Relating to the crimes of indecent exposure and public masturbation, and making penalties applicable

This bill relates to the crimes of indecent exposure and public masturbation. Current law provides that a person who exposes the person’s genitals or pubic area to another not the person’s spouse, or who commits a sex act in the presence of or view of a third person, if the person does so to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either party and the person knows or reasonably should know that the act is offensive to the viewer, commits the crime of indecent exposure, a serious misdemeanor. The bill expands current law to provide that a person who exposes the person’s female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple to another person not the person’s spouse, if the exposure is done to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either party and the person knows or reasonably should know that the act is offensive to the viewer, commits the crime of indecent exposure, a serious misdemeanor. 9.9A, maintaining current law. The bill makes conforming Code changes. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but no more than $8,540.19.