A person commits the crime of indecent exposure by exposing the person’s body or private parts (usually genitals, anus, buttocks, or female breasts) in a public place and in the presence of another person who might be offended, alarmed, or annoyed. Laws vary from state to state—including definitions of exposed body parts—and some states require the exposure to have been made with the intent to attract attention or to sexually gratify the person making the indecent exposure, or to sexually gratify another person, or to offend another person.

Indecent exposure laws are generally located in a state’s statutes—often in the penal or criminal code.

In Florida, indecent exposure is governed by Florida Statutes Section 800.03, which defines the crime as the exposure of one's sexual organs in a public place, or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises, in a vulgar or indecent manner, or to be naked in public except in any place provided or set apart for that purpose. This law applies to both men and women and covers the exposure of genitals, which is typically the focus of the indecent exposure law. To be convicted of indecent exposure in Florida, the state must prove that the exposure was willful and indecent. The intent to attract attention, sexually gratify oneself or another, or to offend another person is not explicitly required by the statute, but the context of the act can imply such intent. Violation of this statute is considered a first-degree misdemeanor, which can result in penalties including fines, imprisonment, or both.