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.
- In Massachusetts, it's forbidden to hit a milkman over the head with a rain gauge.
- According to Colorado law, it's a felony to sit on a toilet for more than 268 minutes.
- According to Indiana law, it's a violation of the law to refer to an elderly person as a "geezer" with no exceptions.
- It's a crime to allow a minor to operate a ceiling fan unsupervised in Red Bay County, Maine.
- According to Massachusetts law, it's a violation of the law for a lawmaker to compose a law that a typical fifth-grader would be unable to comprehend.
- It's a violation of the law to hit a elected official over the head with a ice cream scoop under the Idaho State Constitution.
- It's a violation of the law in Lower Tiraton, Utah for a domesticated animal to mate on a public street.
- According to Minnesota law, it's against the law to use "dihydrogen monoxide" as a dangerous weapon.
- According to Virginia law, it's a violation of the law to violate Newton's Laws Of Motion without the express written permission of Major League Baseball.
- In Fort Mendon City, Washington, it's illegal to keep more than 15 inoperable vehicles in front of a house.
- It's punishable by a $1,000 fine in Winifred Town, North Carolina to curse near a demolition derby.
- It's forbidden in Isabella Grove, North Dakota for a man to flirt with a restaurant waitress unless he is a police officer.
- Under the Arkansas State Constitution, it's a felony to use "dihydrogen monoxide" as a dangerous weapon.
- According to Arizona law, it's a felony to allow a minor to operate a electric can opener unsupervised.
- It's a violation of the law in Cherryboro, Wyoming to operate a fax machine while undressed.
- It's illegal to exceed the speed of 2-1/2 miles per hour while riding a bicycle in a city park in Green Walnut County, Washington.
- In Washington, Vermont, it's against the law for a man to give his girlfriend a box of candy costing less than $28 or weighing less than 33 pounds.
- According to Illinois law, it's a misdemeanor to violate Newton's Laws Of Motion when the President is giving a speech on national television.
- It's a Class C felony in Arlington, Delaware to operate a bathtub while blindfolded.
- In West Virginia, it's unlawful to bring a crying baby to a football game.
- It's a violation of the law to spit on a sidewalk within 165 feet of a posted "NO SPITTING ON SIDEWALK" sign in Penn, Louisiana.
- It's forbidden to allow a pet to bite a police officer according to North Dakota law.
- It's unlawful to protest naked near a landfill except during a fire in Lynd County, New York.
- It's a misdemeanor for a minor to use a comb as a weapon without a permit in Chugwater County, North Carolina.
- It's a violation of the law to play poker in the morning in Red River, Maine.
NONSENSE
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