Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 9.12 Public Nudity

This Chapter is adopted pursuant to Sections 318.5 and 318.6 of the Penal Code. All words used in this chapter which also are used in Sections 18.5 and 318.6, are used in the same sense and mean the same as the same respective words used in Sections 318.5 and 318.6.

(Ord. 455 §1, 1974)

A. No person shall, while acting as a waiter, waitress or entertainer in an establishment which serves food, beverages, or food and beverages including, but not limited to, alcoholic beverages, for consumption on the premises of such establishment:

1. Expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

2. Expose any device, costume or covering, which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

3. Expose any portion of the female breast at or below the areola thereof.

B. A person shall be deemed to be a waiter, waitress, or entertainer if such person acts in that capacity without regard to whether or not such person is paid any compensation by the management of the establishment in which the activity is performed.

(Ord. 455 §2, 1974)

No person shall, while participating in any live act, demonstration, or exhibition in any public place, place open to the public, or place open to public view:

A. Expose his or her genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region, or pubic hair region; or

B. Expose any device, costume or covering, which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or

C. Expose any portion of the female breast at or below the areola thereof.

(Ord. 455 §3, 1974)

No person shall cause, permit, procure, counselor assist any person to expose a simulate exposure as prohibited in Sections 9.12.020 and 9.12.030.

(Ord. 455 §4, 1974)

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to a theater, concert hall, or similar establishment which is primarily devoted to theatrical performances.

(Ord. 455 § 5, 1974)

In the discretion of the Enforcement Officer, any person violating the provisions of this Chapter shall be issued an administrative citation pursuant to Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 1.17 or shall be guilty of an infraction pursuant to Beaumont Municipal Code Chapter 1.16. In either case, the amount of the fine shall be the appropriate amount set forth in Section 1.16.030 of this Code. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense as specified in Section 1.16.040.

Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $1,000.00, or six months in jail, or both.

(Ord. 997, 5-3-11)