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The legal and community standards of what states of undress constitute indecent exposure vary considerably and depend on the context in which the exposure takes place. These standards have also varied over time, making the definition of indecent exposure a complex topic.
In most states, state law prohibits exposure of the genitals and/or the female nipples in a public place, while in other states simple nudity is legal, but evidence of intent to shock, arouse or offend other persons (lewd conduct) is evidence of prohibited conduct. For example, in most states, it is a criminal offense punishable by fines and/or ...
In the 2000s, the term is often used as one of several adjectives to describe pornography, solicitation for prostitution, and indecent acts, such as the exposure of one's genitalia in public (e.g. indecent exposure). In American law, mailing lascivious matter is prohibited thus:
Texas indecent exposure law states that a person commits an offense if they expose their genitals with the intent of sexually arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of another person. Nude ...
State laws vary, from no proactive ban on nudity, to bans on breastfeeding. Indecent exposure and lewd conduct is illegal and its definition is based on case law. Someone convicted of felony indecent exposure can be punished with: Incarceration, fines, probation, community service. Sexual offender registry in some states. Italy
Under FCC rules and federal law, radio stations and over-the-air television channels cannot air obscene material at any time and cannot air indecent material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. "Indecent" material is language or pictures that, in context, describes or depicts, in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards ...
The law considers bumper stickers describing sexual acts, excretory functions or human body parts, “in a patently offensive way, as determined by contemporary community standards,” indecent.
Confusingly, the state statute expressly provides that breastfeeding and pumping do not constitute indecent exposure. While seemingly redundant, the reason is that law and biology do not agree on the term "genitals". While biologically breasts are not genitals, the traditional legal definition of genitals includes female breasts, hence the ...