A person who knowingly or intentionally, in a public place, engages
in sexual intercourse; engages in deviate sexual intercourse as defined by
the Pennsylvania Crimes Code; appears in a state of nudity; fondles the genitals
of himself, herself or another person; commits public indecency, a summary
offense.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
NUDITY
The showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks
with less than a fully opaque covering; the showing of the female breast with
less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple; the exposure
of any device, costume or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates
the genitals, pubic hair, natal cleft, perineum anal region or pubic hair
region; or the exposure of any device worn as a cover over the nipples and/or
areola of the female breast, which device simulates and gives the realistic
appearance of nipples and/or areola.
PUBLIC PLACE
Includes all outdoor places owned by or open to the general public
and all buildings and enclosed places owned by or open to the general public,
including such places of entertainment, taverns, restaurants, clubs, theaters,
dance halls, banquet halls, party rooms or halls limited to specific members,
restricted to adults or to patrons invited to attend, whether or not an admission
charge is levied.
The prohibition set forth in §
140-13 hereof shall not apply to:
A. Any child under 10 years of age; or
B. Any individual exposing a breast in the process of breastfeeding
an infant under two years of age.
In addition to the specific penalties provided in this article, it is
hereby declared that any building, portion of a building or enclosed place
regularly used for the prohibited display of public nudity is a public nuisance,
subjecting the owner, proprietor or other operator thereof to any and all
actions authorized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the abatement of
public nuisances, including but not limited to the procedures set forth in
the Borough Code and the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Freedom.
Whoever violates this article, either by commission of a public indecency
or by the promotion or maintenance of public indecency as property owner,
proprietor or manager of a business, shall be guilty of a summary offense
and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine or not more than $1,000
or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both. Each day such violation
continues is a separate offense.