617.23 Indecent exposure; penalties.
(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who in any public place, or in any place where others are present:
(1) willfully and lewdly exposes the person's body, or the private parts thereof;
(2) procures another to expose private parts; or
(3) engages in any open or gross lewdness or lascivious behavior, or any public indecency other than behavior specified in clause (1) or (2) or this clause.
(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if:
(1) the person violates this section in the presence of a minor under the age of 16; or
(2) the person violates this section after having been previously convicted of violating this section, sections 609.342 to 609.3451, or a statute from another state in conformity with any of those sections.
(c) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person violates paragraph (b), clause (1), after having been previously convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for violating paragraph (b), clause (1); section 609.3451, subdivision 1, clause (2); or a statute from another state in conformity with paragraph (b), clause (1), or section 609.3451, subdivision 1, clause (2).
HIST: (10186) RL s 4953; 1931 c 321; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 636 art 2 s 54; 1995 c 226 art 2 s 31; 1996 c 408 art 3 s 37
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