Lewd and lascivious - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

A Minnesota court in State v. Duncan concluded that behavior that is described as lewd and lascivious is another way of saying that the behavior is obscene. �Obscene behavior, conduct, or speech is not protected by the First Amendment and may be regulated.� Since behavior that is categorized as lewd and lascivious is not constitutionally protected, there are statutes in place that prohibit lewd and lascivious conduct. For example, Minnesota has a statute (Minn. Stat. � 617.23) that prohibits people from �engaging in public displays of lewd, lascivious, or other indecent behavior.� Under Minn. Stat. � 617.23, depending on the specific circumstances, someone can be charged with a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony for engaging �in any open or gross lewdness or lascivious behavior� in a public place or in a place where others are present.