§ 1-201. Recording or broadcasting criminal proceedings

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   (a) Prohibited. --

   (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not record or broadcast any criminal matter, including a trial, hearing, motion, or argument, that is held in trial court or before a grand jury.

   (2) This prohibition applies to the use of television, radio, and photographic or recording equipment.

(b) Exceptions. -- Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the use of electronic or photographic equipment approved by the court:

   (1) to take the testimony of a child victim under § 11-303 of this article; or

   (2) to perpetuate a court record.

(c) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section may be held in contempt of court.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 467B; 2001, ch. 10, § 2.

                    
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