is not limited to sales to minors, so on its face it reaches distribution to adults of matter that is legally obscene.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“(3) in the State prepare, publish, print, exhibit, distribute, or offer to distribute any obscene matter; or (4) possess any obscene matter in the State with the intent to distribute, offer to distribute, or exhibit.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-202&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "(3) in the State prepare, publish, print, exhibit, distribute, or offer to distribute any obscene matter; or (4) possess any obscene matter in the State with the intent to distribute, offer to distribute, or exhibit.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "distribution / sale offense (11-202)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: penalty (11-202)", "summary": "A § 11-202 violation is a misdemeanor: up to 1 year and/or $1,000 for a first violation, up to 3 years and/or $5,000 for subsequent violations.", "body": "A § 11-202 violation is a misdemeanor: up to 1 year and/or $1,000 for a first violation, up to 3 years and/or $5,000 for subsequent violations.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“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;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-202&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "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;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "penalty (11-202)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: civil enforcement - injunction (11-202(c))", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-202(c) lets the State's Attorney (not the Attorney General) seek a circuit-court injunction against distribution of obscene items.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-202(c) lets the State's Attorney (not the Attorney General) seek a circuit-court injunction against distribution of obscene items.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“The State’s Attorney may maintain an action for an injunction in the circuit court against a person to prevent the sale, further sale, distribution, further distribution, acquisition, publication, or possession within the State”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-202&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "The State’s Attorney may maintain an action for an injunction in the circuit court against a person to prevent the sale, further sale, distribution, further distribution, acquisition, publication, or possession within the State", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "civil enforcement - injunction (11-202(c))", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c7", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: harmful-to-minors - obscene definition (11-203)", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-203(a)(5) defines \"obscene\" for the minors provision using the adult-community Miller-style three-part test.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-203(a)(5) defines \"obscene\" for the minors provision using the adult-community Miller-style three-part test.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“(i) that the average adult applying contemporary community standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-203&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "(i) that the average adult applying contemporary community standards would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "harmful-to-minors - obscene definition (11-203)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c8", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: harmful-to-minors offense (11-203(b))", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-203(b)(2) bars engaging in the business of displaying, selling or distributing to a minor an item principally made up of obscene depictions of illicit sex or an obscene picture of a nude or partially nude figure.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-203(b)(2) bars engaging in the business of displaying, selling or distributing to a minor an item principally made up of obscene depictions of illicit sex or an obscene picture of a nude or partially nude figure.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“A person may not willfully or knowingly engage in the business of displaying, exhibiting, selling, showing, advertising for sale, or distributing to a minor an item:”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-203&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "A person may not willfully or knowingly engage in the business of displaying, exhibiting, selling, showing, advertising for sale, or distributing to a minor an item:", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "harmful-to-minors offense (11-203(b))", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c9", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: items covered (11-203)", "summary": "The § 11-203 \"item\" definition lists photos, print, video/film/computer discs and recorded telephone messages.", "body": "The § 11-203 \"item\" definition lists photos, print, video/film/computer discs and recorded telephone messages.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“(iii) videodisc, videotape, video game, film, or computer disc; or (iv) recorded telephone message.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-203&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "(iii) videodisc, videotape, video game, film, or computer disc; or (iv) recorded telephone message.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "items covered (11-203)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c10", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: penalty (11-203)", "summary": "A § 11-203 violation is a misdemeanor with the same 1-year/$1,000 and 3-year/$5,000 tiers.", "body": "A § 11-203 violation is a misdemeanor with the same 1-year/$1,000 and 3-year/$5,000 tiers.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-203&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "for each subsequent violation, imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "penalty (11-203)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c11", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: live obscene performance (11-204, certain counties)", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-204 (only in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties) bars live obscene performances before paying audiences; it is a misdemeanor.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-204 (only in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties) bars live obscene performances before paying audiences; it is a misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“This section applies only in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-204&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "This section applies only in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Charles, Howard, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "live obscene performance (11-204, certain counties)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c12", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: advertising obscene matter (11-205)", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-205 bars knowingly creating advertising to promote matter the person represents to be obscene; a misdemeanor.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-205 bars knowingly creating advertising to promote matter the person represents to be obscene; a misdemeanor.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“write or create advertising or otherwise promote the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene; or”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-205&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "write or create advertising or otherwise promote the sale or distribution of matter the person represents or holds out to be obscene; or", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "advertising obscene matter (11-205)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_c13", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: sexual conduct definition (11-101)", "summary": "Criminal Law § 11-101(d), incorporated into Subtitle 2 by § 11-201(f), defines \"sexual conduct\" to include masturbation, intercourse and lascivious exhibition of the genitals.", "body": "Criminal Law § 11-101(d), incorporated into Subtitle 2 by § 11-201(f), defines \"sexual conduct\" to include masturbation, intercourse and lascivious exhibition of the genitals.\n\nWhat Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article) actually says:\n\n“(4) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person.”\n\nNote: Claude session research 2026-10-23 (web search + fetch of the official page); quote re-checked by the verify gate", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=11-101&enactments=false", "last_verified": "2026-10-23", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland General Assembly (Annotated Code of Maryland, Criminal Law Article)", "evidence_quote": "(4) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of any person.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "sexual conduct definition (11-101)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "MD", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_q1", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "Maryland.gov is an official website of the State of Maryland.", "body": "Maryland.gov is an official website of the State of Maryland.\n\nWhat Maryland (official) actually says:\n\n“An official website of the State of Maryland.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maryland.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland (official)", "evidence_quote": "An official website of the State of Maryland.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maryland", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_q2", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "Maryland provides public services that keep Marylanders safe and informed.", "body": "Maryland provides public services that keep Marylanders safe and informed.\n\nWhat Maryland (official) actually says:\n\n“Maryland provides public services that keep Marylanders safe and informed.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maryland.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland (official)", "evidence_quote": "Maryland provides public services that keep Marylanders safe and informed.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maryland", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_q3", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "Maryland has beaches and waterways for visitors to explore.", "body": "Maryland has beaches and waterways for visitors to explore.\n\nWhat Maryland (official) actually says:\n\n“Beaches and waterways”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maryland.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland (official)", "evidence_quote": "Beaches and waterways", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maryland", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_q4", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "The Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act protects the Bay and sets out to improve Bay water quality.", "body": "The Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act protects the Bay and sets out to improve Bay water quality.\n\nWhat Maryland (official) actually says:\n\n“Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act protects the Bay The new law sets out to improve Bay water quality.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maryland.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland (official)", "evidence_quote": "Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act protects the Bay The new law sets out to improve Bay water quality.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maryland", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_q5", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "The MVA adds a new butterfly symbol to driver’s licenses to support people with hidden disabilities.", "body": "The MVA adds a new butterfly symbol to driver’s licenses to support people with hidden disabilities.\n\nWhat Maryland (official) actually says:\n\n“MVA adds a new butterfly symbol to driver’s licenses The symbol supports people with hidden disabilities.”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maryland.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland (official)", "evidence_quote": "MVA adds a new butterfly symbol to driver’s licenses The symbol supports people with hidden disabilities.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maryland", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } }, { "id": "learn_r630_maryland_obscenity_and_distribution_maryland_630_q6", "category": "Safety", "title": "Maryland: AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "summary": "Maryland offers jobs and career support including professional licenses and permits.", "body": "Maryland offers jobs and career support including professional licenses and permits.\n\nWhat Maryland (official) actually says:\n\n“Jobs and career support Professional licenses and permits”\n\nNote: Quinn (local boss on MCG): full page read, quote checked word-for-word on the page by the program", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.maryland.gov/", "last_verified": "2026-10-24", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Maryland (official)", "evidence_quote": "Jobs and career support Professional licenses and permits", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "630-maryland-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Maryland", "topic": "AG civil-enforcement guidance and judicial self-help page on obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Maryland", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-md" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" } } ] }