City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

§ 1-2. Placement prohibited without permission.

(a) In general.

A person may not affix, place, or cause to be affixed or placed any advertising circular:

(1) in or on any vehicle in the City, except with the express permission of the owner or operator of the vehicle; or

(2) in or on any residential property in the City (whether in or on a fence, railing, door, porch, lawn, sidewalk, or otherwise), except:

(i) with the express permission of the owner or occupant of that property; or

(ii) by placing the advertising circular into a door slot or a nonlockable bin consistent with federal law.

(b) Lack of permission presumed.

In a civil proceeding, an advertising circular found on an unattended property or vehicle is presumed to have been placed there without permission unless the person responsible for its placement can affirmatively establish otherwise.