Free the Nipple States 2025

Yes
33
Ambiguous state laws
15
No
3
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Alabama Flag
AlabamaYes
Alaska Flag
AlaskaYes
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasYes
California Flag
CaliforniaYes
Colorado Flag
ColoradoYesOfficially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutYes
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaYes
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiYes
Idaho Flag
IdahoYes
Illinois Flag
IllinoisYes
Iowa Flag
IowaYes
Kansas Flag
KansasYesOfficially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyYes
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaYes
Maine Flag
MaineYes
Missouri Flag
MissouriYes
Montana Flag
MontanaYes
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaYes
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireYes
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoYesOfficially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019
New York Flag
New YorkYes
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaYes
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaYes
Ohio Flag
OhioYes
Oregon Flag
OregonYes
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaYes
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandYes
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaYes
Texas Flag
TexasYes
Vermont Flag
VermontYes
West Virginia Flag
West VirginiaYes
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinYes
Wyoming Flag
WyomingYesOfficially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019
Indiana Flag
IndianaNoIllegal to show female breast in public
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeNoIllegal to show female breast in public
Utah Flag
UtahNoIllegal to show female breast in public, but 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2019 made such bans illegal.
Arizona Flag
ArizonaAmbiguous state laws
Delaware Flag
DelawareAmbiguous state laws
District of Columbia Flag
District of ColumbiaAmbiguous state laws
Florida Flag
FloridaAmbiguous state laws
Maryland Flag
MarylandAmbiguous state laws
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsAmbiguous state laws
Michigan Flag
MichiganAmbiguous state laws
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaAmbiguous state laws
Mississippi Flag
MississippiAmbiguous state laws
Nevada Flag
NevadaAmbiguous state laws
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyAmbiguous state laws
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaAmbiguous state lawsOfficially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaAmbiguous state laws
Virginia Flag
VirginiaAmbiguous state laws
Washington Flag
WashingtonAmbiguous state laws
  • In 2019, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Fort Collins, Colorado prohibition on women going topless was a violation of equal rights and therefore illegal.
  • While this ruling made it illegal for states within the 10th circuit to outlaw female toplessness, Utah’s state ban remains in effect, arguably illegally.
  • Moreover, many cities and municipalities have their own laws (which may or may not be technically lawful) against female toplessness.
  • Cities may also arrest topless females for the ambiguous offense of “disorderly conduct.”