Gotta love good ole Arkansas, It is Arkansas law that a man can legaly beat his wife once a month just as long as it is done on the front steps of the county courthouse.
There is also a law here that makes it illegal to put ice cream in your pockets......go figure.
Anyone else got some crazy laws from other states??
2007-04-08 08:59:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A lot of dumb laws are obsolete, made irrelevant by technology or subsequent statutes, but these are absolutely still in forced in the state of Indiana:
You may not buy a motor vehicle on Sunday.
You may not buy carry-out alcoholic beverages on Sunday.
No establishment that sells alcoholic beverages and doesn't sell prepared food can be open on Sunday.
Liquor stores cannot sell milk, or cold soda.
Grocery stores cannot sell cold alcoholic beverages (even beer).
You cannot back into a parking space.
Oral sex, anal sex, and having an erection in public are all illegal. Luckily, no one's charged with these unless it's in connection to a real sex crime, like rape or child molesting.
And believe it or not, it's illegal to cuss or take the Lord's name in vain in public, and, yeah, they will still fine you if someone files a complaint.
2007-04-10 20:50:52 · answer #1 · answered by trai 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wife Beating Laws
2016-12-13 03:07:46 · answer #2 · answered by persingerjr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some wierd Pennsylvania laws:
It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel.
It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
You may not sing in the bathtub.
Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass.
Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor".
All liquor stores must be run by the state.
Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.
You may not catch a fish with your hands.
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
and to the previous poster - yes it is still illegal to pump your own gas in Jersey - why I have NO idea!
2007-04-08 09:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by Susie D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This link below has thousands. NOTE: The fact an old law was has never been specifically repealed does not mean it is still 'on the books'. Some local jurisdictions enact a new local code every decade or so. Any existing law that is left out of the new code is thrown out as the new code explicitly replaces ALL existing local law. If the jurisdiction publishes a "revised code" any laws predating the code may not retain the force of law.
2007-04-08 09:54:28 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That was from Bill Clinton's era. But you had to beat them INSIDE with a cigar. Bad joke, I know. OK, I was interested in this question myself so I looked. I found this awsome site. It goes state by state, or country by country. It'll tell you to click your area of choice. When you choose the area and read the laws, if there is something you like, you can click it and it'll explain the law. It's a really detailed site.
2007-04-09 10:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are very old, very silly laws on the books everywhere. In the UK, it's still illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas (law dates from the English Civil War). In DC, 7 women living in the same house makes it legally a whorehouse. In MD, it's illegal to wash sinks and also to sell condoms from a vending machine. I'm sure you could spend weeks laughing at the sites online that list the silliest laws.
2016-03-17 21:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
legal to beat my woman cool I'm moving there like now!!
no hang on i can't put ice cream in my pockets? what damn fool law is that its government control run amok I'm staying outta Arkansas
PS
i bet like many seemingly dumb laws its still on the statute book but other laws since have made it obsolete
2007-04-08 09:35:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's illegal to pump your own gas in Oregon and if you buy a woman chocolates in Idaho, it better be a 50 lb box or bigger. (apparently Idahoans like their women huge).
2007-04-08 09:11:02 · answer #8 · answered by FireBug 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah arkansas is a little different. didn't know about that one. i did find out that battered deep fried corn on the cob is popular in Arkansas. go figure.
2007-04-08 09:07:15 · answer #9 · answered by curious_One 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's against the law. We are not that Backwater.
http://lawnotes.law.uark.edu/wp-content/uploads/Lorne-Virtually-Legal-Arkansas-Law-Notes-2007.pdf
2015-08-01 02:05:50 · answer #10 · answered by Carolyn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋