Legal Question in Criminal Law in Washington

indecent exposure

i was working on my truck in a grocery store parking lot and a police officers wife saw my genitals dangling below my short leg while squating, and apparently saw the same while i sat on the edge of my truck seat, what are the penalties of indecent exposure? and is there any difference between intentional and accidental?


Asked on 8/05/06, 2:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul Ferris Law Office of Paul T. Ferris

Re: indecent exposure

The crime requires proof that the act was intentional (see statute below). Although a first offense is a misdemeanor, do not consider the matter a petty offense; a second offense is a felony.

You should enter a plea of Not Guilty and seek legal counsel.

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RCW 9A.88.010 Indecent exposure.

(1) A person is guilty of indecent exposure if he or she intentionally makes any open and obscene exposure of his or her person or the person of another knowing that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable affront or alarm.

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Answered on 8/05/06, 5:23 pm


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