Indecent Exposure.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 106-5
in effect106-5. Indecent Exposure.
1. DEFINITION. In this section, “intimate part” means the anus, genitals or pubic area of a person or the areola of the female breast.
2. PROHIBITION; PENALTIES. Any person who publicly and indecently exposes an intimate part of his or her body shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $250 and the costs of prosecution; and, further, any person who violates this section between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. upon a street designated as a cruising area under s. 101-20.5, including the land within the street lines whether or not improved, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $150 nor more than $500 and the costs of prosecution.
3. EXCEPTIONS. a. Subsection 2 does not apply to a mother’s breast-feeding of her child.
b. Subsection 2 does not apply to any performance having serious artistic, literary, scientific or educational value, if taken as a whole.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH106.pdf#page=3Fetched: 10/26/2026