So I was looking at some of the dumb laws that some states have or had. Like here in california it's illegal for woman to drive wearing a house coat. Whatever that is. What I wanna know is wether these laws have been taken out or have they been truncated by newer laws? What if it hasn't been removed or truncated, are we still held accountable for them?
2006-08-04 02:31:45 · 13 answers · asked by Fiesty Redhead 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Most of them are still laws but not enforced.
2006-08-04 02:35:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Laws which have been put on the statute book later repeal earlier laws to the extent that they are incompatible with them, otherwise they are still in force. Just about all the states have outdated laws on their books which have never been repleal. Although they are still enforceable they are rarely, if ever enforced, and if they were, where they are clearly ridiculous, would draw a derisory penalty. I have a feeling that the California Polic would not dare to try to book a women for wearing a house coat while driving. Whoever did that would be ridiculed in the press and I doubt that a jury could be found to convict.
2006-08-04 09:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a law is still on the books it theoretically can still be prosecutable, although the chance of that happening are not that great. To prosecute something that silly would be viewed as a waste of the court's time, and would probably be thrown out before it ever got started good.
In Dallas there is a law that says you can't tie your horse to a hitching post outside a bank at high noon. Good luck finding a hitching post in front of any Dallas bank these days :)
2006-08-04 09:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Fiesty,
Occasionally, someone will dust off a ridiculous and old law, and attempt to enforce it. What has usually happened is that the courts have refused to enforce it on the basis that nobody really has "notice" of these laws; in other words, it's enforced so rarely that there'd be no way for the defendant to know that they were doing anything wrong prior to taking the "illegal" action.
--j.
2006-08-04 09:38:06 · answer #4 · answered by classical123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't eat peanuts in church in New York.
It takes more time and money to get a law off the books than it does to make a new law so most of the old, stupid laws are still there. Some of them have been over ridden by new law. all of them are pretty much just ignored.
There's a book called "you can't eat peanuts in Church and other strange laws". it's a funny little bathroom read.
A house coat is a bathrobe, by the way.
2006-08-04 09:39:22 · answer #5 · answered by jymsis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In downtown Atlanta, I believe the law is still on the books that requires vehicles to be tied to hitching posts when parked on the street. Also, it's illegal here to drive barefoot. Most of these just sit on the books, forgotten and unenforced.
BTW, a housecoat is a bathrobe.
2006-08-04 09:36:56 · answer #6 · answered by grinningleaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dumb Laws in Alabama
Bear wrestling matches are prohibited
Incestuous marriages are legal.
It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy
It is illegal to maim oneself to escape duty.
You may not drive barefooted.Dominoes may not be played 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.Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile.You must have windshield wipers on your car.You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.Masks may not be worn in public.Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
AnnistonYou may not wear blue
No person may spit on the floor of a church.
It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area.Men who deflower virgins, regardless
If an animal control officer is in uniform, it signifies to the public that he is an animal control officer.
Lee CountyIt is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.MobileWomen may not wear a 'lewd dress' in public.Full TextNo one may use a 'funk ball' within the city limits.Full TextBathing in city fountains is prohibited.Full TextNo person within the city may possess confetti.Full TextIt is illegal to spit orange peels on the sidewalk.Full Text'Spray String' is banned.Full TextMost locales do not have this problem, but Mobile found it necessary to ban bicycles from the interstate highways.Full TextIf one wishes to read palms in the city, they must first pay $10 for a permit.Full TextIt is illegal to howl at ladies within the city limits.ExplanationIt is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.ExplanationMontgomeryIt is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses.
2006-08-04 09:54:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other stupid laws trying to be made
cannot eat fastfood if your fat
cannot smoke in your own home or car
what happened in the day when laws took over the land?
wait and see what your evil laws will do.
Someone aint gonna be happy till we're allin freaking jail.
Am i right?
2006-08-04 12:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by eg_ansel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until recently it was the law that all London Cabs had to carry a bale of hay at all times. This is obviously a throwback to when they were all horsedrawn, it wasnt applied very often.
2006-08-04 09:38:30 · answer #9 · answered by agtfos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know! You pose a VERY good question . . . hope you actually find the answer!
But you are RIGHT! I've read laws from different states and some are pretty darned stupid! LOL
A "housecoat" is another term for "bathrobe".
2006-08-04 09:36:11 · answer #10 · answered by penwrite5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋