§ 9.32.020. Promoting.

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A.

No person in the City shall promote obscenity.

B.

A person commits the offense of "promoting obscenity" if, knowing its content and character, he or she:

1.

Disseminates for monetary consideration any obscene material;

2.

Produces, presents or directs obscene performances for monetary consideration; or

3.

Participates for monetary consideration in that portion of a public performance which makes it obscene.

C.

In any prosecution for violation of this section, it shall be an affirmative defense for the defendant to prove:

1.

That the public display, even though in connection with a commercial venture, was primarily for artistic purposes or as a public service; or

2.

That the public display was of nudity, exhibited by a bona fide art, antique or similar gallery or exhibition and visible in a normal display setting.

(Prior code § 19-55)

                    
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