
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka will make a third attempt at banning public nudity when city officials consider a proposed ordinance next week.
The draft of a new ordinance banning public nudity was made available Thursday. It lists two exceptions to the ban: mothers breastfeeding, and children under the age of 10.
The Topeka Capital Journal reports that Topeka’s proposal was prompted recently by concerns about a local man who walks nude on the area’s Shunga Trail and in other public areas.
Topeka previously attempted in 2005 and 2014 to enact bans on public nudity.
Under the new draft ordinance that will be considered at the council meeting next week, public nudity would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of between $1 and $499.