Expanding crime of indecent exposure to include biological males who undress in women's locker rooms

SB 1039 (West Virginia Senate Bill 1039) amends the state's indecent exposure law to specifically criminalize biological males who undress in women's locker rooms. The bill adds this behavior to the definition of indecent exposure under §61-8-9(a), making it a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail or a $250 fine. It directly affects individuals who intentionally undress in women's locker rooms under circumstances likely to cause affront or alarm. The law does not apply to mothers breastfeeding, and penalties increase for repeat offenses or if the exposure was for sexual gratification. This bill is currently pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.