Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 245.00 — Public lewdness
N.Y. Penal Law § 245.00
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 245.00 Public lewdness.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 245.00 — Public lewdness is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 245.00 Public lewdness.
A person is guilty of public lewdness when he or she intentionally exposes the private or intimate parts of his or her body in a lewd manner or commits any other lewd act: (a) in a public place, or (b) (i) in private premises under circumstances in which he or she may readily be observed from either a public place or from other private premises, and with intent that he or she be so observed, or (ii) while trespassing, as defined in section 140.05 of this part, in a dwelling as defined in subdivision three of section 140.00 of this part, under circumstances in which he or she is observed by a lawful occupant.
Public lewdness is a class B misdemeanor.