840.25 EXEMPTIONS.
(a) It is a defense to prosecution for any violation of this chapter that a person appearing live in a state of nudity did so in a modeling class operated:
(1) By a proprietary school licensed by the state of Ohio; college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or
(2) By a private college or university which maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or
(3) In a structure:
A. Which has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other advertising that indicates a nude person is available for viewing; and
B. Where, in order to participate in a class a student must enroll at least three days in advance of the class; and
C. Where no more than one nude model is on the premises at any one time.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this chapter that an employee of a sexually oriented business, regardless of whether or not it is permitted under this chapter, exposed any specified anatomical area during the employee’s bona fide use of a restroom, or during the employees bona fide use of a dressing room which is accessible only to employees.
(Ord. 96-20. Passed 3-7-96.)