{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-245.00","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 245.00","heading":"Public lewdness","body":"§ 245.00 Public lewdness.\n  A person is guilty of public lewdness when he or she intentionally\nexposes the private or intimate parts of his or her body in a lewd\nmanner or commits any other lewd act: (a) in a public place, or (b) (i)\nin private premises under circumstances in which he or she may readily\nbe observed from either a public place or from other private premises,\nand with intent that he or she be so observed, or (ii) while\ntrespassing, as defined in section 140.05 of this part, in a dwelling as\ndefined in subdivision three of section 140.00 of this part, under\ncircumstances in which he or she is observed by a lawful occupant.\n  Public lewdness is a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy","Article 245. Offenses Against Public Sensibilities"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/245.00","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4d12adae318646172cfa017fea24dd5dde0f23d983bd98b7a9a425016f6b7522","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-242.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-245.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}