2017 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 6 - Sexual Offenses
§ 16-6-8. Public indecency

Universal Citation: GA Code § 16-6-8 (2017)
  • (a) A person commits the offense of public indecency when he or she performs any of the following acts in a public place:
    • (1) An act of sexual intercourse;
    • (2) A lewd exposure of the sexual organs;
    • (3) A lewd appearance in a state of partial or complete nudity; or
    • (4) A lewd caress or indecent fondling of the body of another person.
  • (b) A person convicted of the offense of public indecency as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be punished as for a misdemeanor except as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section.
  • (c) Upon a third or subsequent conviction for public indecency for the violation of paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of this Code section, a person shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.
  • (d) For the purposes of this Code section only, "public place" shall include jails and penal and correctional institutions of the state and its political subdivisions.
  • (e) This Code section shall be cumulative to and shall not prohibit the enactment of any other general and local laws, rules, and regulations of state and local authorities or agencies and local ordinances prohibiting such activities which are more restrictive than this Code section.
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