Stupid Laws
Have you ever taken a look at the laws and statutes for your state or
country? The dense tangle of legalese probably sounds like nonsense.
The Internet has seen its fair share of "stupid law" lists. Most of
the laws cited are fake, and so are the following
randomly generated laws... but, in the United States at least, you never know.
- It's forbidden to attempt to bribe an elected official with less than $8,000 under the Wyoming State Constitution.
- It's unlawful for a woman declared as "ugly" to be seen in public without wearing makeup in New Jersey.
- Under the Rhode Island State Constitution, it's against the law to build a snowman taller than 96 inches.
- It's a Class A misdemeanor to use "dihydrogen monoxide" as a dangerous weapon in Green City County, Maine.
- It's prohibited in Lower Falls, North Carolina for a women weighing more than 248 pounds to operate a fax machine in the vicinity of a city park on Sunday.
- It's a violation of the law for the host at a dinner party to serve a cheeseburger on "puke green" plates in Colorado.
- It's a Class B felony to create a website that contains ActiveX in Burlington County, Idaho.
- Under the New York State Constitution, it's a misdemeanor to kill a poison ivy plant close to a church unless a clergyman is present.
- It's a felony in Red Forest, North Dakota to keep more than 12 inoperable vehicles in front of a house.
- It's unlawful to share a cheeseburger with a school teacher at a restaurant in West Lake, Alabama.
- In St. McLafferty County, Kentucky, it's forbidden to yell out "This movie sucks!" in a crowded theater.
- It's a Class A misdemeanor in McElroy, Oklahoma for a minor to use a ice cream scoop as a weapon without a good reason.
- In Oakland County, Virginia, it's against the law to carry a concealed toy gun without permission.
- It's illegal to allow a dog to eat a child's homework in Osceola County, Alaska.
- According to New Hampshire law, it's against the law to write a book about "stupid laws".
- It's punishable by a $6,000 fine to make faces at a camel in Colorado.
- It's a misdemeanor in Amyervan, Washington to violate the laws of Thermodynamics within a mile of a tractor pull on Sunday.
- It's a felony in New Sullivan, New Mexico to write a research paper about "stupid laws".
- In Blue Chestnut, Pennsylvania, it's punishable by a $8,000 fine for a teacher or professor to give a failing grade to the son or daughter of a lawyer.
- In New Olesen County, South Dakota, it's a felony to purchase a garbage disposal made in Singapore.
- In South Cloudcroft County, Idaho, it's illegal to use a clothes dryer on a sunny day.
- It's a misdemeanor to compile and distribute a list of "stupid laws" in Cherry Village, California.
- In Old Nanefle, Pennsylvania, it's a crime to attempt to fight City Hall.
- According to Maine law, it's a crime to switch your long distance carrier more than 4 times in a month.
- In Long Beach, Connecticut, it's unlawful for a teenager to go bowling without the express written permission of Major League Baseball.
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