Req. No. 333 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) SENATE BILL 503 By: Bullard AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to public display of lewd ac ts; defining terms; prohibiting lewd acts or obscene material in public p lace; prohibiting certain actions in public place; creating felony offense for intentional display of lewd acts or obscene material to minor; authorizing certain cause of action; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1024.6 of Title 21, unless there is created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows: A. For the purposes of this act: 1. “Lewd acts” means any sexual behavior imitating sex or sexual acts, groping, indecent exposure of genita lia or sexual paraphernalia, display of replicas of genitalia, sexually touching oneself or someone else, or convincing or forcing som eone else to sexually touch or observe sexual behavior ; and 2. “Obscene material” shall have the meaning as provided in subsection B of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Req. No. 333 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B. No political subdivision of this state shall allow or permit a public display of lewd acts or obscene material in a public place including but not limited to parades, shows, concerts, plays, or any other activity where a minor could witness such lewd acts or obscene material. No individual shall be allowed to show lewd acts or obscene material in a public place where any other individual could witness such lewd acts or obs cene material. C. Any individual intentionally displaying lewd acts or obscene material in front of a minor shall be guilty of a felony. Any person may have a cause of action against such individual w ho intentionally commits such acts in any manner in which a min or was exposed to the lewd act or obscene material, or an individual was unwillingly exposed to the lewd act or obscene material. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 59-1-333 TEK 1/17/2023 3:22:34 PM