Editing Indecent exposure (section)

=== United States ===

{{main article|Indecent exposure in the United States}}

The laws governing indecent exposure in the United States vary according to location. In most states, [[public nudity]] is illegal. However, in some states, it is only illegal if it is accompanied by an intent to shock, arouse, or offend other persons. Some states permit local governments to set local standards. Most states exempt [[breastfeeding]] mothers from prosecution.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

The phenomenon widely known as [[exhibitionism|flashing]], involving a woman exposing bare nipples by suddenly pulling up her shirt and [[bra]], is public exposure and is therefore defined by statute in many states of the United States as prohibited criminal behavior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes2.html#criminal_code |title=Criminal Code |date= 14 April 2008|work=Topical Index: State Statutes 2 |publisher=Cornell University Law School |access-date=2010-09-14}}
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