(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)