Arrested For Indecent Exposure in Fort Lauderdale?
A Fort Lauderdale indecent exposure lawyer defends people arrested in violation of Florida code Section 800.03, that states that it is unlawful “to expose or exhibit one’s sexual organs in public or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises, in a vulgar or indecent manner, or to be naked in public except in any place provided or set apart for that purpose.”
In Fort Lauderdale indecent exposure or exposure of sexual organs is a First Degree Misdemeanor, with a penalty of up to one year in prison.
Simply being naked or partially naked is not necessarily illegal. In addition to the nudity, a person must also demonstrate lewd/vulgar intent of a sexual nature and or the direct exposure of the sexual organs in order to be considered as Indecent Exposure.
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According to Florida law it is unlawful to expose or exhibit one’s sexual organs in public or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises, in a vulgar or indecent manner, or to be naked in public except in any place provided or set apart for that purpose. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A mother’s breastfeeding of her baby does not under any circumstance violate this section.
If you have been charged with lewdness- indecent exposure call Guy Seligman