26.12.090 Lewd Conduct

Motives are irrelevant; ignorance of nature no defense; unknowing definition of a crime no defense; obscene publication no defense.

Any person who:

(a) Makes, prints, publishes, distributes, circulates, or has in his possession for the purpose of publication, distribution or circulation any obscene written matter, picture, model, phonograph record or other thing whatever; or

(b) Makes, prints, publishes, distributes, sells or has in his possession for the purposes of publication, distribution or circulation a crime comic.

(c) Sells, exposes to public view or has in his possession for such a purpose any obscene written matter, picture, model, phonograph record or other thin whatever;

(d) Publicly exhibits a disgusting object or an indecent show;

(e) Offers to sell, advertises or publishes an advertisement of, or has for sale or disposal, any means, instruction, medicine, drug or article intended or represented as a method of causing abortion or miscarriage; or

(f) Advertises or publishes an advertisement of any means, instruction, medicine, drug or article intended or represented as a method for restoring sexual virility or curing venereal diseases or disease of the generative organs.

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class [2] two offense.