Indecent Exposure Attorney Gaylord MI Harris Law

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The charge of indecent exposure is a misdemeanor, however, unlike most misdemeanor charges, it can carry up to a 2 years term of imprisonment depending upon the conduct alleged (see Michigan Penal Code Section 750.335a below). In addition to the criminal penalties associated with indecent exposure convictions, a person charged with indecent exposure must also be aware of the potential consequences that such a conviction could have upon their current and future employment.

Michigan Penal Code

Section 750.335a Indecent exposure; violation; penalty; mother’s breastfeeding or expressing milk exempt.

(1) A person shall not knowingly make any open or indecent exposure of his or her person or of the person of another.

(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a crime, as follows:

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

(b) If the person was fondling his or her genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if the person is female, breasts, while violating subsection (1), the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.

(c) If the person was at the time of the violation a sexually delinquent person, the violation is punishable by imprisonment for an indeterminate term, the minimum of which is 1 day and the maximum of which is life.