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Title 10 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

Part 2 — IMPROPER BATHING ATTIRE

San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · San Jose

10.12.030 - Nudity prohibited where - Nude defined.

A.

No person over the age of ten years shall be nude and exposed to public view in or upon any public right- of-way, public park, public lands, or in or upon any private property open to public view from any such park, right-of-way or public property; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to live theatrical performances conducted in a theater, concert hall or similar establishment, which said performances shall be covered by Part 4 of Chapter 10.12 of this Code.

B.

As used in this section, "nude" means devoid of any opaque covering of the genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, perineum, anus or anal region of any person; or any portion of the breast, at or below the areola thereof, of any female person.

(Prior code § 4261; Ord. 19020.)

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