Nudity in VA

[vsusinga]

Hi everyone. I'm wondering what the law is concerning nudity in Virginia. There are several places ive seent hat are good for skinny dipping and nude sunbathign on the river and i was just wondering if anyone knew whether or not it was legal in any places? help?

[vsusinga]

Hi everyone. I'm wondering what the law is concerning nudity in Virginia. There are several places ive seent hat are good for skinny dipping and nude sunbathign on the river and i was just wondering if anyone knew whether or not it was legal in any places? help?

[Walt Iliff]

There are NO public areas in Virginia in which it is legal to be nude. If you want, you can try White Tail Park in Ivor, Va, a landed nudist resort. You can check out their web page @ www.white-tail-park.com

[RalphVa]

Nudity really isn't illegal in Va. There are laws against indecent exposure and causing a disturbence. Some folks think being nude is indecent. For any arrest to stick, they have to prove that you were doing something indecent. However, it's a bummer to be arrested if someone complains.

If it's a natural area mostly away from people, I don't think anyone will mind your going nude if you're the first or only one there.

I go nude all over my Va property but have tolerant neighbors.

[jho]

My girlfriend and I are going canoing on the Shenandoah this weekend. We are going to try to be nude as much as possible.Depends on how crowded the river gets I guess.

[pahjo2]

sounds like a great time. wish i could join you.
stay nude and stay happy. pahjo2

[RalphVa]

I think the law has changed. Here's the site giving excerpts: http://home.att.net/~saran/list.htm

Here's the except: 18.2-387, Indecent exposure. Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present.

Anyone have information about when this change came into being and why we weren't informed by the NAC?

[Jason Lee]

Bare Buns nudist travel club Vienna VA http://www.takeoffwithus.com
Phone 703-281-4035

Potomac Bares nudist travel club Oakton VA http://www.prbares.org
Phone 703-742-7987

Capital Area Naturists family oriented nudist club Merrifield VA http://www.cafnat.org
[email protected]

Commonwealth of Virginia Naturists nudist travel club http://www.cybernude.com/clubs/cvn/

The New River Valley Naturists nudist travel club Christiansburg VA
http://www.hometown.aol.com/nrvnaturists/nrvnude.html

[WNYjoe17]

You know what??
Every state has some kind of law against indecent exposure. Some states and some locales push it more. The more you give the police a hard time, the more they will give you a hard time. But if you want to be safe, don't risk it in public.

Joe

[Guest]

Yes, they all have laws against indecent exposure but the definition of indecent varies quite a bit.

For instance here in Florida the law states that indecent is nude but a court case has modified that so that you have to do something lewd to meet that definition. Mere nudity no longer qualifies.

[dan t]

I would like to find out what the laws are in Indy.

[Guest]

You can look up the state laws on the Naturist Society's website at

http://www.nef.oshkosh.net/Toni_Egbe...t_library.html

But you will need to look up local law on your own. It's not hard to do, just Google it.

[dan t]

Thank you Cyndiannaked I will check it out.

[ken0254]

I would not tempt the nudity laws in Virginia! Even if there were no nudity laws, the way the system works here in Va. the courts would find a way to turn you in to somehing you're not. Just in Va Beach alone, a woman can't even wear a thong or show too much breast without getting a citation. Unfortunately, this mentality seems to run throughout Va. Unless you're on private propert like Ralph is, I'd suggesst going to WTP like Walt suggested. IMO, it's just to risky, considering the consequences. Yes Virginia, we're a sad state!

ken

[Jason Lee]

quote:

Originally posted by dan t:
I would like to find out what the laws are in Indy.

Indiana 35-45-4-1 Section 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally, in a public place: (1) engages in sexual intercourse; (2) engages in deviate sexual conduct; (3) appears in a state of nudity; or (4) fondles the genitals of himself or another person; commits public indecency, a Class A misdemeanor. (b) ``Nudity'' means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple, or the showing of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.