New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 245.10 — Public display of offensive sexual material; definitions of terms
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 245: Offenses Against Public Sensibilities, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 245.10
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
245.10 Public display of offensive sexual material; definitions of
terms.
The following definitions are applicable to section 245.11:
1. "Nudity" means the showing of the human male or female genitals,
pubic area or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering, or the
showing of the female breast with less than a 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.
2. "Sexual conduct" means an act of masturbation, homosexuality,
sexual intercourse, or physical contact with a person's clothed or
unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person be a female,
breast.
3. "Sado-masochistic abuse" means flagellation or torture by or upon a
person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizzare costume, or the
condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on
the part of one so clothed.
4. "Transportation facility" means any conveyance, premises or place
used for or in connection with public passenger transportation, whether
by air, railroad, motor vehicle or any other method. It includes
aircraft, watercraft, railroad cars, buses, and air, boat, railroad and
bus terminals and stations and all appurtenances thereto.
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