FAQ
Is public nudity legal?
Laws differ from country to country which is why we cannot give an answer which applies worldwide. Make sure to check all regularities of your country regarding this topic. We listed some countrie's penal laws down below for reference (Updated: 01.01.2023). We do not encourage crime or take any responsibility for commited ones!
· Austria (Penal Law: § Section 218 Sexual disturbance and sexual deeds in public)
(1) Anyone, who disturbes a person by a means of a sexual deed 1. at her / him or 2. in front of her / him in cases, where it is applicable to cause a justified public nuisance, shall be punished by imprisonment of up to six months or by a fine of up to 360 day rates, if the offence is not more severely punishable under any other provision. (1a) According to para. 1, someone is also to be punished, who violates another person's dignity through intensive contact with regard to her / his sexuality. (2) Anyone is also to be punished, who commits a sexual deed in public and under circumstances, in which her / his behavior is likely to provoke justified nuisance due to direct perception. (2a) Anyone, who knowingly participates in a gathering of several people, that seeks to commit a sexual disturbance according to para. 1 no. 1 or para. 1a, is, if such a deed has been committed, to be imprisoned for up to one year or to be punished with a fine of up to 720 daily rates. (2b) Anyone, who commits a sexual disturbance pursuant to para. 1 no. 1 or para. 1a together with at least one other person collusively, shall be punished with imprisonment of up to two years. (3) In the case of para. 1 and 1a, the contravener is to be prosecuted only with the authorisation of the injured person.
· France (Penal Law: § Article 222-32 to 222-33 Sexual exhibition and sexual harassment)
Sexual exhibition imposed in full view of others in a place accessible to the public is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. Even in the absence of exposure of a bare part of the body, sexual exhibition is constituted if the explicit commission of a sexual act, real or simulated, is imposed on the sight of others, in a place accessible to the public eye. When the acts are committed to the detriment of a minor under fifteen years of age, the penalties are increased to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.
· Germany (Penal Law: § Section 183 Exhibitionist acts)
(1) A man who harasses another person by an exhibitionistic act shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding one year or by a fine. (2) The act shall be prosecuted only upon application, unless the prosecuting authority deems it necessary to intervene ex officio because of the special public interest in prosecution. (3) The court may also suspend the execution of a custodial sentence if it is to be expected that the offender will no longer engage in exhibitionist acts only after a longer period of curative treatment. (4) Paragraph (3) shall also apply if a man or a woman, on account of an exhibitionist act 1. under any other provision which imposes a maximum term of imprisonment of up to one year or a fine, or 2. under section 174 (3) no. 1 or section 176a (1) no. 1 is punished.