Obscene and indecent conduct

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  • Whoever—
    • (a)

      • (1) exposes his person or the private parts thereof in any public place, or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby, or who exposes himself or takes part in any model artist exhibition, or makes any other exhibition of himself to public view or to the view of any number of persons, such as is offensive to decency, or is adapted to excite lewd or vicious thoughts or acts; or who shall appear upon any public street or thoroughfare within town limits of any town in the Virgin Islands in bathing costume or any similarly abbreviated attire such as to offend public decency;

      • (2) procures, counsels, or assists any person so to expose himself, or to take part in any model artist exhibition, or to make any other exhibition of himself to public view or to the view of any number of persons, such as is offensive to decency, or is adapted to excite to lewd or vicious thoughts or acts;

      • (3) writes, composes, stereotypes, prints, publishes, sells, distributes, keeps for sale, or exhibits any obscene or indecent writing, paper or books; or designs, copies, draws, engraves, paints, or otherwise prepares any obscene or indecent picture or print; or molds, cuts, casts, or likewise makes any obscene or indecent figure;

      • (4) writes, composes, or publishes any notice or advertisement of any such writing, paper, book, picture, print, or figure;

      • (5) sings any lewd or obscene song, ballad, or uses any lewd or obscene words over any radio station located in or operating within the Virgin Islands, or in any public place, or in any place where there are present other persons to be offended or annoyed thereby;

      • (6) uses vile and obscene language in public streets or places or in private places so as to seriously disturb the peace; or

      • (7) urinates or defecates in public places—

      shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
  • (b) For purposes of this section, a woman's breast-feeding a child in any public or private location where the woman's presence is otherwise authorized does not under any circumstance constitute obscene or indecent conduct.


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