701.21 EXEMPTIONS.
   (a)    It is a defense to prosecution for violation of this chapter that a person appearing in a state of nudity or semi-nudity did so in a modeling class operated:
      (1)   By a proprietary school licensed by the State of Ohio, or a college, junior college or university supported entirely or in part by public taxation.
      (2)   By a private college or university that offers educational programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or
      (3)   By an establishment holding classes in a structure that has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other advertising that indicates a semi-nude person is available for viewing; where in order to participate in a class a student must enroll at least three days in advance of the class; and where no more than one semi-nude model is on the premises at any one time.
   (b)    It is a defense to prosecution for violation of this chapter that an employee of a sexually oriented business exposed any specified anatomical area during the bona fide use of a restroom or dressing room accessible only to employees.
(Ord. 5-07. Passed 2-19-07.)