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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 2167
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1977.
Approved May 17, 1977.
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CHAPTER 384
(House Bill 92)
AN ACT concerning
Crimes — Indecent Exposure
FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain acts commonly
known as indecent exposure; and providing for a
penalty upon conviction specifying a penalty for
persons convicted of the common law crime of
indecent exposure.
BY adding to
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 335A
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1976 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments
Section 122
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1976 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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Preamble
It is the intent of this legislation to define the
distinction between the disorderly conduct form of
indecent exposure and that type of indecent exposure
which is viewed as not merely a nuisance to society as a
matter of course, but which is also offensive, alarming,
or harmful to an individual member of that society.
The legislation prohibits overt conduct; actual
exposure under circumstances in which it would be
offensive or alarming; yet, the law does not prohibit
"exposure" in places which are designed for that type of
activity.
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 335A be and it is hereby added
to Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments, of the Annotated
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