Palmdale Municipal Code Art. VI Indecent Exposure

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

(Ord. 185 § 1, 1971)

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. 185 § 3, 1971)

This article 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. 185 § 4, 1971)

A violation of this article 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. 185 § 6, 1971)