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San Francisco lawmakers expected to vote on proposed public nudity ban
Demonstrators gather outside of City Hall in San Francisco for a protest against a proposed city-wide nudity ban, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. San Francisco appears poised to shed part of its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote next week on a law that would ban public nudity. The proposal comes in response to a devoted group of nudists who proudly strut their stuff through the city's Castro District. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco lawmakers are getting ready to unveil their decision on a proposed ban on public nakedness.
The 11-member Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would prohibit exposed genitals in most public places, including streets, sidewalks and public transit.
A first offence would carry a maximum penalty of a $100 fine, but prosecutors would have authority to charge a third violation as a misdemeanour punishable by up to a $500 fine and a year in jail.
Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced the measure in response to escalating complaints about a group of men whose dishabille is an almost daily occurrence in the city's predominantly gay Castro District.
A federal lawsuit seeking to block the ban has already been filed in case it passes.
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