Md. Code Ann., Com. Law § 14-3704
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2019
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an Internet access provider shall make a parental control that satisfies the requirements of this section available to each subscriber in the State.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an Internet access provider shall make a parental control that satisfies the requirements of this section available to each subscriber in the State.
(2) The Internet access provider may not be required to provide a parental control that is not reasonably and commercially available for the technology that the subscriber uses to obtain access to the Internet.
(2) The Internet access provider may not be required to provide a parental control that is not reasonably and commercially available for the technology that the subscriber uses to obtain access to the Internet.
(b) A parental control shall allow the subscriber, in a commercially reasonable manner, to: (1) Block all access to the Internet; and (2) (i) Block a child’s access to Web sites by specifying prohibited Web sites or by selecting a category of sites to block; (ii) Restrict a child’s access exclusively to Web sites that the subscriber approves or a category of Web sites that the subscriber approves; (iii) Restrict a child’s access to Web sites that the parental control provider designates; or (iv) Monitor a child’s use of the Internet by providing a report to the subscriber indicating: 1. Each specific Web site that the child has attempted to visit but was unable to view because the subscriber blocked or restricted access to the Web site; or 2. Each specific Web site that the child has visited.
(b) A parental control shall allow the subscriber, in a commercially reasonable manner, to: (1) Block all access to the Internet; and (2) (i) Block a child’s access to websites by specifying prohibited websites or by selecting a category of sites to block; (ii) Restrict a child’s access exclusively to websites that the subscriber approves or a category of websites that the subscriber approves; (iii) Restrict a child’s access to websites that the parental control provider designates; or (iv) Monitor a child’s use of the Internet by providing a report to the subscriber indicating: 1. Each specific website that the child has attempted to visit but was unable to view because the subscriber blocked or restricted access to the website; or 2. Each specific website that the child has visited.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.