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N.Y. Penal Law § 245.00: Public lewdness

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
  4. Article 245. Offenses Against Public Sensibilities

§ 245.00 Public lewdness.

A person is guilty of public lewdness when he or she intentionally

exposes the private or intimate parts of his or her body in a lewd

manner or commits any other lewd act: (a) in a public place, or (b) (i)

in private premises under circumstances in which he or she may readily

be observed from either a public place or from other private premises,

and with intent that he or she be so observed, or (ii) while

trespassing, as defined in section 140.05 of this part, in a dwelling as

defined in subdivision three of section 140.00 of this part, under

circumstances in which he or she is observed by a lawful occupant.

Public lewdness is a class B misdemeanor.

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