Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 510.150 (2026)

Indecent exposure in the second degree

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(1) A person is guilty of indecent exposure in the second degree when he intentionally exposes his genitals under circumstances in which he knows or should know that his conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm to a person eighteen (18) years of age or older. (2) Indecent exposure in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 2, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 95, effective January 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Kentucky Restaurant Concepts, Inc. v. City of Louisville, 209 F. Supp. 2d 672 (W.D. Ky. 2002).
Kentucky Restaurant Concepts, Inc. v. City of Louisville, 209 F. Supp. 2d 672 (W.D. Ky. 2002). · cites it 2× “030 (if such solicitation pertains to an offense of solicitation of prostitution under KRS 529), KRS 510.150 (sexual offense), KRS 531.010-531.”
Jenkins v. Commonwealth, 308 S.W.3d 704 (Ky. 2010). · cites it 2× “” KRS 510.150. 12 On a motion for directed verdict, the trial court must draw all fair and reasonable inferences from the evidence in favor of the Commonwealth.”
Blue Movies, Inc. v. Louisville/Jefferson Cnty. Metro Gov't, 317 S.W.3d 23 (Ky. 2010). · cites it 2× “It is therefore not constitutionally protected under Section 1(4), and the state and its municipal corporations have broad authority to regulate it under the Kentucky Constitution.”
State v. Ludwig, 468 So. 2d 1151 (La. 1985). · cites it 2× “§§ 21-3508, 21-4502; Ky.Rev. Stat. §§ 510.150, 532.090; Mo.Ann.”
Owsley v. Commonwealth, 743 S.W.2d 408 (Ky. Ct. App. 1987). “100 prohibits “deviate sexual intercourse with another person of the same sex,” but nowhere concerns itself with the age of the participants.”
Roberts v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n, 245 S.W.3d 207 (Ky. 2008). · cites it 2× “3(b) provides that “it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects”.”
Turney v. Commonwealth, 159 S.W.3d 818 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). “KRS 510.150. He was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal, and the circuit court erred in affirming his conviction.”
B.L. v. Schuhmann, 380 F. Supp. 3d 614 (2019). “140, or KRS 510.150. No prior criminal prosecution or conviction of the civil defendant for the act or series of acts shall be required to bring a civil action for redress of childhood sexual abuse .”
State of Tennessee v. Gregory Scott Barnum (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “” The trial court further determined that the definition of indecent exposure under KRS 510.150 was “basically the same as the definition under Tennessee [law.”
Mario Devon Fredrick v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2021). “015 is entitled “Treatment of third or subsequent misdemeanor under KRS Chapter 510 as Class D felony” and provides that: Unless a higher penalty is otherwise prescribed and notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a person who commits a third or subsequent…”
Taylor Clark v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). “This statute reads as follows: Unless a higher penalty is otherwise prescribed and notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a person who commits a third or subsequent misdemeanor offense under this chapter, except for violations of KRS 510.150, may be…”
Maxie (W.D. Ky. 2026). “§ 510.150(1). Here, clearly, Defendant Cupp had probable cause to cite Plaintiff for Indecent Exposure, Second Degree.”
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Maxie (W.D. Ky. 2026). “§ 510.150(1). Here, clearly, Defendant Cupp had probable cause to cite Plaintiff for Indecent Exposure, Second Degree.”
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