Friday, September 7, 2007

Crazy State Laws

*I should make a note here that these laws are still on the books, but not enforced (thank goodness)*

Welcome to Virginia...My home town

Virginia
• An old Virginia law was titled, "An Act to Prevent Corrupt Practices or Bribery by Any Person Other Than a Candidate."
• As in many towns, you need a permit to run a barbershop in Christiansburg, Va. But the wording of the town's law indicates that the permit will be revoked if you're caught operating without a permit.
• A Virginia law requires all bathtubs to be kept out in the yards, not inside the houses.
• Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
• Citizens must honk their horn while passing other cars.
• Culpeper: No one may wash a mule on the sidewalk.
• Dayton: A person of color may not be outside or within the city limits after 7 pm.
• Driving while not wearing shoes is prohibited.
• If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.
• If you are intoxicated but not driving your car, but the person who is driving your car is intoxicated, both you and the driver can be charged with DUI in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• In Christiansburg, Va., it's illegal to imitate a police whistle.
• In Christiansburg, Va., it's illegal to "spit, expectorate or deposit any sputum, saliva or any form of saliva or sputum."
• In Newport it's against the law to tickle a girl under her chin with a feather duster in order to get her attention.
• In Norfolk a woman can't go out without wearing a corset.
• In Radford, VA you are not allowed to spit, loogie, puke or urinate on the streets.
• In Richmond, Va., you must buy a license for 93 cents to sell song books on the street.
• In Richmond, Virginia it is illegal to flip a coin in any eating establishment to determine who buys a cup of coffee.
• It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays.
• It is illegal to spit on sidewalk.
• It is illegal to tickle women.
• Lebanon: It is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.
• Norfolk: Spitting on a sea gull is not tolerated. A man may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere. Women must wear a corset after sundown and be in the company of male chaperone.
• Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.
• Perhaps anticipating telemarketing, the town fathers of Albany, Va., have for years prohibited peddlers from using the telephone to either sell things or raise funds.
• Police radar detectors are illegal.
• Richmond: It is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee.
• Stafford County: It is legal for a man to beat his wife on the courthouse steps so long as it is before 8:00 pm.
• Swearing at someone over the phone in virginia is punishable by a $100 fine.
• There is a state law prohibiting "corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates."
• There was once a law in Salem Virginia that made it illegal to leave home without knowing where you were going.
• Victoria: It is illegal to skate down the sidewalk of Main Street.
• Virginia Beach: If you are drunk and not driving your car, and the person who is driving the car is drunk as well, you may both receive DUI's. It is illegal for a person to ride on the handlebars of a bike. It is illegal to use profanity on Atlantic Avenue or the boardwalk. It is also unlawful to drive by the same place within 30 minutes on Atlantic Avenue.
• Waynesboro: It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag.
• You cannot buy hardware of any kind on Sunday.
• You cannot sell lettuce on Sunday, but you can sell beer, wine etc.
• You may not have oral or anal sex.
• You may not work on Sunday.









Did you know the following state laws are still on the books?






ROMANTIC GIFTS

Idaho: the state where a box of candy cannot be given as a romantic gift unless it weighs more than 50 pounds.

FLIRTING

In Kalamazoo, Michigan it is against the law to serenade your girlfriend.

In Monroe, Utah daylight must be visible between partners on a dance floor; in Norfolk, Virginia girls are not allowed to attend public dances unless they are wearing a corset; in St. Croix, Wisconsin women are not allowed to wear anything red in public and in Cleveland, Ohio women are forbidden from wearing patent leather shoes, lest men should see the reflections of their underwear.

Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse in Huntington, West Virginia.

In Abilene, Texas it is illegal to idle or loiter within the city limits for the purpose of flirting or mashing and in San Antonio it is illegal for either sex to flirt or respond to flirtation by using the eyes and/or hands.

Responding to flirtation by using the eyes will also get you into trouble within the city limits of Ottumwa, Iowa, where a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.

Flirting between men and women on the streets of Little Rock, Arkansas can result in a 30-day jail term; men in Norfolk, Virginia may face 60 days in jail for patting a woman's derriere and women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains in Seattle, Washington without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.

It is illegal to tickle women in Virginia (maybe it's those corsets?)and in Portland, Maine men cannot tickle women under the chin with feather dusters.

In Dyersburg, Tennessee a woman cannot call a man for a date.

It is against the law for men to "ogle" women from a moving car in Detroit, Michigan.

In New York City a fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. Men are specifically prohibited from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." Males who are convicted of this crime twice are subsequently forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" whenever they go outside.

KISSING

In Boston, Massachusetts, two people are not allowed to kiss in front of a church and in Hartford, Connecticut it's illegal for a husband to kiss his wife on Sundays.

In Cedar Rapids, Iowa it's a crime to kiss a stranger and in Wisconsin it is illegal to kiss anyone on a train.

In Logan County, Colorado, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.

In Indiana, it's illegal for a mustached man to "habitually kiss human beings." In two Eurekas, one in Illinois, the other in Nevada, men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women; in the State of Iowa, where kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five minutes, men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women in public. They're a little stricter about the time limit in Halethorpe, Maryland, though, where it is illegal to kiss for more than one second, mustache or no.

In Florida, men may not kiss their wife's breasts.

MASTER...(well, you know!)

In Oxford, Ohio it is illegal for a women to disrobe in front of a man's picture.

In Arizona, having more than two dildos in a house is against the law; in Dallas, Texas, you can have as many as you want, although it is illegal to possess realistic dildos.

THE INANIMATE

New Mexico State officials ordered 400 words of "sexually explicit material'' to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.

In Clinton, Oklahoma it is illegal to molest an automobile; in Daytona Beach, Florida the molestation of trash cans is banned.

THE ANIMATE

In Clawson, Michigan it is legal (that's right, LEGAL) for a farmer to "sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats and chickens."

In Big Pine Key, Florida, those who molest a Key deer are subject to a fine and/or jail time; in all of Florida, having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

The citizens of Crete, Illinois commit an offense if they attempt to have sex with their dog, but in West Virginia it's okay for a man to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.

In Tennessee any person who cripples, kills or in any way destroys a proud bitch that is running at large shall not be held liable for the damages due to such killing or destruction.

Animals in California are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, a school or a place of worship. (Look out, San Francisco Zoo! (Press Back Arrow below for details.).)

And, of course, in Missouri it is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.

GET A ROOM

In North Carolina, if a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married. Another state law mandates that all couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds spaced at least two feet apart, and making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden.

Oddly enough, in Hornytown, North Carolina massage parlors have been banned.

In New Hampshire checking into a hotel under an assumed name is a crime; in Salem, Massachusetts they don't care what name you use, but even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the nude in rented rooms.

Massachusetts taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.

In Detroit, Michigan, making love in a car is illegal unless it is parked on your property.

Men over the age of 18 in Indiana may be arrested for statutory rape if a female passenger under the age of 17 is in his car and not wearing her socks and shoes.

Police Officers in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho who suspect the occupants of a vehicle are engaging in sex must either honk or flash their lights and wait three minutes before approaching the car.

No one may have sex in the back of an ambulance in Utah if it is responding to an emergency call and, in the town of Tremonton, Utah, if you are caught the guy is let go and the woman is punished and her name appears in the newspaper.

HOLY MATRIMONY

In South Carolina, by law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

Getting married on a dare in Delaware is grounds for annulment.

In North Carolina a marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.

Any marriage in Rhode Island where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.

A bridegroom in Truro, Mississippi must "prove himself manly" before the wedding by hunting and killing either six blackbirds or three crows.

In Pennsylvania ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

In Texas you can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.

In Lebanon, Virginia it is illegal to kick your wife out of bed.

In Utah, when a person reaches the age of 50, he or she can legally marry their cousin.

And, quite naturally, in Kentucky, it is illegal to remarry the same man four times.

FORNICATION

In Mississippi Adultery or Fornication (living together while not married or having sex with someone that is not your spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.

The age of consent in Tennessee is 16, but 12 if the girl is a virgin.

In Oklahoma, where it is illegal to have sex before you are married, it's statutory rape for a man over 18 to have sex with a female under the age of 18 if she's a virgin. If she's not a virgin, it is okay to have sex with her, but only if she is over 16. If the two are both under 18, then the law does not apply.

In Auburn, Washington men who deflower virgins, regardless of age or marital status, may face up to five years in jail.

It is illegal in Virginia for those who are not married to have sexual relations. After marriage, couples are allowed to have sex, but only missionary style and only if the lights are not on.

In North Carolina it's illegal to have sex in a churchyard. If you're not in a churchyard, it's okay to have sex, but only if you stay in the missionary position and only if the shades are drawn.

The missionary position is also the only legal position for having sex in Florida.

A woman in Massachusetts is not permitted to be on top during sexual activities.

And try to remember not to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex in Oregon; that kinda talk is illegal there.

ORAL FIXATIONS & "UNNATURAL" SEX

In Florida, Indiana, Minnesota and Missouri, oral sex is still illegal. In Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee and San Diego, California oral sex cannot be either given or received. North Carolina law considers oral sex to be a crime against nature; in Arkansas it is considered sodomy (Click here for proof: Welcome to Arkansas). In Oklahoma oral sex is a misdemeanor, punishable by one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

In Virginia, you may have neither oral nor anal sex; in Owensboro, Kentucky one may not receive anal sex; in Cincinnati, Ohio anal intercourse is banned.

Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in a maximum sentence of 10 years and a $10,000 fine in Mississippi.

PUBLIC DISPLAYS

It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday in Detroit, Michigan.

Anyone arrested for soliciting a hooker in Oklahoma must have their name and picture shown on TV.

Males are not allowed to be sexually aroused in public in Indiana, Mississippi, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Nashville, Tennessee or Kenosha, Wisconsin.

DIVORCE

In New York City, a marriage cannot be dissolved for irreconcilable differences, unless both parties agree to it. That rarely happens, since one party regularly says "no" to the other, or there wouldn't be a reason to dissolve the marriage. If one of the spouses says "no" to the divorce, the other party has to prove that the spouse saying "no" committed one of four terrible faults. If one spouse abandoned the other, i.e., left the house for a year or if there hasn't been sexual relations for a year, that's a fault. Another oft-cited fault is to assert that one spouse has treated the other with physical or mental cruelty, but for the court's purposes, yelling and screaming is not usually enough, although pictures of bruises taken in an emergency room might do the trick. If a spouse has been imprisoned for two or three years divorce is easy. The last fault, adultery, is much more difficult to prove. Lawyers then, get paid to "prove" fault or, on the other side, to show how lame the opposing side's "fault" claim is.

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9 Comments:

Blogger Granny said...

I have often said that the best way to get rid of a bad (or silly) law is to enforce it vigorously.

Life in Virginia would come to a screeching halt.

Although the other states have their share of idiocy as well.

September 7, 2007 at 11:27 PM  
Blogger Miss Robyn said...

I was laughing! I thought this was some kind of joke - but you say these are still laws in your state? sheesh - I would be in jail for a few of them :)

September 8, 2007 at 1:54 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Geez if I cannot ogle women in Detroit can I at least sneak a stare ? LOL

September 8, 2007 at 9:26 AM  
Blogger Em said...

These are just so weird. I find it odd that people were so puritanical at one point that they actually cared enough to try to legislate kissing and looking and sex. Just weird.

September 8, 2007 at 9:28 AM  
Blogger Akelamalu said...

I wholeheartedly agree with one - it's illegal to tickle women! It sends me wild.

Pop by and pick up your badge for the nursery rhymes quiz.

September 8, 2007 at 11:07 AM  
Blogger Roberta said...

Thanks for sharing these with us, they were really funny, sad though it is that these are real laws. Too funny!

September 8, 2007 at 5:24 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL. Very interesting. Wow. Weird and wild laws of the land. The divorce laws in NYC are awful.

September 8, 2007 at 7:59 PM  
Blogger Kati said...

ROFL Considered statuatory rape if a girl less than 17 is in the vehical, sans socks & shoes, with a male over 18..... *shaking head* That's just too funny. Seriously, though, these are incredibly disturbing, and I'm very grateful that they're not enforced.

September 9, 2007 at 11:20 PM  
Blogger peppylady (Dora) said...

These are funny. We have to birthday in September my mom was on the 16th and my oldest is on the 23rd.
My son is indecisive I don't think it has to do with the date your born my father in law was the biggest wish wash person that every sat foot on this earth.

September 10, 2007 at 4:55 PM  

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