Nudity Laws - Lincoln County, Oregon

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PUBLIC NUDITY
9.105 Purpose
The county recognizes its responsibility to ensure freedom of self expression, but also recognizes the need for the protection of the young and immature and protection of the public from affronts to generally accepted standards of conduct. The purpose of LCC 9.105 to 9.125 is to protect the reasonable sensitivities of others from unwanted sexual display through the limited curtailment of public nudity.
9.110 Definitions
As used in LCC 9.105 to 9.125, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Nudity" means uncovered portions of the human body of an individual 12 years of age or older as follows: Genitals, pubic areas, and the female breast. For the purposes of this definition, a female breast is considered uncovered if the nipple only or the nipple and areola only are covered.
(2) "Public place" means a place to which the general public has unrestricted access and where casual observers, including minors, are likely to wander, including all public parks within the county.
9.115 Public Nudity Prohibited
No person on or within 100 yards of a public place shall expose his or her nudity to another person of the opposite sex within the public place.
9.120 Defenses
In any prosecution under LCC 9.105 to 9.125, it is an affirmative defense for the defendant to prove:
(1) The defendant was in a familial relationship with the persons viewing the nudity;
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(2) The defendant had the tacit or explicit consent of the persons viewing the nudity.
PENALTIES
9.125 Penalties
Violation of any provision of LCC 9.005 to 9.120 is punishable pursuant to LCC chapter 10. [1982 o.171 §1]