Indecent Exposure (18-7-302)

 

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Indecent Exposure (18-7-302)

1. A person commits indecent exposure if he knowingly exposes his genitals to the view of any person under circumstances in which such conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm to the other person.
2. (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1435, § 31, effective July 1, 2003.)           (b) Indecent exposure is a class 1 misdemeanor.
3. (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1587, § 21, effective July 1, 2002.)
4. Indecent exposure is a class 6 felony if the violation is committed subsequent to two prior convictions of a violation of this section or of a violation of a comparable offense in any other state or in the United States, or of a violation of a comparable municipal ordinance