What constitutes obscenity.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 421-201
in effectSec. 421-201. - What constitutes obscenity.
Material under this article shall be considered obscene and unlawful if:
(1) The average person applying contemporary community standards would find that the material, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interests; and
(2) The material depicts or describes patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, or patently offensive representations or descriptions of masturbation, excretory functions, and lewd exhibition of the genitals; and
(3) The material, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
(Code 1975, § 20-142)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIPUORSA_CH421PUDEOB_ARTIIOB_S421-201WHCOOBFetched: 10/27/2026