RpTheHotrod Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 1. LAW: It is illegal to transport a skunk across state lines. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Tennessee CITATION: 70-4-208. Unlawful importation of skunks - Penalty. ACTUAL: (a) It is unlawful for any person to import, possess, or cause to be imported into this state any type of live skunk, or to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise transfer any live skunk, except that the prohibitions of this section shall not apply to bona fide zoological parks and research institutions. 2. LAW: It is illegal to taunt someone for refusing to participate in a duel. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: West Virginia CITATION: §61-2-24. Taunting for nonparticipation in duel; penalty. ACTUAL: If any person post another, or in writing or in print use any reproachful or contemptuous language to or concerning another, for not fighting a duel, or for not sending or accepting a challenge, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than six months, or fined not exceeding one hundred dollars. 3. LAW: There is a one-dollar fine for every instance of public drunkenness and/or swearing. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: West Virginia CITATION: §61-8-15. Profane swearing and drunkenness; penalty. ACTUAL: If any person arrived at the age of discretion profanely curse or swear or get drunk in public, he shall be fined by a justice one dollar for each offense. 4. LAW: It is illegal to require someone to purchase a horror comic book. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: California CITATION: Cal Bus & Prof Code §16603 Requiring purchase of horror comic book as condition to sale or consignment of magazine or other publication. ACTUAL: Every person who, as a condition to a sale or consignment of any magazine, book, or other publication requires that the purchaser or consignee purchase or receive for sale any horror comic book, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($ 1,000), or by both. As used in this section "horror comic book" means any book or booklet in which an account of the commission or attempted commission of the crime of arson, assault with caustic chemicals, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, kidnapping, mayhem, murder, rape, robbery, theft, or voluntary manslaughter is set forth by means of a series of five or more drawings or photographs in sequence, which are accompanied by either narrative writing or words represented as spoken by a pictured character, whether such narrative words appear in balloons, captions or on or immediately adjacent to the photograph or drawing. 5. LAW: It is required by law that you make a loud noise when passing a car on the left. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Rhode Island CITATION: §31-15-4 Overtaking on left. ACTUAL: The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated in this section: (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall give a timely, audible signal and shall pass to the left at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. (2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of the front vehicle on the audible signal of the overtaking vehicle shall give way to the right, and shall not increase speed until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. 6. LAW: It is illegal for a bingo game to last longer than five hours, unless the bingo is being played at a fair. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: North Carolina CITATION: §14-309.8. Limit on sessions. ACTUAL: The number of sessions of bingo conducted or sponsored by an exempt organization shall be limited to two sessions per week and such sessions must not exceed a period of five hours each per session. No two sessions of bingo shall be held within a 48-hour period of time. No more than two sessions of bingo shall be operated or conducted in any one building, hall or structure during any one calendar week and if two sessions are held, they must be held by the same exempt organization. This section shall not apply to bingo games conducted at a fair or other exhibition conducted pursuant to Article 45 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes. 7. LAW: A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Mississippi CITATION: 97-29-55 Seduction of female over age of eighteen by promised or pretended marriage. ACTUAL: If any person shall obtain carnal knowledge of any woman, or female child, over the age of eighteen years, of previous chaste character, by virtue of any feigned or pretended marriage or any false or feigned promise of marriage, he shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years; but the testimony of the female seduced, alone, shall not be sufficient to warrant a conviction. 8. LAW: One must not collect seaweed. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: New Hampshire CITATION: TITLE XVIII FISH AND GAME CHAPTER 207 GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME Collecting Seaweed Section 207:48 ACTUAL: In Night: If any person shall carry away or collect for the purpose of carrying away any seaweed or rockweed from the seashore below high-water mark, between daylight in the evening and daylight in the morning, he shall be guilty of a violation. 9. LAW: It is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a murder. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: New Jersey CITATION: 2C:39-13 Unlawful use of body vests. ACTUAL: A person is guilty of a crime if he uses or wears a body vest while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit murder, manslaughter, robbery, sexual assault, burglary, kidnapping, criminal escape or assault under N.J.S.2C:12-1b. Use or wearing a body vest while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit a crime of the first degree is a crime of the second degree. Otherwise it is a crime of the third degree. 10. LAW: Unless a customer orders it specifically, it's against the law to serve margarine instead of butter at a restaurant. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Wisconsin CITATION: 97.18(4) ACTUAL: (4) The serving of colored oleomargarine or margarine at a public eating place as a substitute for table butter is prohibited unless it is ordered by the customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR-0927 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Originally posted by RpTheHotrod 1. LAW: It is illegal to transport a skunk across state lines. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Tennessee CITATION: 70-4-208. Unlawful importation of skunks - Penalty. ACTUAL: (a) It is unlawful for any person to import, possess, or cause to be imported into this state any type of live skunk, or to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise transfer any live skunk, except that the prohibitions of this section shall not apply to bona fide zoological parks and research institutions. 2. LAW: It is illegal to taunt someone for refusing to participate in a duel. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: West Virginia CITATION: §61-2-24. Taunting for nonparticipation in duel; penalty. ACTUAL: If any person post another, or in writing or in print use any reproachful or contemptuous language to or concerning another, for not fighting a duel, or for not sending or accepting a challenge, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than six months, or fined not exceeding one hundred dollars. 3. LAW: There is a one-dollar fine for every instance of public drunkenness and/or swearing. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: West Virginia CITATION: §61-8-15. Profane swearing and drunkenness; penalty. ACTUAL: If any person arrived at the age of discretion profanely curse or swear or get drunk in public, he shall be fined by a justice one dollar for each offense. 4. LAW: It is illegal to require someone to purchase a horror comic book. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: California CITATION: Cal Bus & Prof Code §16603 Requiring purchase of horror comic book as condition to sale or consignment of magazine or other publication. ACTUAL: Every person who, as a condition to a sale or consignment of any magazine, book, or other publication requires that the purchaser or consignee purchase or receive for sale any horror comic book, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($ 1,000), or by both. As used in this section "horror comic book" means any book or booklet in which an account of the commission or attempted commission of the crime of arson, assault with caustic chemicals, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, kidnapping, mayhem, murder, rape, robbery, theft, or voluntary manslaughter is set forth by means of a series of five or more drawings or photographs in sequence, which are accompanied by either narrative writing or words represented as spoken by a pictured character, whether such narrative words appear in balloons, captions or on or immediately adjacent to the photograph or drawing. 5. LAW: It is required by law that you make a loud noise when passing a car on the left. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Rhode Island CITATION: §31-15-4 Overtaking on left. ACTUAL: The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules stated in this section: (1) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall give a timely, audible signal and shall pass to the left at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle. (2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of the front vehicle on the audible signal of the overtaking vehicle shall give way to the right, and shall not increase speed until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. 6. LAW: It is illegal for a bingo game to last longer than five hours, unless the bingo is being played at a fair. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: North Carolina CITATION: §14-309.8. Limit on sessions. ACTUAL: The number of sessions of bingo conducted or sponsored by an exempt organization shall be limited to two sessions per week and such sessions must not exceed a period of five hours each per session. No two sessions of bingo shall be held within a 48-hour period of time. No more than two sessions of bingo shall be operated or conducted in any one building, hall or structure during any one calendar week and if two sessions are held, they must be held by the same exempt organization. This section shall not apply to bingo games conducted at a fair or other exhibition conducted pursuant to Article 45 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes. 7. LAW: A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Mississippi CITATION: 97-29-55 Seduction of female over age of eighteen by promised or pretended marriage. ACTUAL: If any person shall obtain carnal knowledge of any woman, or female child, over the age of eighteen years, of previous chaste character, by virtue of any feigned or pretended marriage or any false or feigned promise of marriage, he shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years; but the testimony of the female seduced, alone, shall not be sufficient to warrant a conviction. 8. LAW: One must not collect seaweed. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: New Hampshire CITATION: TITLE XVIII FISH AND GAME CHAPTER 207 GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO FISH AND GAME Collecting Seaweed Section 207:48 ACTUAL: In Night: If any person shall carry away or collect for the purpose of carrying away any seaweed or rockweed from the seashore below high-water mark, between daylight in the evening and daylight in the morning, he shall be guilty of a violation. 9. LAW: It is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a murder. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: New Jersey CITATION: 2C:39-13 Unlawful use of body vests. ACTUAL: A person is guilty of a crime if he uses or wears a body vest while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit murder, manslaughter, robbery, sexual assault, burglary, kidnapping, criminal escape or assault under N.J.S.2C:12-1b. Use or wearing a body vest while engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit a crime of the first degree is a crime of the second degree. Otherwise it is a crime of the third degree. 10. LAW: Unless a customer orders it specifically, it's against the law to serve margarine instead of butter at a restaurant. COUNTRY: USA / STATE: Wisconsin CITATION: 97.18(4) ACTUAL: (4) The serving of colored oleomargarine or margarine at a public eating place as a substitute for table butter is prohibited unless it is ordered by the customer. ROFLMAO!! Hahahaha!! I'm dying over here!! Whoa!! LOL!! LOL!! LOL!! LOL!! Those were funny, especially, the no-seduction one, the no-bingo one, and the no-bullet proof jacket when commiting murder!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Silly TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legameboy Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 LOL. Gotta love America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupes. Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 did you really have to quote the whole thing Majin ? Those are pretty funny... I remember some I have read some time ago... In California, it is illegal to eat an orange in your bathtub In Texas, if 2 trains meet face to face on a railroad... one cannot move until the other does... In some states (can't remember), it is illegal to throw a midget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icemaniax Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 Originally posted by .:CoupeS:. In Texas, if 2 trains meet face to face on a railroad... one cannot move until the other does... well then, they're both ****ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeleneRayne Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Sometime ago, in Texas you weren't allowed to put ice cream on cherry pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 http://www.lawguru.com/weird/part01.html TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR-0927 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 WTF?!?! In my state, Ohio, you aren't allowed to get a fish drunk!! You also can't fish for a whale after getting drunk!! Hilarious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manoman81 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by SeleneRayne Sometime ago, in Texas you weren't allowed to put ice cream on cherry pie. Yeah I heard that too. There's a book out called Dumb Laws. Its full of these. Edit: From the site that Tie posted. In New York... "It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun." But...but...but....it is fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 :rofl: :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 It is illegal to tie an alligator to a fire hydrant during rush hour in Detroit, Michigan. Expand your Imagi-Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Originally posted by manoman81 Yeah I heard that too. There's a book out called Dumb Laws. Its full of these. Edit: From the site that Tie posted. In New York... "It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun." But...but...but....it is fun! Ahem, they probably mean the "other" ball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icemaniax Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 California Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour. Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants. Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool. It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent. It is illegal to cry on the witness stand. Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine. It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss. One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock. Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street. It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner. Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited. Oregon It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex. It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property. You may not pump your own gas in service stations. Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing. It's against the law for a wedding ceremony to be performed at a skating rink. People may not whistle underwater. Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon. One may not box with a kangaroo. <-- Well damn! It is against the law for animals to have sex in the city limits. No more than two people may share a single drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Its illegal to lasso a whale in Texas. Its illegal to fish with dynamite in Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG-64 Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Most of these are bills and were never passed. Still amusing what they can come up with though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight of Keno Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Australia Children may not purchase cigarettes, but can smoke them. You may never leave your car keys in an unattended vehicle. It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of a cat burglar. It is illegal to read someone's tarot, or give them a psychic reading as these are forms of witchcraft. Under Australian Communications Authority (ACA) regulations, your modem can't pick up on the first ring. If it does the ACA permit for your modem is invalid and there's a $12000 fine. - Telecommunications Act 1991. England Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license. It is illegal to leave baggage unattended. Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism. Just... Hilarious... Have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 http://www.dumblaws.com/ Got a lot of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt-Man Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 in toronto it is illegal to drag a dead horse down younge street on a sunday, i found that pretty humorus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeleneRayne Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Sometime ago in a Southern state I think, it was illegal to wear red in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt-Man Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 well that would suck for you selene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeleneRayne Posted July 20, 2004 Share Posted July 20, 2004 Originally posted by Curt-Man well that would suck for you selene That's why I posted it! I'd be VERY angry I couldn't wear my cat-suit out in public, not to mention, my hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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