CHAPTER 3 Peace and Good Order- 5-9-2013 - Village of Hobart

1. The character and content of any material described herein which is
reasonably susceptible of examination by the defendant.
2. The age of the minor provided, however, that an honest mistake shall
constitute an excuse from liability hereunder if the defendant made a
reasonable bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of such minor.
Minor - Any person under the age of 17 years
Minors, Harmful To - That quality of any description or representation in
whatever form of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or sado-masochistic
abuse when it:
1. Predominantly appeals to the prurient, shameful or morbid interest of
minors
2. Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a
whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors
3. Lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value if taken as a
whole
Nudity - The showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area or
buttocks with less than a full opaque covering; the showing of the female breast
with less than the fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of
the nipple; or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state
Obscene Material - A writing, picture, sound recording, videotape or file
Obscene Performance - A live exhibition before an audience which:
1. The average person, applying contemporary community standards,
would find appeals to the prurient interest if taken as a whole
2. Under contemporary community standards describes or shows sexual
conduct in a patently offensive way
3. Lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value if taken as a
whole
Sado-Masochistic Abuse - Flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in
undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume or the condition of being fettered,
bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one so clothed
Sexual Conduct - The commission or simulation of any of the following: sexual
intercourse, sodomy, bestiality, necrophilia, human excretion, masturbation,
sadism, masochism, fellatio, cunnilingus, lewd exhibition of human genitals or
physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area,
buttocks or, if such person be a female, a breast
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