97-29-31 - Indecent exposure.

§ 97-29-31. Indecent exposure.
 

A person who willfully and lewdly exposes his person, or private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or both. It is not a violation of this statute for a woman to breast-feed. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1892, § 1218; 1906, § 1294; Hemingway's 1917, § 1027; 1930, § 1058; 1942, § 2290; Laws,  1971, ch. 448, § 1; Laws, 2006, ch. 520, § 5, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 3, 2006.)