Anybody know any funny state laws?

Answer 1

http://crazylaws.com/

Answer 2

Some I don't think are funny but flat stupid.
Here in Minnesota a State Department or Agency has to pay State Sales Tax on everything they need for use by the Department or Agency. If they purchase a new highway vehicle with a plow for plowing highways they have to include sales tax with the purchase. This was dreamt up by a Governor who was a dentist before he became the governor. Really makes sense doesn't it? And by the way, he was a democrat. lol

Answer 3

I Know you said state laws, so your referring to the USA, so this is a little off topic (just by one ocean though) but on the border of Scotland and England, it is (or was until recently) still legal for an English lord to go out and kill Scotsman with a bow and arrow, that are out after sundown, this stemmed back to an old curfew, which was for some reason overlooked when the constitution was changed,
mind you it was eradicated lately

Answer 4

In Richmond, VA it is still legal to beat your wife on the steps of the courthouse, but only on Sunday's.

Also in Richmond, there is a law still on the books that says before a person drives their automobile down a street, they must call everyone who lives on that street and tell them that they will be driving down said street. It was used as a precaution against scaring the peoples' horses.

Answer 5

I know in NY it's against the law to spit on the sidewalk, but it's only enforced on parts of 5th ave. Tiffany's etc.

One law, I forgot the state , A man can't kiss his wife on Sunday. It was against the law to kiss a girl while she is sleeping.

I don't know if it is still on the books, but in GA there was a law against homosexuality with harsh punishment.

Answer 6

In Arizona:

It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.

It is illegal to hunt camels.

Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.

When being attacked by a criminal or burglar, you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person possesses.

It Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants. (still on the books, not real)

In Tombstone, it is illegal for persons over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.

In Glendale, cars may not be driven in reverse.

In Globe, cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.

In Prescott, it is illegal to ride a horse up the courtroom steps.

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In Montana:

It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.

It is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.

Answer 7

Old law in Michigan, a wife cannot cut her hair without husband`s approval

Answer 8

In the state of NC... it is still on the books that horse theiving is a hanging offense

Just so's ya know, don't steal them there horses in NC... they'll hang ya from the tallest tree in the town square!

Answer 9

In Mass. it is illegal to drive on a sunday in a truck with more than 6 pigs in the backend

Answer 10

In the state of Kansas the only sexual position that is legal is the missionary position also oral sex received by a woman is illegal crazy huh???

Answer 11

If you’re a dog owner and you allow your dog to poop outside, be warned: you are a evil, horrible, rotten, criminal scumbag and the fuzz will come down on your *** as hard as a Taco Bell burrito.


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

Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.

It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.





California
Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.

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

Bathhouses are against the law. [Get the full text of this law.]

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Women may not drive in a house coat.





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

A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.

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

It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.

Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.

Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

It is illegal to skateboard without a license.

When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.





Kansas
Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.





Louisiana
It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.





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

Liquor stores may not sell milk.





Michigan
You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.




Nebraska
It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.




New York
A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.





North Dakota
Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.





Ohio
It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

It is illegal to get a fish drunk.





Pennsylvania
A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.





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

It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

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





Wisconsin
You must manually flush all urinals in a building.

Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.