Californias indecent exposure law at the state level requires that the offender be nude AND lewd. So nudity in and of itself is not illegal under California state law. Counties and cities may have tighter definitions or laws but many dont. That doesnt mean they cant cite for disturbing the peace etc. So I believe (I am not a lawyer) that your county could be in California. You just might want a law against lewd acts in public and define what that means.
You just might want a law against lewd acts in public and define what that means.
The UK common law offence of outraging public decency as defined by case law might be a good model - see the Department of Public Prosecutions guidelines for offences involving nudity. Not that this offence does not necessarily involve nudity but can be perpetrated fully clothed.
This is a very tight definition and the DPP goudelines state:
The requirement for the behaviour to 'outrage' public decency was said by Lord Simon in Knuller (Publishing, Printing and promotions) Ltd v DPP to: "go considerably beyond the susceptibilities of, or even shocking, reasonable people".
and the College of Policing guidelines on public nudity state:
The common law offence of outraging public decency applies when a persons behaviour is so lewd, obscene or disgusting as to shock a reasonable person. This has a high threshold in law that simple public nudity would not reach.
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