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"Historically,
the University has discouraged students from running the mile, but has
never done anything to stop it."
- The Michigan Daily, Feburary 2000
"About four years ago the
University decided to try to ratchet up the response to eliminate the
event,"
- Department of Public Safety
Spokeswoman Diane Brown, to the The Michigan Daily, March 19, 2002
THE NAKED MILE
| The Legalities of the Naked Mile Note: I'm not a lawyer, and the following information may or may not be accurate at the time you read it The one immutable truth of the law and the Naked Mile is this: running through the streets naked is illegal, while taking pictures of naked people isn't. Despite this reality, the truth is that the University's Department of Public Safety and Ann Arbor Police did not choose to begin vigerously enforcing indecent exposure laws until they decided to shut down the Mile. This article will outline different laws that might be enforced the evening of the naked mile. Indecent Exposure: Laws at the state and local level prohibit "indecent exposure." According to state law, a conviction of indecent exposure is punishable by not more than 1 year in County Jail, and a fine of more than $500. The law also stipulates that if the offender is a 'sexually delinquent' person, they can be punished in state prison up to life. Until 1998, the Ann Arbor Police chose not to enforce Indecent Exposure laws the evening of the naked mile. In 1997, the Ann Arbor Police told the Michigan Daily that they would not be arresting people for indecent exposure. The Michigan Public Sex Offenders Registry: In Spring 2001, Vice President of Student Affairs Royster Harper and DPS Head Bill Bess told undergraduates ad the University of Michigan that "An individual arrested for indecent exposure could, in some instances, be required to register thereafter as a sex offender." This is false. According to the Michigan Sex Offender Public Registry Act, one must be convicted of indecent exposure three times. Ann Arbor City Code: Prohibits "Make any indecent exposure of his person in a public place." Under Title IX, Chapter 108, Section 9:62, Subsection 25. |
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