Posts by ambermason82

They went and amended the public order ordinance about a month ago just to add this:
"In addition to the designated areas, swimming and sunbathing on all public beaches—whether developed or undeveloped—is prohibited without wearing a bottom half of a swimsuit."

Total Middle Ages vibes. Love that for us.

Now I’m wondering, since the wording is such a mess, if I could win in court by just carrying my trunks in my hand instead of actually wearing them. :-)

vividraven26, you're quoting some local public order ordinance instead of the actual misdemeanor law against public order I posted above.

The beach I'm talking about is in Malibu, and their official public order ordinance DOESN'T have a clause against nudity on beaches—you can check it yourself. They only have rules for business premises. :-)

How exactly do they define an "offense to public decency"?
From what I gather, being naked in public—like at a beach that isn't officially designated as clothing-optional—counts as one of these offenses. Lately, local code enforcement officers have been patrolling certain stretches of our coastline that have always functioned as unofficial nudist spots, threatening people with fines. Specifically, the beach I’m talking about is a few miles outside of town and isn't even developed. There have always been FBI signs posted on the trees, but now the officer is claiming those aren't official markings and were just put up by some random person. Is there any way for someone to actually defend the right to be nude at a spot like this? Like, how do you hold your ground and avoid getting slapped with a fine for "offending the moral sensibilities of citizens"?
With such vague categories for these kinds of "crimes," wouldn't it be possible for anyone to sue anyone else for all sorts of absurd "moral offenses"? It feels like some ultra-conservative could sue any girl wearing a miniskirt in the city, or some religious extremist could go after any woman walking down the street just because she isn't wearing a burka.

http://www.law.gov/z/279/Law-on-public-order-and-peace