Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 Indecent Exposure

The ordinance codified in this Part 1 is adopted pursuant to Sections 318.5 and 318.6 of the Penal Code. All words used in this Part 1 which also are used in said Sections 318.5 and 318.6 are used in the same sense and mean the same as the same respective words used in the said Sections 318.5 and 318.6 of the Penal Code.

(Ord. 9884 § 1, 1969.)

Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

A.

Exposes his or her private parts or buttocks or employs any device or covering which is intended to simulate the private parts or pubic hair while participating in any live act, demonstration or exhibition in any public place, place open to the public or place open to public view, or while serving food or drink or both to any customer; or

B.

Permits, procures or assists any person to so expose himself or herself, or to employ any such device.

(Ord. 9884 § 3, 1969.)

This Part 1 does not apply to:

A.

A theater, concert hall or similar establishment which is primarily devoted to theatrical performances;

B.

Any act authorized or prohibited by any state statute.

(Ord. 9884 § 4, 1969.)

A violation of this Part 1 is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 9884 § 12, 1969.)

If any provision or clause of this Part 1 or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Part 1 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Part 1 are declared to be severable.

(Ord. 9884 § 11, 1969.)