PROSTITUTION, PUBLIC LEWDNESS, ETC.

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 30, art. VII

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 30-151 Definitions.

§ 30-151. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) Lewdness means: a. any lascivious, lustful or licentious conduct, b. the giving or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, anal intercourse, or lascivious, lustful or licentious conduct with any person not his or her spouse, or c. any act in furtherance of such conduct or any appointment or engagement for prostitution. (2) Prostitution means: a. the giving or receiving of the body for sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, anal intercourse or lewdness with any person not his or her spouse, in exchange for money or any other thing of value, or b. the making of any appointment or engagement for sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, anal intercourse or lewdness with any person not his or her spouse, in exchange for money or any other thing of value. (3) Anal intercourse means contact between human beings of the genital organs of one and the anus of another. (4) Cunnilingus means any act of oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris. (5) Fellatio means any act of oral stimulation of the penis. (6) Masturbation means stimulation of the genital organ by manual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse. (Code 1970, § 21-86; Code 1980, § 30-151; Ord. No. 20114, § 1, 3-1-94)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 30-152 Prostitutes and procuring for prostitution.

§ 30-152. - Prostitutes and procuring for prostitution. (a) No person shall, in a public place, engage in or offer to engage in any act of prostitution or to solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit or engage in any act of prostitution. (b) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of Subsection (a) shall, upon conviction, be punished as for a Class "b" offense as follows: (1) First offense. A fine of $1,200.00, and/or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days in jail. (2) Second or subsequent offense. A fine of $1,200.00 and imprisonment of not less than 30 days nor more than six months in jail. (Code 1970, §§ 21-87, 21-89; Ord. No. 17033, § 1, 1-18-83; Code 1980, § 30-152; Ord. No. 20051, § 1, 10-26-93; Ord. No. 20114, § 1, 3-1-94; Ord. No. 20497, § 1, 1-9-96; Ord. No. 20582, § 1, 5-21-96; Ord. No. 21042, § 2, 5-5-98; Ord. No. 21324, § 1, 10-5-99; Ord. No. 21845, § 1, 11-6-01)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 30-152.1 Public lewdness.

§ 30-152.1. - Public lewdness. (a) No person shall, in a public place, with any person, engage in or offer to engage in any act of lewdness, including but not limited to sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation (mutual or solitary), or anal intercourse, or to solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit or engage in any act of lewdness. (b) This section shall not apply to any conduct wherein money or any other thing of value is exchanged or otherwise involved. (c) Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of Subsection (a) shall be punished as for a Class "b" offense. (Ord. No. 21042, § 3, 5-5-98; Ord. No. 21324, § 1, 10-5-99; Ord. No. 21845, § 1, 11-6-01)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 30-153 Keeping or leasing house for immoral purpose.

§ 30-153. - Keeping or leasing house for immoral purpose. (a) No person shall keep, maintain or aid, abet or assist in keeping or maintaining, or occupy or use, any room, building, dwelling, hotel, roominghouse or other place for purposes of engaging in the act of prostitution, lewdness or illegal sexual relations, or knowingly lease, rent, or let same for these purposes, or knowingly permit same to be used for these purposes. (b) Any person, who shall violate any of the provisions of Subsection (a) shall, upon conviction, be punished as for a Class "b" offense. (Code 1970, §§ 21-88, 21-89; Ord. No. 17033, § 1, 1-18-83; Code 1980, § 30-153; Ord. No. 21845, § 1, 11-6-01)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 30-158 Public indecency.

§ 30-158. - Public indecency. (a) Any person who knowingly or intentionally, in a public place: (1) engages in sexual intercourse; (2) appears in a state of nudity in places not intended for such purpose; or (3) fondles the genitals of himself or another person; (4) engages in actions that simulate an act or acts of sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, anal intercourse, or masturbation shall be deemed guilty of a Class "b" offense. Each act of public indecency shall constitute a separate offense. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term "nudity" shall mean: (1) the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering; or (2) the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple. (Code 1980, § 30-162; Ord. No. 19648, § 1, 9-17-91; Ord. No. 20511, § 1, 1-16-96; Ord. No. 20674, § 1, 9-24-96; Ord. No. 21324, § 1, 10-5-99; Ord. No. 21845, § 1, 11-6-01)

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