101 Crazy Laws

101 Of the Craziest, Stupidest Laws in the United States
These were all taken from state legal texts that are currently in effect as of December 2007. Many of these laws date back over 100 years, and simply have not been updated, while others are just written and idiotically passed by groups of moronic politicians with nothing better to do, and some of these are so obvious that they should not have to be written as law:

#1 In New Jersey it is against the law to “frown” at a police officer.

#2 In New Jersey Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday.

#3 In New Jersey Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street.

#4 In Florida Unmarried couples may not commit “lewd acts” and live together in the same residence.

#5 In Florida It is illegal to sell your children.

#6 In Florida Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.

#7 In Florida If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.

#8 In Florida Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

#9 In Florida Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

#10 In Florida It is illegal to skateboard without a license.

#11 In Florida When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.

#12 In Florida Oral sex is illegal.

#13 In Florida You may not kiss your wife’s breasts.

#14 In Florida Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.

#15 In Alabama You may not drive barefooted.

#16 In Alabama Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

#17 In Alabama Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

#18 In Alabama You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.

#19 In Alabama It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

#20 In Arizona It is illegal to manufacture imitation cocaine.

#21 In Arizona When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.

#22 In Arizona It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.

#23 In Arizona You may not have more than two dildos in a house.

#24 In Arkansas Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs

#25 In California Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

#26 In California Women may not drive in a house coat

#27 In California No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

#28 In Colorado One may not mutilate a rock in a state park.

#29 In Colorado It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.

#30 In Georgia All sex toys are banned.

#31 In Georgia It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.

#32 In Georgia Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.

#33 In Hawaii Billboards are outlawed.

#34 In Hawaii Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.

#35 In Idaho You may not fish on a camel’s back.

#36 In Idaho Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime.

#37 In Indiana Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.

#38 In Indiana Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day.

#39 In Indiana It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public.

#40 In Indiana It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.

#41 In Indiana One man may not back into a parking spot becasue it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.

#42 In Indiana Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.

#43 In Iowa A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.

#44 In Iowa One-armed piano players must perform for free.

#45 In Iowa Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

#46 In Kansas Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.

#47 In Kansas No one may catch fish with his bare hands.

#48 In Kentucky It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow in Kentucky.

#49 In Louisiana “Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited.

#50 In Louisiana It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.

#51 In Louisiana It is illegal to gargle in public places.

#52 In Louisiana Prisoners who hurt themselves could serve an additional two years in jail.

#53 In Maine Shotguns are required to be taken to church in the event of a Native American attack.

#54 In Maine After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up.

#55 In Michigan No man may seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl, or else he risks five years in prison.

#56 In Michigan A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

#57 In Michigan Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.

#58 In Minnesota It is illegal to stand around any building without a good reason to be there.

#59 In Minnesota It is illegal to sleep naked.

#60 In Minnesota All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.

#61 In Mississippi If one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month.

#62 In Mississippi It is illegal to teach others what polygamy is.

#63 In Mississippi A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her.

#64 In Mississippi Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.

#65 In Missouri It is not illegal to speed.

#66 In Montana One may not pretend to abuse an animal in the presence of a minor.

#67 In Montana It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.

#68 In Montana Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.

#69 In Nebraska Persons with gonorrhea may not marry.

#70 In Nebraska It is Illegal to go whale fishing. (Note, that whales do not inhabit Nebraska)

#71 In Nebraska It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.

#72 In Nevada It’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.

#73 In New Hampshire You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.

#74 In New Hampshire It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.

#75 In New Hampshire You may not run machinery on Sundays.

#76 In New York Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

#77 In New York It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing.

#78 In New York A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.

#79 In New York One cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

#80 In New York Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 PM.

#81 In North Carolina Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.

#82 In North Carolina Persons in possession of illegal substances must pay taxes on them.

#83 In North Carolina Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.

#84 In North Carolina Serving alcohol at a bingo game is not allowed.

#85 In North Dakota It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

#86 In North Dakota It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback, provided you are in a covered wagon.

#87 In Ohio It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

#88 In Ohio It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.

#89 In Oregon Babies may not be carried on the running boards of a car.

#90 In Oregon It is illegal to whisper “dirty” things in your lover’s ear during sex.

#91 In Oregon It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.

#92 In Oregon Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.

#93 In Texas It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

#94 In Texas Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.

#95 In Texas The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

#96 In Utah It is illegal to detonate any nuclear weapon.

#97 In Utah Birds have the right of way on all highways.

#98 In Vermont It is illegal to deny the existence of God.

#99 In Virginia Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.

#100 In Virginia It is illegal to tickle women.

#101 It is a class A misdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air.

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