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Division 4 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE›Chapter 5 — OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS›Article 9 — PUBLIC NUDITY

Torrance Municipal Code Art. 9 Public Nudity

Torrance Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Torrance

Cite as: Torrance Municipal Code § 45.9 · Text as of 2026-10-05

45.9.1 NUDITY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY PROHIBITED.

a) It shall be unlawful for any person to appear, bathe, sunbathe, walk or be in any public park, playground, beach or the waters adjacent thereto, or on any public street, sidewalk or parkway, or in or upon any place owned or operated by any governmental entity, in such a manner that the genitals, vulva, pubis, pubic symphsis, pubic hair, buttocks, natal cleft, perineum, anus, anal region, or pubic hair region of any person, or any portion of the breast at or below the upper edge of the areola thereof of any female person, is exposed to public view or is not covered by an opaque covering.

b) This section shall not apply to children under the age of ten (10) years.

c) This section shall not apply to live theatrical performances performed in a theater, concert hall or other similar establishment located on public land.

d) This section shall not apply to any dressing room or indoor shower room operated as an ancillary facility to any park, playground, beach, plunge, swimming pool, athletic field or gymnasium.

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