[R.O. 2007 § 210.270; CC 1979 § 20-8; Ord. No. 1996 § 1, 3-25-1993; Ord. No. 5324 § 2, 1-14-2010; Ord. No. 6599 § 2, 8-25-2016; Ord. No. 8011, 8-22-2024]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (B), (C), and (D) of this Section 210.280, any person twelve (12) years of age or older who knowingly or intentionally, in a public place, does or engages in any of the following shall be guilty of indecent exposure:
1. 
Any person who engages in sexual conduct.
2. 
Any person who appears in a state of nudity or semi-nudity.
3. 
Any person who displays films, video programs or pictures depicting persons in a state of nudity or semi-nudity or engaging in sexual conduct.
4. 
Any person who is the legal owner of a public place, has the authority to control access to the public place, or otherwise exercises authority over a public place and who expressly authorizes, employs or permits a person to appear in a state of nudity or semi-nudity or to engage in sexual conduct.
B. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 210.280 to the contrary, a mother may breast-feed her child or express breast milk in any public or private location where the mother is otherwise authorized to be. The act of a mother breast-feeding a child or expressing breast milk in a public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be shall not:
1. 
Constitute sexual conduct or sexual contact; or
2. 
Be considered an act of indecent exposure.
C. 
Any person who knowingly or intentionally does or engages in any of the actions described in Subsection (A), Subparagraphs (2), (3) and (4) shall not be guilty of indecent exposure if the action(s) takes place in an "adult oriented business, bookstore, video store or peep show" as defined in Section 405.100 and that is operated in accordance with Section 405.530 and other applicable laws and ordinances of the City.
D. 
Any person who knowingly or intentionally does or engages in any of the actions described in Subsection (A), Subparagraphs (2), (3) and (4) shall not be guilty of indecent exposure if the action(s) take place at a theater, concert hall, art center, museum, or similar establishment as part of a production or display that has serious artistic merit.
[Ord. No. 6599 § 3, 8-25-2016]
No person shall engage in sexual conduct with an animal. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit generally accepted animal husbandry, farming and ranching practices or generally accepted veterinary medical practices.
[R.O. 2007 § 210.280; CC 1979 § 20-13; Ord. No. 482 §§ 1 — 5, 8, 2-8-1979]
A. 
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Subsection:
BLINDER BOARDS
Boards attached to magazine display racks so that only the logos or titles, and not the complete magazine covers, show.
DRIVE-IN THEATRE
Any place, not inside a building, where motion pictures or films are offered to the public for viewing for an admission price.
EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL
Any pictorial or three-dimensional material depicting human masturbation, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, direct physical stimulation or unclothed genitals, sadomasochistic abuse, or emphasizing the depiction of postpubertal human genitals; provided however, that works of art or of anthropological significance shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing definition.
MATERIAL
Anything printed or written, or any picture, drawing, photograph, motion-picture film, videotape or videotape production, or pictorial representation, or any recording or transcription, or any mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction, or stored computer data, or anything which is or may be used as a means of communication. "Material" includes undeveloped photographs, molds, printing plates, stored computer data and other latent representational objects.
THEATRE
Any place inside a building where motion pictures or films are offered to the public for viewing for an admission price.
B. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (B), Furnishing Pornographic Materials To Minors, was repealed by the City during the 2020 recodification project.
C. 
Public Display Of Explicit Sexual Material. A person commits the offense of public display of explicit sexual material if he or she recklessly:
1. 
Exposes, places, exhibits, or in any fashion, displays explicit sexual material in any location, whether public or private, and in such a manner that it may be readily seen and its content or character distinguished by normal unaided vision as viewed from a street, highway, public sidewalk, or the property of others, or from any portion of the person's store, the exhibitor's store or property when items and material other than this material are offered for sale or rent to the public; or
2. 
Fails to take prompt action to remove such a display from property in his or her possession after learning of its existence.
D. 
Motion Pictures And Films. Since the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., has established a rating system to inform the viewing public as to the type of motion picture or film being shown:
1. 
It shall be unlawful to display or offer to display any motion picture or film which has not been rated by the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., to an admission paying audience.
2. 
It shall be unlawful to display or offer for display any motion picture or film that has been rated "(X)" by the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
E. 
Exemptions. This Section is not to be construed to interfere with films or publications concerning historical or medical science. In addition, the following exemptions to this Section are made:
1. 
The City branch of the St. Charles County library.
2. 
Any medical books, medical journals, medical publications or medical manuals.
F. 
Revocation Of Business License. Any person possessing a business license issued by the City shall have such business license forfeited by being convicted twice of violating this Section, and such person may not have a business license issued to him/her for a period of one (1) year from the date of revocation following such second conviction.
[Ord. No. 4962 § 1, 2-14-2008]
A. 
A person commits an offense if the person urinates or defecates:
1. 
On public property or in a public place; or
2. 
In public view.
B. 
For the purpose of this Section, "public place" means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access and includes, but is not limited to, streets, highways, and the common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings, transport facilities, and shops.
C. 
It is a defense to prosecution under this Section if the person was in a restroom.
[Ord. No. 5499 § 1, 11-18-2010]
A. 
A person commits the offense of spitting or expectorating on a public building if the person intentionally spits or expectorates on:
1. 
Any floor, wall, furnishing or fixture of any public building, with the exception of inside a trash receptacle, toilet or sink; or
2. 
Any public square or sidewalk abutting any public building.
B. 
For the purpose of this Section, "public building" means any building owned and/or maintained by the City of St. Peters and includes, but is not limited to, City Hall, the Justice Center and the Rec-Plex.