Public indecency.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-157
in effectSec. 38-157. - Public indecency.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform an act of public indecency.
(b) Any person commits public indecency who performs any of the following in a public place or where the conduct may reasonably be expected to be viewed by members of the public:
(1) An act of sexual intercourse;
(2) An act of deviate sexual intercourse;
(3) Insertion of one (1) or more fingers or other object into the vagina or anus;
(4) Caressing or fondling of the genitals of another person;
(5) Patently offensive representations or imitations of sexual intercourse, masturbation or excretory functions accompanied by exhibition of the genitals;
(6) Lewd fondling or caressing of the body of another person.
(c) Violation of this section is a class 4 offense.
(Code 1950, § 802.11; Ord. No. 328-26, § 21, 6-29-26)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH38OFMIPR_ARTVOFREMO_DIV2OFRESE_S38-157PUINFetched: 10/27/2026