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Dumb Laws
You won't know whether to laugh or cry over some of these "dumb laws" ... and some are still on the books
Random Dumb Laws
No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
Georgia, St. Mary’s, United States
Adultery or Fornication (living together while not married or having sex with someone that is not your spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.
Mississippi, United States
If one is thought of as offensive looking, it is illegal for him to be in public during the day.
Milwaukee, United States, Wisconsin
Trespassing on someone else’s land is legal.
United Kingdom
Cigarettes are illegal at all public places.
Singapore
Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason.
United Kingdom
A tax of 1 cent is levied for every 16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store.
United States, West Virginia
You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
Florida, United States
Running an abortion advertisement can land you in jail for a year.
Louisiana, United States
It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.
Louisiana, United States
It is against the law to have sex with a corpse in Illinois
Illinois, United States
It is illegal to park in front of Dunkin Donuts.
Maine, South Berwick, United States
Florida (accidentally) banned all computers and smart phones in internet cafes
Florida, United States
It is required that a woman have a permit to wear cosmetics.
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States
Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law.
Rhode Island, United States
Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.
United States, Virginia
No person may keep a smelly dog.
Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Women may not gamble in the nude, in lingerie, or while wearing a towel.
Oklahoma, Schulter, United States
It is illegal to use profane language on a playground.
Cumberland, Maryland, United States
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
United States, Wisconsin
Residents may not fish from a giraffe’s back.
Boise, Idaho, United States
Posting signs at swimming pools is illegal.
Akron, Ohio, United States
You may not fish on Sundays for salmon.
United Kingdom
It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel.
Florida, Pensacola, United States
Before a business may have a “going out of business sale”, they must obtain a special permit from the city manager.
California, Thousand Oaks, United States
In Mannford, Oklahoma it is illegal to create a wake under the bridge going over keystone lake, you can be fined/arrested and have you truck impounded for it, even if you go extremely fast so as to create just a small wake instead of a huge one (as going slow would do) you will get into trouble.
In Michigan It's still illegal though not enforced for a woman to get her hair cut without her husband’s permission. I guess they haven’t heard there's equality now!
In Pennsylvania it is illegal to have over 16 women live the same house together because that constitutes a brothel... However up to 120 men can live together without breaking the law.
In Pennsylvania While driving an automobile on country roads at night driver must send up a rocket into the air every mile and wait ten minutes for the road to clear.
In Tulsa, Oklahoma You must sleep 10 hours before you fly 2 planes in 1 day
In Crown Point, Indiana It’s illegal to carry a dog in your purse if you have shoes on while walking across grass.
In New York City, New York You cannot honk your horn and if you do you have to pay a $350 fine.
In Ohio it is illegal to fish for whales on Sundays.
In Greenville, South Carolina If you get in your car and put it in drive without a seatbelt on, whether the vehicle is moving or not, you get an automatic $25 fine.
In Montana If you are a covered wagon and there are three or more Native Americans around your wagon, you have the right to kill them.
In New Mexico State officials ordered 400 words of �sexually explicit material� to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.
In Florida, if you are 12 or younger you have to be at least a booster car seat, buckled up, depending on your height, weight, and age.
In McAllen, Texas These are school rules. It is illegal for students to not have their shirts tucked in, it is illegal to not wear a belt, it is illegal to wear a skirt when you are passed 8th grade, it is illegal to wear a skirt that is shorter than 3 inches above the knee, or if the skirt has a pleat, the pleat cannot be shorter than 3 inches above the knee, it is illegal to wear a belt with designs on it, it is illegal to wear shoelaces with designs, or non-matching colors compared to the shoe, it is illegal to wear torn clothing, it is illegal to wear a metal belt, or a belt with a buckle larger than a credit card, it is illegal to slap someone’s ass, it is illegal to hug someone, it is illegal to kiss someone, it is illegal to hit someone, it is illegal to hold hands with someone, it is illegal to wear sandals without a strap to secure it in the back, it is illegal to hurt someone, it is illegal to wear spaghetti strap shirts, in soccer, it is illegal to throw a ball in when you pick up your leg, or when you do not throw it over your head, it is illegal to wear your jacket zipped up. But everyone breaks these rules anyway and sometimes the teachers don’t care.
In Canada, New York The serving of colored oleomargarine or margarine at a public eating place as a substitute for table butter is prohibited unless it is ordered by the customer. Source: 97.18(4)
In New York Fireman-EMS are only allowed to display only one blue or Green light responding to an emergency, but a tow truck can have as many amber/yellow lights on their vehicle to show caution
In Abbeville, South Carolina , SC it is illegal to spit in the town square.
In Shakopee, Minnesota it is against the law to bulldoze one's house when 5 or more cats occupy the ventilation systems as their home.
In Louisville, Kentucky it is against the law to walk down a street, public or private, with an ice cream cone in your back pocket.
In Anywhere in Oklahoma, Oklahoma it is illegal to take a bite out of a person’s hamburger without permission first.
In Midway, Tennessee it is illegal to wear socks with sandals...also men aren’t aloud to wear sandals or they’re considered fagots!!! If they get caught it is 10 days in jail and they don’t get soap on a rope.
In North Carolina 1) the mere possession of a lottery ticket is illegal and may result a $2,000 fine 2) no one may be a professional fortune teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.
In Dayton, Ohio a few years ago, there was a law that stated homeless people must apply for and carry a license to beg on the street.
In New York , murder is illegal
In Hoquiam, Washington , it is illegal to tip the waitress / waiter more than 15% of the total price of the bill.
In Kaysville, Utah it is illegal to donate a nuclear weapon. you can own one, you just can’t donate one
In New York City, New York it is illegal to do a puppet show in a window
In the state of Wyoming it is unlawful to own an albino monkey due to unsure identification of a Caucasian male.
In West Virginia it is still the books that if you steal another man’s horse the owner has the legal right to hang the accused from the nearest tree.
In Westchester, Pennsylvania it is unlawful to place an alligator over the length of 3 feet in your kitchen to deliberately frighten a family member.
In Honolulu, Hawaii, it is illegal to sing loudly outside after sunset.
In Florida it is illegal to ride a bike without a helmet, but it is not illegal to ride a motorcycle without one.
In Illinois anyone under the age of 18 can get a gun permit with their parent or guardian's consent - even an infant!!!
In Idaho Falls, Idaho it is illegal to ride a motorcycle if you are a 90 year old man.
In Blue springs, Missouri you have to be 8 years old or 80 pounds to not have a car seat.
In Grand haven, Michigan in some places it is illegal to keep your garage door open for more than 3 hours.
In Grants Pass, Oregon it is illegal to pump your own gas, if you do you will be given a 1,000 dollar ticket.
In Arkansas a man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise. Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs. The river can rise no higher than to the mast.
In California you will receive a $500 fine for detonating a nuclear device a city.
In Jackson, Mississippi it is against the law to have wire cutters in the glove box of your vehicle but you can have them in the back due to cattle rustlers
In Kansas it is illegal to fish bare-handed
In Mumbai, Arkansas The movies are not allowed to show someone smoking.
In Backus, Minnesota After dark you must have a head light on a bicycle to cross the road or else your bike is impounded
In Ottawa, Canada it is illegal to have any sort of blue light on a non-authorized vehicle. Blue lights of any kind on a vehicle are grounds for arrest. (Blue headlights, blue under glow neon, etc.)
In Atlanta, Georgia There is a law that states you cannot let your pubic hair grow pass 6 inches.
In Toledo, Ohio it is illegal to hold a piece of cheese in your hand while talking to the opposite sex.
In Wilmington, Ohio You are forced to go to school for truancy matters yet they pull you out of school to go to court multiple times...!!!
In Boston, Massachusetts Until recently, it was illegal for any native American or one of Native American blood to enter city limits.
To read many more in all states follow the links below:
http://tjshome.com/dumbstatelaws.php