Dumb Laws

[Hi no Seijin]

Rabies and I started talking about dumb laws, so I searched for this one website I found once.  Here it is.  (Some laws may address inappropriate acts.)

Feel free to share some dumb laws from your state or city.

For all of Virginia:
"There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."

"Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited."
I would so totally break this one.

"Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars."
This would get so annoying.  And I imagine it would be counterproductive, what with the road rage that is bound to come about from it.

"Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween."
Ha ha, kids break this one every year.

For specific cities:
Culpeper:  "No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk."

Norfolk (a neighboring city):  "Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated."
There goes my plans for next weekend.

"Women must wear a corsette after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone."

Stafford County:  "It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm."
Wow, that sounds rather outdated.

Virginia Beach (laws I have to obey):  "If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUI's."

"It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue."
Well, for both, I don't drive, so I guess I don't have to worry about those.

Waynesboro:  "It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag."
That's not sexist at all!

[Twilight Wolf]

Nevada:
"It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway." (Gee, wonder why?)

"It’s still 'legal' to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property." (...)

Elko:
"Everyone walking the streets is required to wear a mask." (Also "...")

Nyala:
"A man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day." (So much for friendliness.)

Reno (my hometown!):
"It is illegal to lie down on the sidewalk." (Sounds reasonable, seeing as you could cause an obstruction.)

"Benches may not be placed in the middle of any street." (Also seems reasonable, for the same reason.)

[Rev Rabies]

Warning, this website can be a bit inappropriate for younger members

[Hi no Seijin]

Hmm, yeah, I better put that warning up there.

[Uximadesk]

I remember one, but I do not remember where it is from (probably Florida).
It is ilegal to tie an aligator to a hydrant.

[MagmarFire]

Kalamazoo: It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

...The First Amendment must also be against the law, then. >_<

It seems Lansing is sane, however.

[Darth Wyndisis]

From Michigan:

"There is a 3 cent bounty for each starling and 10 cent bounty for each crow killed in any village, township, or city in the state."
What's wrong with crows?  They clean up roadkill and stuff.

"It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house."
Good thing that kid from the Home Alone movies wasn't from Michigan.

[Hi no Seijin]

"It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house."
Good thing that kid from the Home Alone movies wasn't from Michigan.

From that, I would think Liar Liar took place in Michigan.

[Darth Wyndisis]

Ha ha:

"It is Illegal to go whale fishing [in Nebraska]."

[Hi no Seijin]

"The penalty for jumping off a building is death."--New York

[Darth Wyndisis]

Is that for the city or state?  Because I'm guessing anyone who jumps off a building in the city is dead anyway.

[Rev Rabies]

You know i'n new york a woman can go around topless, so long as it's not part of a business?

[Hi no Seijin]

Is that for the city or state?  Because I'm guessing anyone who jumps off a building in the city is dead anyway.

I believe that's the whole state.

[The Glamour Nazi]

HNS you live in Virginia beach....

... Whoa....

So do I.

It's Illegal to Curse at the beach. I mean illegal with a Fine.

[Hi no Seijin]

That law isn't really all that stupid.  People might not want their kids to start cussing, so the law against using profanity at the beach is a re-enforcement of common courtesy and respect.