MCC §9.16.010
Obscene materials are banned and fined
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This law makes it a crime to knowingly make, sell, give, show, or possess obscene materials with the intent to distribute them. A person who breaks this law can be fined up to five hundred dollars.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Prohibited—Penalty
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Whoever shall knowingly print, sell, offer for sale, give away, exhibit or publish,
or have possession, or under his control with the intent to sell, offer for sale or
otherwise distribute any obscene book, pamphlet, magazine, paper, picture, image,
cast, statuary, drawing, writing or presentation, or other article which is obscene,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(Prior code § 22-12.1)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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