(A) It is the intent of this section and § 134.02 to protect and preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the city by prohibiting any person from the intentional, reckless, indecent, lewd, lascivious, sexually oriented public conduct that includes the exposing of a person's “private” body parts or the touching of a person's “private” body parts (whether clothed or unclothed) in an indecent, lewd, lascivious sexually oriented manner that is prohibited by state law or city ordinance.
(B) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall be applicable.
INDECENT. Public contact that is offensive to common propriety, offensive against modesty or delicacy, vulgar, unseemly, unbecoming, or indecorous.
INDECENT EXPOSURE. The indecent, lascivious, lewd, sexually-oriented exposure of a person's private body parts.
(a) Attire which is insufficient to comply with this section includes but is not limited to G-strings, T-backs, dental floss, and thongs.
(b) Body-paints, body-dyes, tattoos, liquid latex whether wet or dried, and similar
substances shall not be considered sufficient covering to comply with this section.
LAP DANCING. The sitting upon the lap of any person to engage in or simulate sexual conduct.
LASCIVIOUS. Public conduct which is lustful and tending to produce voluptuous and lewd emotions.
LEWD. Public conduct that imports a lascivious intent or gross indecency when committed in a place that is open or subject to public view.
PERSON. Individuals, firms, associations, joint ventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, government officials, government entities, and all other groups or combinations.
PREMISES. A physical plant or location, which is enclosed by walls or any other enclosing structural device, or which is covered by a single roof, and shall include any structures or land, or contiguous structures or land, within 300 feet of the physical plant or location where such structures or land and the physical plant or location are under common ownership, control, or possession.
PRIVATE BODY PARTS. Includes the female breast, male and female genitals, male and female pubic area, male and female anus, male and female buttocks (including the entirety of the left and right gluteus muscles and the cleavage separating the left and right gluteus muscles from one-half inch below the top of the cleavage to the gluteal fold that separates the buttocks from the legs).
STRADDLE DANCING. The straddling of a leg or legs so as to have one person's leg or legs between another person's leg or legs to engage in or simulate sexual conduct.
(C) No person shall engage in, encourage, aid, permit, or allow any person to lap dance or straddle dance, or touch any person (clothed or unclothed) on his or her “private” body parts, within a business or entity, in an indecent, lascivious, lewd, sexual manner for the purposes of sexual gratification, intimidation, humiliation, harassment, or in exchange for money, or other financial considerations.
(D) No person shall engage in, encourage, aid, permit, or allow any person to touch any entertainer or performer (whether clothed or unclothed), on the premises of any business or entity, on or about their “private” body parts in order to place any money or other items of value under the entertainer's or performer's clothing or on their body.
(E) No entertainer or performer at any business or entity shall entice, lure, or permit any person to put any money, other items of value, or any other items on their “private” body parts nor under any clothing or other items covering any part or portion of their body.
(Ord. passed 11-11-96) Penalty, see § 134.99
Statutory reference:
For similar state laws, see S.C. Code §§ 15-43-10, 16-15-130, 16-15-365