Township of Ralpho, PA Chapter 6 Conduct

Part 1 PUBLIC INDECENCY

§ 101 Declaration of Public Indecency.

[Ord. 137, 5/14/2002, § 1]

The Township of Ralpho hereby declares the following conduct to be illegal as hereinafter set forth, and further, that such activities are hereby declared to be and constitute public indecency.

§ 102 Definition of Public Indecency.

[Ord. 137, 5/14/2002, § 2]

1. A person who knowingly or intentionally, in a public place:

A. Engages in sexual intercourse.

B. Engages in deviate sexual conduct.

C. Appears in a state of nudity.

D. Fondles the genitals of himself or another person.

2. "Nudity" means the showing of 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.

3. "Public place" includes, but is not limited to, any highway, street, alley, park, parking lot, school, church, cemetery, historical restoration, fire station, municipal building, dance hall, rental hall, theater, amusement park, liquor establishment, store, depot and any other place of public property or public accommodation, including private property in Ralpho Township, generally frequented by the public, for the purposes of education, recreation, amusement, entertainment, sport, shopping or travel, including any vehicle existing in or on a public place.

4. The prohibition set forth in subsection (1)(C) of this Section shall not apply to:

A. Any child under 10 years of age.

B. Any individual exposing a breast in the process of breast-feeding an infant under two years of age.

§ 103 Separate and Distinct Offenses.

[Ord. 137, 5/14/2002, § 3]

The unlawful activities specified herein shall constitute separate and distinct offenses for each and every day in which said activities are conducted.

§ 104 Violations and Penalties.

[Ord. 137, 5/14/2002, §§ 4, 5]

1. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense and be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution and/or to undergo imprisonment for not more than 90 days, provided that each violation of any provision of this Part and each day the same is continued shall be deemed a separate offense.

2. In the event any of the unlawful and illegal activities specified herein are conducted by or in the name of a corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, firm or association, in addition to corporate and/or entity liability, the officers, agents or principals of said corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, firm or association shall be deemed in violation of this Part, as well as the person or persons engaged in the unlawful activity, and, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense and sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution and/or undergo imprisonment for not more than 90 days, provided that each violation of any provision of this Part and each day the same is continued shall be deemed a separate offense.