[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Stony Point 10-13-1992
by L.L. No. 4-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board of the Town of Stony Point takes recognition of the fact
that inquiries have been made with respect to the legality of permitting public
exposure of persons at business establishments within the Town of Stony Point.
The Town Board believes that such conduct is not acceptable in this community.
Therefore, the Town Board of the Town of Stony Point enacts this chapter for
the purpose of prohibiting, in any public place within the Town of Stony Point,
public exposure of the private or intimate parts of the body of any person
and promotion of such exposure as defined in §§ 245.01 and
245.02 of the Penal Law of the State of New York.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority of Chapter 633 of
the Laws of 1984 of the State of New York. It is further enacted pursuant
to the authority of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York as
well as pursuant to the authority of Article 245 of the Penal Law of the State
of New York.
A.Â
A person is guilty of exposure if he or she appears in
a public place in such a manner that the private or intimate parts of his
or her body are unclothed or exposed. For the purposes of this section, the
private or intimate parts of a female person shall include that portion of
the breast which is below the top of the areola. This provision shall apply
also to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show
or entertainment.
B.Â
A person is guilty of promoting exposure of a person
when he knowingly conducts, maintains, owns, manages or operates or furnishes
any public premise or place where a person in such public place appears in
such a manner that the private or intimate parts of his or her body are unclothed
or exposed. For the purposes of this section, the private or intimate parts
of a female person shall include that portion of the breast which is below
the top of the areola. This provision shall specifically apply also to any
person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment.
A violation of § 163-3 of this chapter shall be deemed a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 per offense.
