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{{Short description|Criminal offence in Austrian law}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
In [[Austria]], '''violating public decency''' is display of an act that is considered a violation of the generally recognized principles of decency to be observed in public.

==Background==
Acting in a manner that is perceived as violating public decency is punishable under administrative law, the sentences are proscribed by the respective state police or state security laws of the [[States of Austria|Austrian states]] in conjunction with the {{ill|Austrian Administrative Criminal Law|de|Verwaltungsstrafgesetz}}.

A key condition is that the criminal behavior occurs in public (i.e. in a group of people in a public setting). This means that beyond the circle of those involved, other people have the opportunity to perceive the behavior. Examples of decency violations include: For example, urinating in public, chanting the slogan "[[A.C.A.B.]]" or flashing [[the finger]]. Prosecutions of decency are primarily carried out or initiated by the [[Federal Police (Austria)|federal police]]. The minimum penalty is an {{ill|organ punishment order|de|Anstandsverletzung}}, which is less than a violation of decency as defined by a {{ill|disruption of public order|de|Ordnungsstörung}}.

In both [[Vienna]] and [[Graz]] young men belched or farted loudly in the presence of police officers and were fined €70 and €50 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/graz/graz/2125075/darmwind-kostete-steirer-50-euro.story |title = Steirer bezahlte für Furz 50 Euro Strafe |language = de |date= 2009-09-08 |work = Kleine Zeitung |trans-title = Steirer paid a fine of 50 euros for Fart |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160412121623/http://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/graz/graz/2125075/darmwind-kostete-steirer-50-euro.story |archive-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wien.orf.at/news/stories/2758718/ |title=Anstandsverletzung: 70 Euro Strafe für Rülpser | trans-title = Decency violation: 70 euro penalty for belchers|work=wien.orf.at |date=2016-02-19 |access-date=2019-01-16  | language = de }}</ref><ref name="SPON-1078827">{{cite web |author=gam/dpa |url=https://www.spiegel.de/panorama/wien-oesterreicher-muss-fuer-ruelpser-70-euro-strafe-zahlen-a-1078827.html |title=Wien: Österreicher muss für Rülpser 70 Euro Strafe zahlen |work= [[Der Spiegel (website)|Der Spiegel]] |date=2016-02-23 |access-date=2020-04-26  | language = de | trans-title = Austrians have to pay a fine of 70 euros for burps}}</ref>

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[[Category:Law of Austria]]