§ 22-50. Obscene photographs or paintings.


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  • (a)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a business in the city which provides models or facilities for obscene sketching, painting or photographing of the human figure, where the nude or partially nude model's posture or the reproduction of the nude or partially nude model, whether by sketching, painting or photographing, appear in a manner which:

    (1)

    Predominantly appeals to the prurient interests,

    (2)

    Is patently offensive to contemporary community standards, and

    (3)

    Is utterly without redeeming social value.

    (b)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a nude or partially nude model or to present any posture whereby the reproduction thereof shall appear in a manner which:

    (1)

    Predominantly appeals to the prurient interests,

    (2)

    Is offensive to contemporary community standards, and

    (3)

    Is utterly without redeeming social value.

    (c)

    It shall be unlawful for any person to cause to be made, whether by photography, sketching, painting or otherwise, reproductions of any nude or partially nude model which shall appear in a manner which:

    (1)

    Predominantly appeals to the prurient interests,

    (2)

    Is patently offensive to contemporary community standards, and

    (3)

    Is utterly without redeeming social value.

    (d)

    A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.

    (Code 1965, § 23-61)

(Code 1965, § 23-61)