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Michigan Indecent Exposure Laws<\/h1>\n
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\n By Christie Nicholson, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by FindLaw Staff<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Under Michigan law, the police can arrest you for indecent exposure<\/a> if they find you engaging in public nudity. You may also face indecent exposure charges if you engage in other behaviors while in public. For example, if you’re a "flasher" seeking sexual gratification by exposing your private parts to strangers, you may end up with an indecent exposure conviction. The same is true if the police catch you urinating in a public parking lot.<\/p>\r\n

While the penalties for indecent exposure may seem minor, depending on the facts of your case, you may face an aggravated indecent exposure charge. The court may also order you to report to the Michigan sex offender registry<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

None of these things is good for your personal or professional life. You don’t want your neighbors and coworkers treating you like a sexual delinquent. Nor do you want something like this to appear on your criminal record<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

If you’re involved in an indecent exposure case, consult an experienced criminal defense attorney<\/a>. Here, we’ll explain Michigan’s indecent exposure laws and describe the penalties and defenses to these criminal charges.<\/p>\r\n

Indecent Exposure Laws<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

Michigan Law contains two types of indecent exposure offenses \u2014 "Simple" indecent exposure and "Aggravated" indecent exposure. The penalties for aggravated public indecency are more severe than for simple indecent exposure. But you may face jail time and fines for both types of criminal sexual conduct.<\/p>\r\n

According to Michigan Criminal Code (MCL) Section 750.335a<\/a>, the difference between these offenses involves the defendant’s specific behavior. We will discuss this in more detail below.<\/p>\r\n

Simple Indecent Exposure<\/b><\/h3>\r\n

The state can charge you with simple or indecent exposure if you expose intimate parts of your body in a public place. There is no requirement that other people be present at the time of the exposure. The law only requires that there is a risk of someone else seeing the defendant at the time of the offense.<\/p>\r\n

For a conviction of simple indecent exposure, the state doesn’t have to prove intent. All the prosecutor has to prove is that you exposed any of the following body parts while in a public place:<\/p>\r\n