D.C. Code § 22-1312

Current through codified legislation effective September 18, 2024

Section 22-1312 - Lewd, indecent, or obscene acts; sexual proposal to a minor

It is unlawful for a person, in public, to make an obscene or indecent exposure of his or her genitalia or anus, to engage in masturbation, or to engage in a sexual act as defined in § 22-3001(8). It is unlawful for a person to make an obscene or indecent sexual proposal to a minor. A person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.

D.C. Code § 22-1312

July 29, 1892, 27 Stat. 324, ch. 320, § 9; July 8, 1898, 30 Stat. 724, ch. 638; Sept. 26, 1942, 56 Stat. 760, ch. 565; June 9, 1948, 62 Stat. 346, ch. 428, title I, § 101; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 92, ch. 159, § 202(a)(1); Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-306, § 210, 53 DCR 8610; May 26, 2011, D.C. Law 18-375, § 2(b), 58 DCR 731; Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 79, 59 DCR 6190; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 214(b), 60 DCR 2064.

Applicability of D.C. Law 19-317: Section 401 of D.C. Law 19-317 provided that the act shall apply only to offenses committed on or after June 11, 2013.

Conduct of prosecutions under this section, see § 22-1809. Obscene conduct, see § 22-2201. Sexual performances using minors, see § 22-3101 et seq. .