In Des Moines, it’s illegal to dance between the hours of 2 A.M. and 6 A.M. – The law dates back to at least the 1940’s and just doesn’t really fit in today’s society. There is currently a movement within to city to have the law changed. Hopefully soon if you are in the mood for a little waltzing in the early hours of the morning, you will be able to goto a club to shake your booty!
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You can marry your own family member
Appearantly incest is legal in Alabama and you can marry your own family member. Anyone have a hot sister, brother, or cousin that you “love”???? Believe it or not thousands of people are searching for ways to marry their family members each month!
Section 30-1-3 – Issue of incestuous marriages not deemed illegitimate.
The issue of any incestuous marriage, before the same is annulled, shall not be deemed illegitimate.
See this Google report showing one month of search activity for related terms:
Water Bottlers Must Have Special Labels
A New York judge recently ruled that the water bottle deposit law was unconstitutional because it violates US commerece laws. Appearantly the state passed a law that required all water bottles sold in the state to have a refund for recycling. Great! But the problem arose when the state only wanted those water bottles to be sold in New York only!
Head of Household Must own a gun!
In 1982, the Kennesaw City Council in Georgia voted unanimously to pass a law that requiring all heads of households to own at least one firearm with ammunition.
The ordinance states the gun law is needed to “protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants.”
Amazingly, Kennesaw Historical Society president Robert Jones said after the law passed, the crime rate in the city dropped 89 percent. Compare that huge drop to the modest 10 percent drop statewide in Georgia and you have a pretty bizarre statistic.
Vibrator’s are illegal in Texas
Under a 1973 Texas law, it is prohibited the sale of ““Obscene device[s]” mean[ing] a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs.“. People have been arrested recently, most notably a store clerk in Lubbock, TX in 2007 & Burleson in 2004.
Can’t collect your own reward money.
According to this, you cannot collect your own reward money in North Carolina, she robbed a bank and tried to collect her own reward.
Proposed Law: Prosecute parents who miss parent-teacher conferences
A Texas law maker recently propsed a law that would make it illegal for a parent to miss a parent-teacher conference. This is “Criminalizing bad behavior has become the rage among politicians, who view such action as a type of legislative exclamation point demonstrating the seriousness of their cause. As a result, new crimes are proliferating at an alarming rate, and we risk becoming a nation of criminals where carelessness or even rudeness is enough to secure a criminal record. ”
Mole trapping regulations in Redmond
Mole trappers have recently come under fire in Redmond due to the use of scissor traps to kill the pesky moles, two trappers were shut down by local authorities. The kicker? The local Humane Society says the initiative wasn’t meant to shut down mole trappers! GO figure.
Shaved Ice Stand regulatated in Provo, Utah
Provo Utah recently changed the laws to allow shaved ice stands to operate from May 1st to October 31st. Previously, the law only allowed them to operate from June 1st to September 30th. It took the city 10 months to get the shaved-ice law changed! Your tax dollars hard at work!
Bears like menstruating women, wear tampons not pads!
The government strongly suggests that women wear internal tampons and not pads…..when hiking in places like Yellowstone National Park. This is directly from the NPS (National Park Service) Website
“Considering bears’ highly developed sense of smell, it may seem logical that they could be attracted to odors associated with menstruation. Studies on this subject are few and inconclusive. If a woman chooses to hike or camp in bear country during menstruation, a basic precaution should be to wear internal tampons, not external pads. Used tampons should be double-bagged in a zip-lock type bag and stored the same as garbage.”
Ohio constitution bans idiots from voting
Back when the Ohio constitution was written in 1802, the mentally ill were referred to as idiots rather then to more politically correct terms used today. So, it was written in the constitution that idiots were banned from voting. However, such provisions did not apply to those running for office, so it’s possible to elect an idiot into office.
Supersized McMissile lands woman 2 years in jail
When will lawyers, judges, and jurys learn that a supersized McDonald drink is not the same thing as an inter-continental ballistic missile.
Jessica Hall, mother of 3 children(ages 4, 6, and 8), wife of US soldier currently serving his 3rd tour in Iraq, was convicted by Stafford County Jury of Felony offense for maliciously throwing a “missile”(supersized McDonald’s drink) into an occupied vehicle. The felony carries a minimum of 2 years jail sentence.
and they wonder why children aren’t getting proper parenting these days…
No penality for carrying around marijuana till April 3 2007
Well I guess at least 1 city in the states is going in the right direction.
City Withdraws Ordinance
Ordinance No. 06, 2007, which amended Section 75-41 and 75-42 of Lafayette’s Municipal Code regarding the maximum penalties for possession of cannabis (marijuana), has been withdrawn. City staff and City Council have determined that more information and analysis are needed on this matter, and it will be the subject of a Council Workshop Meeting on April 3. If and when the ordinance is brought forward after the workshop City Council’s process for voting on the ordinance will start from the beginning, with votes required at two separate Council Meetings.
The April 3 City Council Workshop will be held at City Hall, Council Chambers, 1290 South Public Road, at 5:30 PM. The workshop meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on Cable Channel 8.
Speak English only in Pahrump, Nevada
Up until February 2007, it was against the law to speak any language other than English in the town of Pahrump outside of Las Vegas. The law which was enacted in November, 2006 was quickly pulled. Pahrump is known as one of the towns in Nevada where brothel’s (whore houses) are legal.
Atheist in Massachusetts = 1 year in prison and/or $300 fine.
This law states that if you don’t believe in God or blasphemes the holy name of God, then you could be thrown in jail for a year or fined $300!
PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 272. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY, DECENCY AND GOOD ORDER
Chapter 272: Section 36. Blasphemy
Section 36. Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior.
No sticking wooden sticks up a mountain goat’s ass
California has many strange laws and this is just another, one is not allowed to stick wooden sticks or tools of any kind in a mountain goat’s ass.
No giving your pet cocaine or hashish!
Crazy drug law out of Georgia forbids anyone from forcing your pet to take drugs! this seems totally odd….
Must ask permission to eat someones garbage.
You are not allowed to eat your nebighors garbage without their permission. Doing so will result in Jail time!
No pissing on the pigeons allowed.
The state of New York, dissallows anyone to piss on a bird of any kind. Bird Pissing as it has come to be known came about as a result of a few individual getting fed up with pigeons urinating on their heads in Central Park.
California Law states NO Fake Orgasms
It’s unlawful in the state of California for either sex to fake ones orgrasm. Appearantly a group of disgruntled husbands got together to get this law passed after being fed up with their wives faking the screams and moans.