Maryland SB475 protects artists' creative expression by limiting its admissibility in criminal or juvenile proceedings.

Maryland SB475, known as the Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE) Act, restricts the admissibility of a defendant's or respondent's creative expression in criminal or juvenile proceedings. The court cannot admit such expression unless it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the expression was intended to be literal, the defendant intended to adopt the literal meaning if it was derivative, and the expression refers to the facts of the alleged offense.

Maryland SB475 protects artists' creative expression by limiting its admissibility in criminal or juvenile proceedings.

Maryland SB475, known as the Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE) Act, restricts the admissibility of a defendant's or respondent's creative expression in criminal or juvenile proceedings. The court cannot admit such expression unless it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the expression was intended to be literal, the defendant intended to adopt the literal meaning if it was derivative, and the expression refers to the facts of the alleged offense.