Good Old American Laws
Dave64052
For those in love with laws and more penalties, lets look at some real
important legalities, things people may get punished for in the good old USA:
(to save space, I only did about half of the states, and left off my own state
of Missouri. -- anyone want the full list, I'll email you the rest)
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Alabama
It is illegal to play Dominos on Sunday.
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Alaska
In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
While it is legal to shoot bears, waking sleeping bears for the purpose
of taking a photograph is prohibited.
Arizona
In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
In Globe, it is illegal to play cards in the street with a Native
American.
In Glendale, it is illegal to drive a car in reverse.
In Nogales, it is illegal to wear suspenders.
Arkansas
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
In Fayetteville, it is illegal to kill ``any living creature.''
Schoolteachers who bob their hair may forfeit their pay raises.
Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may
result in a 30-day jail term.
California
In Los Angeles, a man may legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as
long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to
use a wider strap.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle,
unless the target is a whale.
In Pacific Grove,``molesting'' butterflies can result in a $500 fine. In
Pasadena, it is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her
boss.
It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
In Long Beach, it is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course. In San
Francisco, it is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
It is illegal to cry on the witness stand in Los Angeles courts.
Colorado
In Durango, it is illegal to go out in public dressed in clothing
``unbecoming'' one's sex.
In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is
asleep.
In Pueblo, it is illegal to let a dandelion grow within city limits.
Connecticut
In Hartford, it is illegal to educate a dog.
It is illegal to dispose of used razor blades.
In New Britain, the speed limit for fire trucks is 25 m.p.h., even when
going to a fire.
In Hartford, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday.
Delaware
In Lewes, it is illegal to wear pants that are ``form-fitting'' around
the waist.
Getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.
It is illegal to fly over any body of water, unless one is carrying
sufficient supplies of food and drink.
Florida
In Miami, it is illegal for a man to wear any kind of strapless gown.
Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.
In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit.
Georgia
All males in the state between the ages of 16 and 50 are required to work
on public roads.
In Columbus, it is illegal to sit on one's porch in an indecent position.
In Quitman, it is illegal for a chicken to cross a road.
It is illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless the
shades are down.
Hawaii
It is illegal to appear in public wearing only swimming trunks.
It is illegal to own a mongoose without a permit.
Idaho
In Pocatello, ``the carrying of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless
same are exhibited to public view.''
Also in Pocatello, ``It is prohibited for pedestrians and motorists to
display frowns, grimaces, scowls, threatening and glowering looks, gloomy
and depressed facial appearances, generally all of which reflect
unfavorably upon the city's reputation.''
Boxes of candy given as romantic gifts must weigh more than 50 pounds.
Illinois
In Chicago, people who are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or deformed to
the point of being ``an unsightly or disgusting object'' are banned from
going out in public.
In Chicago, it is illegal to fish in one's pajamas.
In Chicago, it is illegal to take a French poodle to the opera.
According to state law, it is illegal to speak English. The officially
recognized language is ``American.''
In Guernee, it is illegal for women weighing more than 200 pounds to ride
horses in shorts.
In Joliet, it is illegal to mispronounce the name Joliet.
Indiana
Monkeys are forbidden to smoke cigarettes in South Bend.
In Gary, it is illegal to attend the theater within four hours of eating
garlic.
The Stepford Wives is banned in Warsaw.
Iowa
State law forbids any establishment from charging admission to see a
one-armed piano player.
In Fort Madison, firemen are required to practice for 15 minutes before
attending a fire.
Kansas
It is illegal for restaurants to sell cherry pie a la mode on Sundays.
In Wichita, a man's mistreatment of his mother-in-law may not be used
as grounds for divorce.
In Wichita, it is illegal to carry a concealed bean snapper.
In Lang, it is illegal to ride a mule down Main Street in August, unless
the animal is wearing a straw hat.
In Natoma, it is illegal to throw a knife at anyone wearing a striped
shirt.
Kentucky
It is illegal for a woman to appear in a bathing suit on a highway unless
she is: escorted by at least two police officers; armed with a club; or
lighter than 90 pounds or heavier than 200 pounds. The ordinance also
specifically exempts female horses from such restrictions.
State law stipulates that a person is considered sober until he or she
``cannot hold onto the ground.''
It is illegal to remarry the same man four times.
Louisiana
In New Orleans, fire trucks are required by law to stop at all red
lights.
It is considered ``simple assault'' to bite someone in New Orleans; it is
``aggravated assault'' if the biter has false teeth.
It is against the law to gargle in public.
Maine
In Portland, it is illegal for men to tickle women under the chin with
feather dusters.
The most money one can legally win gambling is three dollars.
In Rumford, it is illegal for a tenant to bite his/her landlord.
In Waterville, it is illegal to blow one's nose in public.
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Enjoy,
Dave
Glendower
POB 520291
Independence, Mo. 64052
Medora Van Denburgh
Just curious: are all the states from Maryland on (alphabetically
speaking) free of such laws?
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"I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to
be what you ought to be."
Coretta Scott King
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Medora Van Denburgh - med...@gwi.net - North Berwick, Maine
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John R. Levine
>Just curious: are all the states from Maryland on (alphabetically
>speaking) free of such laws?
I don't think so. While looking for something else in our state
statutes, I was impressed to discover that in New York, anal and oral
sex are legal only with one's spouse, while a hand job seems to be OK
with any adult who hasn't paid for it.
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John R. Levine, IECC, POB 727, Trumansburg NY 14886 +1 607 387 6869
jo...@iecc.com, Village Trustee and Sewer Commissioner, http://iecc.com/johnl,
Member, Provisional board, Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
chris mclaughlin
Is this your own list or did you find
it on the Net? If you found it, would
you please attribute its source?
Thanks.
Chris