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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1093
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT, DINOWITZ, BRONSON, BUTTENS-
CHON, SIMON, ROZIC, WILLIAMS, ZINERMAN, WOERNER, JENSEN, GLICK,
GIGLIO, ANDERSON, JACKSON, STERN, SEPTIMO, SMITH, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
STIRPE, GALLAGHER, KELLES, CLARK, CRUZ, ROSENTHAL, McMAHON -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. HEVESI, STECK -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of public lewd-
ness
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 245.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 748
2 of the laws of 1968 and the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 373
3 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
4 § 245.00 Public lewdness.
5 A person is guilty of public lewdness when [he or she] SUCH PERSON
6 intentionally [exposes]:
7 1. EXPOSE the private or intimate parts of [his or her] SUCH PERSON'S
8 body in a lewd manner or [commits] COMMIT any other lewd act: (a) in a
9 public place, or (b) (i) in private premises under circumstances in
10 which [he or she] SUCH PERSON may readily be observed from either a
11 public place or from other private premises, and with intent that [he or
12 she] SUCH PERSON be so observed, or (ii) while trespassing, as defined
13 in section 140.05 of this part, in a dwelling, as defined in subdivision
14 three of section 140.00 of this part, under circumstances in which [he
15 or she] SUCH PERSON is observed by a lawful occupant[.]; OR
16 2. ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT TO ONE OR MORE PERSONS IN OR AROUND A
17 PUBLIC PLACE AN IMAGE DEPICTING EXPOSED PRIVATE OR INTIMATE PARTS, WITH-
18 OUT THE CONSENT OF SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS.
19 Public lewdness is a class B misdemeanor.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
21 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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