Grand Terrace Municipal Code Ch. 12.42 Restrictions on Publicly Displayed Explicit Material

For purposes of this chapter the words and phrases defined in this section mean as follows:

A. "Exhibit" means to show.

B. "Harmful matter" means matter, taken as a whole, which to the average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, and is matter which, taken as a whole, depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual conduct and which, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

C. "Knowingly" means being aware of the character of the matter.

D. "Matter" means any book, magazine, newspaper, video recording, or other printed or written material or any picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, or other pictorial representation or any statue or other figure, or any recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction or any other articles, equipment, machines or materials. "Matter" also includes live or recorded telephone messages when transmitted, disseminated or distributed as part of a commercial transaction.

E. "Minor" means any person under eighteen years of age.

F. "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation or other legal entity.

(Ord. 128 § 1, 1990)

No material which is harmful to minors shall be displayed in any public place, other than a public place from which minors are excluded, unless "blinder racks" are placed in front of the material, so that the lower two-thirds of the material is not exposed to view.

(Ord. 128 § 2, 1990)

Any person who violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.16.020 of this code.

(Ord. 128 § 3, 1990)