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(A) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Be a prostitute;
(2) Solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit or engage in any act of prostitution;
(3) Engage in any act of prostitution;
(4) Knowingly let premises for purposes of prostitution;
(5) Conduct a business or premises for prostitution;
(6) Accept or receive the proceeds of any act of prostitution; or
(7) Be a party to an act of prostitution or solicitation of prostitution in the limits of the city.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LETTING PREMISES FOR LEWDNESS. The granting of the right of use or the leasing of any premises, knowing that they are to be used for the practice of lewdness or allowing the continued use of the premises with that knowledge.
LETTING PREMISES FOR PROSTITUTION. The granting of the right of use or the leasing of any premises, knowing that they are to be used for the practice of prostitution, or allowing the continued use of the premises with that knowledge.
PROSTITUTION. The giving of the body for sexual intercourse or sodomy for hire or money.
SOLICITING FOR PROSTITUTES. The soliciting, inviting, inducing, directing, or transporting of a person to any place with the intention of promoting prostitution.
(Prior Code, § 32-99)
Statutory reference:
Engaging in prostitution, see 21 O.S. § 1029
Procure another for prostitution and the like, see 21 O.S. § 1081
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DISORDERLY HOUSE means any structure or vehicle by which the peace, comfort, health, welfare, or decency of the public is disturbed by reason of the people therein committing or resorting to any of the following acts:
(A) The sale, distribution, possession, or use of any controlled dangerous substance, the sale, distribution, possession, or use of which is declared unlawful by state statute;
(B) The violation of any of the ordinances of this city or statutes of this state regulating the sale, distribution, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages, including beer containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume;
(C) The performance of any sexual act declared unlawful by state statute or city ordinance, including, but not limited to, soliciting for purposes of prostitution; or
(D) The violation of any state statute or city ordinance prohibiting gambling.
(Prior Code, § 32-100)
Statutory reference:
Bawdy or disorderly house, see 21 O.S. § 1025
(A) No person shall keep or maintain, or aid, abet, or assist in keeping and maintaining a disorderly house.
(B) No owner, lessee, lessor, or other person, partnership, or corporation having control over any house, building, structure, tent, vehicle, mobile home, or recreational vehicle shall knowingly use, lease, sublease, or otherwise permit the use of same for the purpose of keeping therein any disorderly house, and knowing or ascertaining that such house, building, structure, tent, vehicle, mobile home, or recreational vehicle is so occupied as a disorderly house, no persons, partnership, or corporation shall continue to grant permission to so use such premises as a disorderly house.
(Prior Code, § 32-101)
No person shall knowingly reside in, enter into, or remain in a disorderly house. In any prosecution for violation of this section, the city shall have the burden to prove such knowledge by direct evidence only and not by circumstantial evidence. This section shall not apply to physicians or officers in the discharge of their professional or official duties.
(Prior Code, § 32-102)
It is unlawful for any person to:
(A) Appear in any public place in the city in a state of nudity;
(B) Appear in any public place in the city in any offensive, indecent, or lewd dress; or
(C) Make an indecent exposure of his or her person.
(Prior Code, § 32-103)
Statutory reference:
Indecent exposure, see 21 O.S. § 1021
For the purpose of § 32-105, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. The matter or performance may be purchased or attended on a subscription basis, on a membership fee arrangement, or for a separate fee for each item or performance.
DISSEMINATE. To transfer possession of, with or without consideration.
KNOWINGLY. Being aware of the character and the content of the material.
MATERIAL. Any book, magazine, newspaper, or other printed or written material, or any picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture, or other pictorial representation, or any statue or other figure, or any recording, transcription, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduction, or any other articles, equipment, or machines.
NUDITY. The showing of the human male or female genitals or pubic area with less than a fully opaque covering, or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernible turgid state.
OBSCENE. To the average person applying contemporary community standards:
(1) The predominant appeal of the matter, taken as a whole, is to prurient interest; i.e., shameful or morbid interest in sexual conduct, nudity, or excretion;
(2) The matter depicts or describes, in a patently offensive manner, sexual conduct regulated by 21 O.S. §§ 1 et seq.; and
(3) The work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
PERFORMANCE. Any preview, play, show, skit, film, dance, or other exhibition performed before an audience.
PROMOTE. To cause, permit, procure, counsel, or assist.
SERVICE TO PATRONS. The provision of services to paying guests in establishments providing food and beverages, including, but not limited to, hosting, hat checking, cooking, bartending, serving, table setting and clearing, waiter and waitressing, and entertaining.
(Prior Code, § 32-104)
(A) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Knowingly disseminate, sell, offer for sale, publish, display, distribute, make available to the public, or buy any obscene material;
(2) Knowingly engage in commerce for commercial gain with materials depicting and describing explicit sexual conduct, nudity, or exhibition utilizing displays, circulars, advertisements, and other public sales efforts that promote such commerce primarily on the basis of their prurient appeal;
(3) Knowingly engage or participate in any obscene performance made available to the public; or
(4) Provide service to patrons in such a manner as to expose to public view:
(a) His or her genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, perineum, anal region, or pubic hair region;
(b) Any device, costume, or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, buttocks, perineum, anal region, or pubic hair region;
(c) Any portion of the female breast at or below the areola thereof; or
(d) Knowingly promote the commission of any of the above listed unlawful acts.
(B) Each complete or partial display or other material exhibition of any motion picture film or other material shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense. The provisions of §§ 10-410 and 10-411 shall not apply to a projectionist, assistant projectionist, usher, or cashier, provided such person has no financial interest in the motion picture theater so long as that person is not acting as director or manager of the theater.
(Prior Code, 32-105)
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